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Carolyn Thomas, a Mayo Clinic-trained women’s health advocate tells this story about her granddaughter: One morning, after Carolyn had taken a hard fall while out with her walking group, her granddaughter examined the bloody scab on Carolyn’s knee and asked, seriously, “Did you cry?” Carolyn thought a moment, then replied that she’d thought about crying at the time, but then patted herself all over, realized she wasn’t badly hurt and…
In 2012, athletes Dylan Wykes, Reid Coolsaet and Eric Gillis represented Canada in the 2012 London Olympics in marathon running. While they didn’t win any medals, together they ranked in the top 25. If you consider that they were competing against more than 100 top performers from 69 countries in their field, they surpassed 75-80 percent of their competition. One thing they credited was a certain red “dirty-tasting” drink. This…
Masks. Everywhere you look, masks, especially in public places. When you step out of your house and go anywhere… from the grocery store to the gas station, masking up has become a necessary step, like it or not. In fact, experts across the globe have recommended wearing face masks thanks to their ability to filter nanoscale aerosol particles, like the ones that fly out when you cough or sneeze, in…
You probably already know that walnuts are an incredibly healthy snack. We’ve talked in an earlier issue about how walnuts contain neuroprotective compounds that support brain health and motor function. They also have demonstrated the ability to lower fasting insulin levels in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes. And the antioxidants in walnuts can fight the free radicals that can cause cell damage and potentially lead to cancer. Walnuts also…
As of yet, there’s no cure for getting older. Researchers continue to strive to unravel the mysteries surrounding aging-related biological deterioration, which is a major risk factor for cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise have been shown to have an impact on the body’s aging process. Now, there’s a new study that shows another way that the clock can be turned…
My father died of Parkinson’s disease when he was 83 years old. He also had Lewy body dementia, a particular type of dementia that shares some typical symptoms of Parkinson’s, including tremors, rigid muscles and motor issues. Lewy body dementia also involves hallucinations, apathy, incontinence and sleep issues, along with the memory and concentration and language problems you’d expect with dementia. My dad did hard, physical work all his life.…
It’s no secret that doctors have a gender bias when it comes to heart problems. It’s the reason that a woman can walk into an emergency room having a heart attack and be told she’s probably just passing a gallstone — or even worse, that it’s nothing more than an anxiety attack. That woman may even be sent home, with zero help, where she gets to wait to see what…
If isolation, anxiety, and the daily onslaught of bad news generated by the coronavirus pandemic are taking a toll on your mood, you’re not alone. 2020 has been a very unpredictable year, and the levels of anxiety and depression have skyrocketed. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by it all. Even the thought of how to shake it seems like an insurmountable task. But what if all it took was just…
Recently, I talked to you about how a vitamin D deficiency drastically increases the likelihood that a COVID-19 infection will prove fatal. That’s because vitamin D controls the out-of-control immune response known as a cytokine storm, which is the real cause of death for many people who contract the coronavirus. In the days before COVID-19, vitamin D was better known as the vitamin that enables your body to use calcium…
COVID-19 cases are on the rise as the temperatures fall, and researchers are working hard to unravel the many mysteries surrounding the illness. Since COVID-19 has been known to affect heart health, hundreds of studies have been conducted looking into the role heart health plays in the illness. As cardiologist and EHO contributor Dr. Elizabeth Klodas noted in an earlier issue, patients with coronary heart disease face higher risks when…