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Strokes and heart attacks are frightening. And it’s not just because of the damage that can happen to your heart and brain if you survive. Most people are also aware that they have just hours if not minutes to get life-saving treatment. So if there were a method that only took a few minutes but would allow you to prevent these killers, and possibly live 30 percent longer, would you…
The smart folks at Oxford University have found that women of every age can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke immediately and significantly by doing one simple thing. Exercise for only 10 minutes, just 2-3 times per week. That’s it. Anything will do, according to the research published in the prestigious journal Circulation. Compared to doing nothing, simply getting any form of physical activity at least once a…
There’s an old joke in the movie, “Annie Hall,” where the character Alvy Singer is having a meal with Annie’s family. Mom Hall says, “Ann tells us that you’ve been seeing a psychiatrist for fifteen years.” Alvy responds, jokingly, “Yes. I’m making excellent progress. Pretty soon when I lie down on his couch, I won’t have to wear the lobster bib.” That was one of those classic movie lines. But…
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. As for Jack’s parents—well, they should take a cue from that proverb as well. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play, has spent his career studying play and its positive effects on adults. He has consulted for Fortune 500 companies on how to incorporate play into business settings and has used play therapies to help people struggling with…
A little bit of sugar is essential for a healthy body. Does that sound strange? It’s true. We wouldn’t have survived as a species without sugar. Our ancestors relied on sugar-rich ripe fruits in order to survive. It gave them tremendous energy, heart-healthy antioxidant nutrients, and helped them with fat storage, which can mean the difference between living and dying during lean times. Today, however, we’re bombarded with processed sugar.…
You already know that inflammation is bad. Just the word doesn’t sound good. High blood pressure, heart disease, pain, and Alzheimer’s are just a few of the results of the disease of inflammation. Surprisingly, a section of your brain that is partly under your control can turn this process on or head it off. Duke and Stanford researchers say that the part of your brain you activate when you get…
Growing up, our parents used to make us go to bed early because we need sleep (it wasn’t just to get us out of their hair). While more and more research shows that’s absolutely true, there’s a lot more to it. Sleep by itself is not enough. We need to sleep in darkness. The reason is melatonin. Produced mainly by the pineal gland in the brain, this hormone helps regulate…
About 1 in every 8 women will suffer breast cancer in their lifetime. But a study shows that most women don’t do the one thing that can help flip the odds of surviving in their favor. The University of North Carolina did a study that looked at both pre- and postdiagnosis physical activity of 1735 women between 20 and 74 years old who were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer between…
Is all testosterone created equal? No. And if you have low levels of one type, it can mean a huge increase in risk for fast-growing prostate cancer. The first thing you need to know is there are two types of testosterone — free and bound. Most of the testosterone in the body is tied up by either albumin or a molecule called serum hormone binding globulin (SHBG). Only a small…