The American Heart Association reminds us that a healthy diet and lifestyle are the keys to preventing and managing cardiovascular disease.... Read More
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Chronic Pain and Exercise
Chronic pain and exercise. EXERCISE HARDER IF YOU WANT TO fight off the pain associated with aging. That’s our takeaway lesson today. We often experience chronic pain in our muscles, bones,... Read More
Eat Well!
The research investigation is a part of the InCHIANTI project, conducted in Tuscany (Italy) over twenty years. The study included 642 subjects over 65 and facilitated obtaining complete data on food biomarkers.... Read More
Our Vision is Delayed
Drs. Mauro Manassi and David Whitney wanted to understand better why we don’t notice subtle changes that occur over time; for example, do you see the differences between actors and their stunt doubles?... Read More
Television and Blood Clots
Some, but not all, studies have linked watching television to a higher probability of suffering from potentially deadly blood clots (for example, in the legs). Now comes more evidence of an association between this sedentary behavior and thromboembolic phenomena.... Read More
Vitamin D and Autoimmune Disease
Vitamin D supplementation for five years (with or without omega 3 fatty acids) reduced autoimmune disease risk by over one-fifth (22 percent). Omega 3 fatty acid supplementation (with or without vitamin D) reduced the autoimmune disease rate by a statistically non-significant one-seventh (15 percent).... Read More