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Popular high-fat diets like keto and paleo get a lot of love for their quick effects on weight loss, but are high-fat diets safe for the long-term? A new study is raising some serious questions. When a high-fat diet is adhered to, users look for the bulk of their daily calories to come from fat, ...click here to read more

It’s hard to get out there and give it your all each day. If you’re feeling tired and unmotivated for about a week, don’t worry about it: that’s normal. Especially with age. But feeling down and out for longer than two weeks may be cause for concern, especially if other symptoms arise. Energy isn’t all ...click here to read more

In the fight against dementia, it might be time to put the brain games away for a moment. Instead, tie up your sneakers and take a walk around the block. When it comes to brain health and reducing the risk of dementia, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the things that are good for your ...click here to read more

New research suggests that maintaining a Mediterranean style diet may help protect against symptoms of depression in later life. The study presented at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2019 Annual Meeting showed that while the Mediterranean diet has previously been associated with longer life, reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, and cancer, it may also hold protective ...click here to read more

Staying healthy is increasingly challenging as the years pass. So many things you simply can’t see start to happen, and they have the potential to put your health at risk. For example, you can’t really tell that blood has an increasingly difficult time moving through your arteries. Over time, your arteries and blood vessels harden ...click here to read more

How many times this year have you committed to eating more fish? Now, how many times have you not eaten more fish? I bet the answer to both is a lot. Look, when it comes to nutrition, we always have the best intentions, but we rarely realize them. Fatty fish is the best source for ...click here to read more

Older adults with chronic lower back pain have less skeletal muscle mass. The study followed 100 participants with chronic lower back pain (CLBP) for at least three months, along with an additional 560 participants without CLBP. Participants were asked to report pain intensity from zero to 10 on a visual analog scale. Skeletal muscle mass ...click here to read more

Low levels of LDL-C in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are associated with cardiovascular disease risk. LDL-C refers to low-density lipoprotein concentrations. The researchers found that RA patients with low circulating LDL-C had higher arterial calcium scores. For the study, the researchers compiled data from four cohort studies to analyze levels of coronary arterial calcium scores ...click here to read more

The Mediterranean diet – a diet high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and low in sugar and processed food – has been linked to the reduction of many different health problems, including reduced heart disease risk and a reduced risk of dementia. A recent review of 13 studies looked at the relationship ...click here to read more

It has long been known that heart failure patients tend to have higher rates of depression and thinking problems, but it hasn’t been clear as to why this link exists. The latest research findings now shed some light on this association. The latest study looked at how the body’s clock regulates cognition in mice and ...click here to read more

The latest research findings suggest that Kalamata olives from Greece may help reduce bad cholesterol and help improve overall health. The study looked at participants aged 22 to 65 from the 401 Military Hospital in Athens. One of the significant findings of the study included that Kalamata olives helped reduced LDL cholesterol along with improving ...click here to read more

A recent study suggests that nighttime trips to the bathroom to urinate may be a sign of high blood pressure. Study author Dr. Satoshi Konno explained, “Our study indicates that if you need to urinate in the night—called nocturia—you may have elevated blood pressure and/or excess fluid in your body. If you continue to have ...click here to read more

Recurrent episodes of depression in adulthood are associated with a risk of memory problems. It is well known that depression and mental health issues can affect short term memory. One study published in Cognition and Emotion found that individuals with persistent unhappiness and depression had poorer working memory compared to people without mental health problems. ...click here to read more

We’ve known that there was a link between heart disease and depression, but the exact mechanisms that linked the two conditions are unknown. The latest research findings suggest that stress-induced inflammation may be the missing link. Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and depression is the leading cause of disability. Numerous studies ...click here to read more