Here are some selected examples of fasting events: Lent in Christianity; Yom Kippur, Tisha B’av, Fast of Esther, Tzom Gedalia, the Seventeenth of Tamuz, and the Tenth of Tevet in Judaism. Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, and sex during the entire daytime for one month, Ramadan, every year.... Read More
Cancer Mortality is Decreasing
For women, death rates dropped for 14 out of the 20 most common cancers. The mortality rates rose for uterus, liver, and bile duct (the kind within the liver) cancers.... Read More
How Mindfulness Changes Your Brain
How mindfulness changes your brain. Meditation may reduce your perceived stress levels and appears to change brain regions associated with emotion regulation. This is the conclusion of research based on modern... Read More
Why All of Us Should Do This Exercise
A new study shows us that walking for a certain amount of time weekly adds years to our lives by reducing numerous health risks. Let’s look at how long you and I should be strolling to reap the benefits. We get new insights from a study recently published in the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference.... Read More
Microbiome! The Surprising Role of Your Gut in Weight Loss
Microbiome organisms are beneficial colonizers of our bodies. When something in the microbiome ecosystem goes awry, we are more likely to see autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and muscular dystrophy. Might we someday use psychobiotics, given an increasing recognition of the influence of our gut microbiome on how we feel, think, and act?... Read More
Does Vitamin E Reduce Chronic Disease Risk?
Today we look at the efficacy of vitamin E. While the piece is lengthy, for me, it reinforced some of the perils of supplementation with vitamins. Many have an interest in vitamin E because of its distinct antioxidant properties. While there are eight forms of the vitamin in nature, humans only need alpha-tocopherol, and it’s this form that is available in supplements.... Read More
Should You Take a Multivitamin for Health?
I want to turn to the use of multivitamins to reduce the risk of cancer or cardiovascular disease. Researchers performed a systemic review of randomized clinical trials to examine the effectiveness of vitamins and mineral supplements.... Read More
Run or Walk: How You Can Optimize Your Health
Let’s look more closely at the calorie-burning of each form of physical activity. If you weigh 160 pounds, for example, taking a brisk walk at about 3.5 miles per hour (mph) pace will burn about 156 calories over thirty minutes. Run at a 6-mph pace for the same amount of time, and you burn approximately 356 calories.... Read More