How moving improves your brain. Take a few more steps daily and you are on to your way to improving your cognitive functioning. A recent report from the University of Georgia (USA)... Read More
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Are Naps Good for Health? It Depends.
The restriction of sleep to six hours or less nightly led to a cognitive hit equivalent to two nights of total sleep deprivation. Moreover, the participants appeared largely unaware of their increasing cognitive deficits over a two week period.... Read More
Drop Your Prostate Cancer Risk
Drop your prostate cancer risk. I am a cancer doctor, and I want to share some ways that you can lower the chances we will ever meet. First, a quick look... Read More
Get Bites of Exercise
We all have heard this one, but do it, and you’ll increase your heart rate. I love that claiming up and down a couple of flights of stairs can help me with balance. Finally, skip the elevator in favor of stairs, and you should increase your leg strength.... Read More
Russian Skater and Doping
Russian skater and doping. She took the heart medicine trimetazidine. Arguably the best ice skater on the planet, the 15-year-old Russian Olympian Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance,... Read More
Fasting for Health
People often use intermittent fasting strategies for weight loss. There are many approaches, including time-restricted feeding and alternate-day fasting. Some studies show intermittent fasting is an effective tool for weight loss. Other studies hint that alternate-day fasting is no better than regular dieting.... Read More