Category Archives: Health News

According to a new study published in the online journal BMJ Open, older people who experience significant weight loss or gain could have a higher risk of developing dementia. A team of researchers from the Republic of Korea decided to investigate the association between BMI (body mass index) changes and dementia in an elderly Korean ...click here to read more

Breakfast is a hotly-contested meal. Is it as important as many people think? Although the idea that eating upon waking revs up the metabolism for the day has been widely debunked, there is much more to breakfast than that. For example, intermittent fasters tend to skip breakfast but then make up for it by eating ...click here to read more

High cholesterol foods like eggs and red meat lead to high cholesterol in the body, right? Not exactly. In fact, abandoning high cholesterol/high-fat foods to adopt a fat-free eating style might be one of the worst things you can do to your cholesterol profile. The cholesterol that circulates or collects inside your body is not ...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

When it comes to eating sugar, is there really a right choice? It’s a yes and no answer, but the “yes” is what really matters. From a strictly molecular standpoint, a carbohydrate (sugar) is the same thing whether it’s coming from a sip of Coca-Cola or an apple. It’s broken down similarly and delivered to ...click here to read more

Cases of liver cirrhosis are increasing, which is due to the obesity epidemic we are facing in North America. However, according to new research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2019, physical activity, including walking and muscle-strengthening activities, have been linked with significantly reduced risk of cirrhosis-related death. There are currently no guidelines for the optimal ...click here to read more

If you need more reasons to try and control blood sugar, here is another: it might affect your memory. Research indicates that over time, rising blood sugar leads to lower performance in cognitive function and memory. When blood sugar levels get high and remain uncontrolled, it has the potential to damage nerves in the brain, ...click here to read more

If you’re someone with a short fuse, you may want to find a way to calm down. It could play a major role in your risk for chronic illness. A new study published by the American Psychological Association proves that there’s a strong association between anger and increased inflammation. Although inflammation is completely normal and ...click here to read more

In the near future, finding out your risk for heart attack or stroke could be as easy as getting a blood test. According to a new study, this blood test already exists and could change the way we look at health. The test is currently being used in hospitals to help medical staff diagnose heart ...click here to read more

With the entire baby boomer generation set to be at least 65 in the next decade, there will be growing health challenges. One of the main ones is understanding how various factors contribute to overall health. Often, people look to treat specific ailments instead of examining the whole. If you have high blood pressure, for ...click here to read more

Research from a recent study has shown that light physical activity may help with brain aging. Nicole Spartano of the Boston University School of Medicine and colleagues explained in JAMA Network Open that the human brain typically shrinks in older age. The volume typically declines about 0.2 percent per year by age 60. It is ...click here to read more

Sometimes you can feel “old” and have no idea why. It could be a little extra fatigue, some confusion, or a difficult lack of strength that you chalk up to aging. These things can creep up slowly, after all, making them difficult to notice. But what if it’s not just normal aging? Might there be ...click here to read more

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that close to 23-percent of Americans are living with arthritis. And it seems that something these people are doing—or not doing—may contribute to its severity. Looking at populations across the United States, researchers learned there was a very close relationship between physical ...click here to read more

There’s no doubt that genetics play a role in stroke risk. Very strong associations exist between family history, age, and stroke risk. But just because your 30s and 40s are long behind you and your mother or father had a stroke, it does not mean that you’re doomed to a similar fate. The Centers for ...click here to read more