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Air pollution can shorten your life. But there’s a way to offset some of its lethal effects. Get some exercise. A 17-year study in Denmark shows that while air pollution can endanger your health and lead to an earlier death, staying physically active can negate a portion of that danger. “Even for those living in the most polluted areas of Copenhagen (the city where the study was conducted), it is…
As you get older, your brain ages with the rest of the body. If you want to keep a better-working brain, an extensive study from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) outlines seven steps you can take to keep your wits about you as you grow older. As the IOM notes, everybody’s brain ages differently. Some people’s thinking and memory hardly change at all. Others encounter problems making decisions, solving problems,…
A popular indoor activity, performed by one in three Americans, has been linked to thousands of cases of cancer. Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center warn that you may be addicted without realizing it. The dangerous activity, according to some medical experts, is use of a tanning booth. It exposes you to two types of ultraviolet (UV) light – UVA and UVB. Both types of UV light…
Spring isn’t the only allergy season anymore … Allergies are now an all-year affliction. We have toxic molds, pests, food allergies, pet allergies … even our genes can trigger reactions to allergens. New research from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study also shows that when infants are exposed to traffic pollution they are more susceptible to developing allergies. And these days, what babies aren’t exposed? They all ride…
Earlier this week I was speaking with Kelley who brings you those healthy recipes here on Easy Health Options, and she told me it was spring cleaning week for her. Every year she goes through the house from top to bottom and clears out the accumulated dirt and junk. When I was in school I learned that the spring cleaning tradition comes from ancient Persia. Every year they practice “khooneh…
You could be slowly losing your good health without knowing it … and unless you get tested, it could get worse. Celiac disease, the autoimmune reaction to gluten – a group of proteins originating in wheat, rye and barley – afflicts about 1 percent of the population. Experts estimate that about 1.4 million Americans are walking around with this disease and don’t know about because the symptoms can be subtle…
A food fight is raging in the U.S. over package labeling. In Vermont, the consumers have won an important battle. Food companies are fighting tooth and nail to avoid noting on packages whether the food they are selling contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Their supposed reason: There’s no effective difference between GMO food and other food that affects human health. But the state government in Vermont disagrees, and has approved…
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You probably don’t consciously think about color when you plan which foods you’ll eat for your meals and snacks. But you should – it could be making an important difference in your health. I’m not just talking about the need to eat a wide variety of colorful fruits and vegetables if you want to improve your health and nutrition. Although that’s important: Every fruit or vegetable you consume contains valuable…
I have been telling my readers for years about the dangers of consuming sugar and carbohydrates and their direct correlation to obesity, pushing against the propaganda that obesity was a result of a sedentary lifestyle. Last week the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) published an editorial by three cardiologists finally agreeing with my reporting on this issue. The editorial, “It’s time to bust the myth of physical inactivity and…