Category Archives: Health News

This week in health news a link between Crohn’s diseases and ulcerative colitis relapses was made with sleep disturbances, urinary tract infections were found to be influenced by a person’s diet, lupus can affect the lungs, what switches on the thyroid was discovered and a potential new treatment for Parkinson’s disease was uncovered in cholesterol-lowering ...click here to read more

According to a recent study, lighter sleep, less restorative sleep, and more disrupted sleep are associated with eating unhealthy which includes eating less fiber, more saturated fat and more sugar. The study, led by Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD, assistant professor in the department of medicine and Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University Medical Center in ...click here to read more

Although it is well-known that obesity increases the risk of colon cancer the exact link has never been quite fully understood. New research has now looked further into the link between obesity and colon cancer and has uncovered the biological connection which could lead to better treatment and preventative options in the future. The study ...click here to read more

January is Alzheimer’s disease awareness month in Canada and so we here at Bel Marra Health wanted to bring you our top articles in regards to early detection, prevention and even discuss the MIND diet. As our population continues to grow we see more and more Alzheimer disease cases and so it may be common ...click here to read more

New findings suggest that teens that are highly stressed and have difficulties managing stress are at a higher risk of type 2 diabetes as adults. Researchers examined data from 1.5 million teen men over the age of 18, part of the Swedish military from 1969 and 1997. All the participants underwent standard stress testing and ...click here to read more

You may be able to lower your risk of glaucoma by consuming plenty of green, leafy vegetables as found in a new study. The study uncovered consuming green, leafy vegetables may reduce the risk of glaucoma – a vision problem which can result in blindness – by 20 percent. Study leader Jae Kang said, “We ...click here to read more

A new study has found that poor sleep in senior’s increases hardening of the arteries in the brain which in turn increases the risk of stroke. Researchers performed autopsies on 315 people with an average age of 90 who underwent at least one week sleep quality assessment prior to death. Researchers found that 29 percent ...click here to read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the average age for first-time mothers is rising. Between 2000 to 2014 the average age of first-time mother’s rose 1.4 years from 24.9 to 26.3 years. Although the average first-time mother age has been slowly increasing, researchers have noticed a spike occur since 2009. Lead ...click here to read more

A new study reveals that the use of e-cigarettes don’t actually help smokers quit. In fact, the study revealed that e-cigarettes reduce the probability of a smoker quitting by at least 28 percent. Senior author Stanton Glantz said, “We found that e-cigarette use was associated with significantly less quitting. E-cigarettes are being promoted as a ...click here to read more

In a recent study, supported by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, scientists from Oregon State University, found that liver damage caused by the typical “Western diet” may be difficult to reverse. The study shows that while a diet with reduced fat, sugar and cholesterol helped the liver, it did ...click here to read more

Researchers from the Monell Center recently collaborated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other institutions to do a study on odor as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease. The study was conducted on mouse models. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, and close to 5.1 million Americans over the age of 65 ...click here to read more

Employees at Fortune 500 companies that took part of a pilot study of workplace flexibility had higher levels of job satisfaction and reduced risk of burnout and psychological stress compared to other employees in the same company who did not participate. The study was conducted over the course of 12 months within the IT departments ...click here to read more

Over the counter male sexual enhancement products have been found to be ineffective majority of the time and possibly pose as a health threat as well. Many men look to over the counter supplements as a means for male sexual enhancement but without regulation of dosages or ingredients side effects and effectiveness overall is often ...click here to read more

At the early stages of a new study researchers may have insight in how reducing stress may aid in weight loss. Researchers from the University of Florida studied cells and mice and found that chronic stress triggers production of betatrophin, a protein which inhibits an enzyme involved in fat burning. Study co-first author Dr. Li-Jun ...click here to read more