While we lack randomized trials of exercise to prevent cardiovascular disease or death in a healthy population, we have observational studies that point to the ability of regular exercise to lower the risk of all-cause and disease-specific mortality for most individuals.... Read More
Why You Should Nap
Sleep five minutes, and we don’t have enough time to move deeply enough into sleep to yield a real benefit. Go 30 minutes or longer, and you enter slow-wave sleep and get sleep inertia. The sweet spot, according to the National Sleep Foundation, is ten to 20 minutes.... Read More
Longevity: Lifestyle or Genes?
We begin our exploration of longevity in 1997. Jeanne Calment of France finds her way to fame by simply being: She manages to avoid death for 122 years, five months, and fourteen days. Or did she?... Read More
Just Meditate! You’ll Reduce Inflammation
Mindfulness meditation reduced interleukin-6 levels, a marker of inflammatory disease risk.... Read More
Vitamin D and Cancer Risk
Vitamin D and Cancer Risk: Disappointment is usually associated with studies examining the use of supplemental vitamins or minerals to decrease the risk of getting cancer. Do vitamin C or vitamin E provide... Read More
Exercise Snacks: Should You be Having Them?
Exercise snacks: Should you be having them? I do a lot of physical activity. Wanna talk about walking, jogging, resistance training, or HIIT? I am there. As I pass through my... Read More
Colon Cancer Screening: 45 is the New 50
Colon cancer screening: Recognizing an alarming increase in colorectal cancer cases among individuals under age 50. An expert panel now recommends that those at average risk for the disease start screening exams at... Read More
One Secret Key to Longevity
One secret key to longevity: Do you want to live to be a centenarian? We recently got some insights about variables associated with living to one hundred years old. Researchers in... Read More