This meta-analysis sought to understand the dose-response relationship between walking and coronary heart disease risk reduction for both men and women in the general population. Here’s the takeaway message for you: minutes very day, five days a week can reduce your risk for coronary heart disease by about one-fifth.... Read More
A Covid-19 Pandemic Surprise: We Wiped Out the Flu
A Covid-19 pandemic surprise: We wiped out the flu. Wearing a mask because of the COVID-19 pandemic can be inconvenient and unpleasant at worst. But an underappreciated benefit to wearing... Read More
Detecting Cancer: Dogs, Electronic Noses, and More
Detecting Cancer: Dogs, Electronic Noses, and More OVARIAN AND PANCREAS CANCERS are challenging to diagnose early. In this context, I am delighted to bring you good news: An electronic, odor-based nose appears... Read More
Reduce Your Cancer Risk Through Lifestyle
Vitamin D. Did you know that low levels of this sunshine vitamin are associated with cancer? The vitamin D link with cancer is most consistent for colorectal cancer. Those with blood levels of vitamin D above 30 ng/ ml (what many experts consider to be the minimum acceptable level) have approximately half the risk of developing colon or rectal cancer, as do those with levels below 15 ng/ml.... Read More
Menopause and Women’s Health
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not protect against dementia or cognitive decline but substantially increases the risk of dementia of any cause and cognitive decline.... Read More
Eat Nuts and Improve Your Heart Health
The high-fat content of nuts may give you some pause. Still, nuts are excellent sources of both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Nuts are also low in unhealthy saturated fats. This combination enhances heart health, with the former fats lowering so-called bad LDL cholesterol.... Read More
Is Intermittent Fasting Good for Weight Loss?
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