Emily Lunardo studied medical sociology at York University with a strong focus on the social determinants of health and mental illness. She is a registered Zumba instructor, as well as a Canfit Pro trainer, who teaches fitness classes on a weekly basis. Emily practices healthy habits in her own life as well as helps others with their own personal health goals. Emily joined Bel Marra Health as a health writer in 2013.
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Researchers from Penn State University have found a link between mood and pain experienced in rheumatoid arthritis patients. “We found evidence consistent with a common, but largely untested, contention that mood in the moment is associated with fluctuation in pain and pain-related restrictions,” said Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland – associate professor of biobehavioral health. Rheumatoid arthritis ...click here to read more
By now you know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, well it’s even more so if you’re diabetic. New research outlines that diabetics are at risk of blood sugar spikes if they skip breakfast. Previously the effects of skipping breakfast for diabetics were unclear, but researchers at Tel Aviv University have ...click here to read more
Did you enter the world earlier than expected? Were you a premature baby? If you entered the world prior to your nine-month incubation, new research shows you’re more likely to have a withdrawn personality. The study was conducted by Warwick Medical School. Results revealed that adults born preterm scored highly for socially withdrawn personality. “Personality ...click here to read more
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Oftentimes in research a test group will receive a medication and a control group will receive a placebo. Typically the control group will not be made aware that they are taking a placebo to truly test the effects of the medication. But new research suggests that even if patients know they are taking a placebo, ...click here to read more
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that putting seniors on a strict exercise and diet plan could reduce the onset of knee pain if they have diabetes. A common cause for knee pain among seniors is osteoarthritis. Knee pain can mean more trips to see the doctor and a limited ability to perform ...click here to read more
A recent study out of Germany is casting doubts on previous research that suggested shift work would increase the risk of developing prostate cancer. Previous research on men’s health revealed that shift work nearly tripled men’s risk of developing prostate cancer. These findings were published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The study at the ...click here to read more
There are many apparent differences between men and women. From reproductive organs to heart beats (believe it or not women’s heart beat slightly quicker) there are certain the physiology is different. According to new research, the spine is different, too. Boys and girls are born with different measurements of the vertebrae – these are the ...click here to read more
A recent study by scientists at Michigan State University suggests that even drug resistant tuberculosis can be effectively treated with a common glaucoma medication. The study, which was led by MSU microbiologist Robert Abramovitch and graduate student Benjamin Johnson, is published in current issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. The scientists discovered that the sulfonamide medication ...click here to read more
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