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You might need that vacation a little more than you think you do. Sure, you may have heard that it’s worthwhile to step away from the job and clear your head. But new research suggests it can do your body a lot of good too. About 74-percent of US workers get paid vacation time, yet ...click here to read more

Among aging minorities, depression has now been linked to an increased risk of chronic health conditions. According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, more than 50 percent of Chinese-American senior immigrants that experience depression are likely to have an increased risk of disability and chronic health conditions. According ...click here to read more

Seniors who are looking to avoid dementia should aim to live an overall healthy lifestyle. This should include getting plenty of exercise, eating well, and not smoking. A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that over 6,300 adults aged 55 and older who had healthy lifestyle habits showed an overall lower risk ...click here to read more

In one of the most extensive and most detailed studies ever conducted, it was recently found that patients diagnosed with gout were more than twice as likely to develop chronic kidney disease compared to those without. The research, coming from the University of Limerick (UL), Ireland used data from more than 620,000 patients in the ...click here to read more

It isn’t abnormal for the health of the family caregiver of someone with dementia to be overlooked, but new research shows that they are at a high risk of sleep disorders. Many times, the health of the caregiver goes to the wayside as the dementia patient is focused on, but these family members need to ...click here to read more

Some days, I’ve been standing at home working, and it feels like someone’s run by and thrown sand in my eyes. It hits out of nowhere, and it causes quite a bit of pain, tears, and even more frustration. Dry eyes become increasingly common as people age. It happens because you’re not producing enough tears ...click here to read more

It can be a little harder to see how your overall lifestyle affects eye health. The eyes are one of those things people tend to separate from overall health—like they exist independently and are cut off from the rest of you. To maintain eye health, changing this focus is essential. There are three main strategies ...click here to read more

Barbecue sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, and soy sauce go with the grill, don’t they? Or maybe not just the grill: they are staples for garnishing your meats, poultry, and fish. But for the most part, they don’t carry much nutrition. Barbecue sauce and ketchup are high in sugar—and we all know what that can do—while mayo ...click here to read more

A cup of coffee can kick things up a notch when needed. But it appears the popular beverage can do more to keep you young than provide a little extra energy. Numerous studies have observed anti-aging effects from coffee. Ranging from reduced risk for conditions like heart disease, stroke, and Alzheimer’s, coffee appears to have ...click here to read more

One of the top pieces of weight-loss advice you’ll hear is to stop drinking soda. The stuff is loaded with sugar and “empty” calories that can lead to all kinds of health implications. But is diet soda any better? On the surface, it sure seems like it. Diet soda has no sugar and no calories; ...click here to read more

If you see the words “plant-based” and think “healthy,” you are certainly not alone. Plant-based diets can offer several health benefits, including reduced risk for type-2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and more. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that plant-based foods are healthful. Here’s what I mean. Edible plant foods in their whole form—fruit like apples ...click here to read more

Sugar has been public enemy number one for a couple of years. Sugar intake—by way of added sugars to processed and refined foods—is a significant contributor to several contemporary health issues. Type-2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease risk, and more can all be influenced by sugar intake. High sugar intake may also influence pain and cause ...click here to read more

Those who follow a paleo diet may want to rethink their food choices, as research shows a link between the popular way of eating and heart disease. This type of diet has been surrounded by controversy in the past, and there have been many studies which fuel the debate over whether the paleo diet is ...click here to read more

New information for those concerned about Alzheimer’s disease shows that blood vessels may be the key to brain health in old age. University of Southern California researchers suspect that the best shot at Alzheimer’s prevention could be maintaining cardiovascular health through exercise and diet. This study shows that damaged capillaries in the brain may lay ...click here to read more