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Nearly one million people in the U.S. are already living with Parkinson’s, a disease that causes tremors, stiffness and rigidity, cognitive decline and more. And that number is expected to grow quickly, adding another 200,000 people in less than a decade. There are some factors that can help you predict your risk of the disease, such as having a family member with Parkinson’s or having suffered repeated head traumas. However,…
Testosterone is a key hormone for regulating health, especially in men. Low levels of testosterone have been linked with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Testosterone replacement therapy has been shown to improve cognitive function, libido and mood, as well as strengthen bones and muscles and increase energy. Researchers are continuing to examine the many ways in which testosterone influences men’s health. In fact, one recent exploration discovered a link…
Exercise. Either you love it, or you hate it. According to the World Health Organization, adults should participate in at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise, like power walking, or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, such as playing basketball, every week. Unfortunately, around 25 percent of adults worldwide fail to reach even this minimal level of physical activity. Exercise is preventive medicine. It’s been shown that regular exercise can prevent…
There’s probably been no time in recent history that more people have been focused on the subject of vaccines. After all, we’ve lived through a pandemic for over a year. But of course, vaccines are nothing new… the seasonal flu vaccines and pneumonia vaccines have been around for a while. Yet, according to a new study, there’s far more to vaccine effectiveness than simply what the Pharma companies have put…
According to the Lupus Foundation of America, an estimated 1.5 million people — 90 percent of them women — are currently living with lupus in the United States. While between 80 and 90 percent of people with lupus will likely have a normal lifespan, the disease can raise the risk of cancer or infection and can even prove fatal in some cases. Like other autoimmune diseases, lupus causes the immune…
Some people tend to thrive and do their best work late at night. We call them night owls But others, like myself, are at our best early in the day. I’m up with the sun and asleep by 10 pm. By around 2 pm, my working brain is ready to shut down for the day. That makes me a morning person. There’s a word for this tendency to sleep at…
Chances are, during the pandemic, you got real serious about cleaning and disinfecting your home. And you may be tempted to continue the habit since it helped lower your exposure not only to COVID-19 but remarkably fewer cases of the flu were reported during that time too. That’s not a bad idea considering they expect both influenza and COVID-19 variants to continue to make rounds next season… But, according to…
If you live with type 2 diabetes, your doctor has probably recommended that you take steps to manage your weight. That’s because dropping the extra pounds is one of the most effective ways to improve your blood sugar. And now according to a new study, there’s one more big benefit to following a weight management program for your diabetes — being able to cut back on or even toss out…
Until about a decade ago, scientists believed that we each have a finite number of brain cells that could not be replaced, and that, over time, we continue to lose those brain cells. Lose enough brain cells, and the result is neurological disease and dementia. Over the last ten years, though, we’ve learned a lot about the brain. We now understand how brain cells are destroyed, and how they can,…
You’ve been hearing it for years now: sitting is the new smoking. We’ve written extensively about how a sedentary lifestyle can lead to heart disease, diabetes, obesity and worse. And as far as obesity is concerned, sitting around too much definitely makes it more difficult — though not impossible — to lose weight. Given our busy modern lifestyles, it can be tough to get as much exercise as needed to…