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Sorry ladies, but the latest research findings on foods to eat to protect your memory was explicitly done on men. That doesn’t mean that you can’t benefit from these health foods anyways, it just means additional research is needed to determine if the same results hold true in women. Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School ...click here to read more

Antioxidants are important to support overall health, as they help prevent and fight off oxidative stress and free radical damage, which can speed up the aging process. One of the most potent antioxidants is glutathione. Glutathione is found in every cell within the body and is made up of amino acids. Unlike other antioxidants, glutathione ...click here to read more

While dementia is a growing condition among the elderly, there are still no cures or treatments for it. The major focus of current research efforts is on prevention, as a result. The key element in preventing the condition is early detection and maintaining a balanced lifestyle consistently. One of the first signs of dementia can ...click here to read more

Researchers have announced that a simple neck scan may be able to provide insight into a person’s dementia risk a decade before the onset of symptoms. The scan analyzes the blood vessels in the neck and could become a regular part of the screening process for dementia. The study involved 3,200 patients over the age ...click here to read more

Inflammation is a means for your body to protect itself from trauma. On the other hand, it can lead to health complications when it becomes chronic. Inflammation can affect all areas of the body and health and can take quite the toll on your health. One area of health that inflammation can affect is your ...click here to read more

Varicose veins are often harmless and don’t cause symptoms aside from being unsightly to look at. But in some cases, varicose veins can lead to dangerous health problems, especially if left untreated. When a person does experience symptoms related to their varicose veins, they often experience heaviness in the legs, burning, itching, aching, and swelling. ...click here to read more

The main reason you should eat chocolate? It’s downright delicious. But in case that wasn’t enough reason for you, we compiled together six health benefits which chocolate can provide that can help justify your chocolate addiction. Although it is true that chocolate contains sugar and should be consumed in moderation, if you stick with the ...click here to read more

A new study has found that type 2 diabetes is related to worsening verbal memory and fluency as patients age. The basis of the study was existing research connecting type 2 diabetes with an increase in their risk of dementia by two times more than patients without diabetes, as well as previous findings that have ...click here to read more

Do you know when digestion really begins? You may think it starts the moment food enters the stomach, but that’s incorrect. You may have heard it begins while chewing. Close, but still wrong. The digestive process actually begins the moment you smell and see food. Once food is presented and you can see and smell ...click here to read more

In our current technological climate, “there is an app for that” has become a common turn of phrase, so it might not surprise you that the new trend sweeping the electronic sphere is internet-based therapy apps. What might come as a shock, however, is that research shows these apps can actually be effective in reducing ...click here to read more

Ever since you were a child, you were told to eat your fruits and vegetables. Maybe back then, you were a picky eater but now have grown to like them, or maybe to this day you don’t eat as much as you should. But eating fruits and vegetables isn’t something that people just nag you ...click here to read more

There is preliminary research to suggest that crafting, crocheting in particular, can offer benefits to those with age-related memory loss and even dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Kathryn Vercillo completed her study as research to finish her book, called Crotchet Saved my Life. There has been emerging evidence that art therapy can be beneficial but Vercillo’s ...click here to read more

Many of us see retirement as the time in our lives when we can slow down and begin to enjoy the very simple pleasures that life has to offer, like taking a nap in the middle of the afternoon. New research has suggested that napping might actually be detrimental to our cognitive health as we ...click here to read more

Overactive bladder is a fairly common condition, yet hundreds of women suffer in silence and feel they are alone in their struggle to live with leaks. There are actually treatments available for overactive bladder, but the question rises, are they safe? The class of drugs commonly prescribed to treat overactive bladder is known as anticholinergics. ...click here to read more