Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is more controversial today than decades ago. Critics of PSA screening point to the potential harms of unnecessary treatment. Proponents of the intervention offer a direct relationship between PSA screening and diagnosing prostate cancer at an earlier (and more curable) stage.... Read More
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Improve Your Cholesterol With This One Trick
Dr. Emilio Ros, director of the Lipid Clinic, Endocrinology and Nutrition Service at Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, and colleagues conducted a randomized clinical trial. Could a walnut-supplemented diet improve health?... Read More
Do This to Make Happiness a Habit
Experiencing awe. When I experience it, I feel like I am a part of something greater than myself. An awe experience may not only change how you feel but can influence your behavior. You may gain a sense of more connectedness to something bigger than yourself.... Read More
How a Body Clock May Cause Obesity
Obesity is a chronic disease that is increasing in prevalence worldwide. It is a major contributing factor to poor health in most countries. The numbers in the United States are disturbing: Obesity has increased progressively from 23 percent from 1988 to 1994 to 42 percent from 2017 to 2018.... Read More
Do This at Work to Improve Your Health
But today, I want to chat with you about a recent study hinting at a simple way you can avoid significantly harming your metabolic health. Investigators at The Karolinska Institute (Sweden) wondered what would happen if middle-aged office workers broke up sitting time over a three-week time frame.... Read More
How You May Lower Cholesterol with Nuts
How you may lower cholesterol with nuts. Can you use nuts to lower your risk of heart disease? Today we explore growing evidence pointing to nuts as helping to reduce the... Read More