Posted on: May 15, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

A little exercise goes a long way to ease depression

Depression disturbs your sleep, reduces your energy, changes your appetite and causes body aches and increased pain perception. With all that, it’s no wonder people with depression have little motivation to be active, much less exercise regularly. But the research is clear: exercise helps relieve depression. What’s more, at least one study found exercise to be 1.5 times more effective than depression medication! In many of the studies, the participants…

Posted on: May 15, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Caffeic Acid: Powerful protection in coffee grounds

It’s long been known that caffeic acid’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may help combat the damaging effects of lifestyle and environmental factors that increase the risk of neurodegenerative disorders. Caffeic acid is a component of coffee (derived from chlorogenic acid) and a growing body of research indicates it may be responsible for many of the health benefits on coffee’s long list. Now researchers at the University of Texas’s Department of…

Posted on: May 15, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

A glitch in the brain’s barrier reduces Alzheimer’s odds by 71%

One of the reasons the idea of developing Alzheimer’s disease is so scary is that there aren’t very many treatments for it. Those ones that exist may alleviate symptoms, but they don’t stop the disease from progressing or reverse the damage that’s already occurred. And some of the newest aren’t with serious risk. That’s why researchers are always on the hunt for new ways to protect people from Alzheimer’s. And…

Posted on: May 15, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The lasting damage anger does to your blood vessels

Emotions have a very real impact on our physical health — whether for good or for ill. Negative moods, like sadness, have been shown to fuel chronic inflammation and the poor health that comes with it. On the other hand, positive emotions have been proven to significantly improve health and even result in changes at the cellular level. So what can one of the strongest of our emotions — anger…

Posted on: May 14, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Stomach cancer linked to popular condiment

If you haven’t been cautioned about your salt intake by a doctor, you’d have to be living under a rock. Of course, sodium is an essential nutrient the body needs — only in small amounts. The problem is that in the typical American diet, there’s no shortage of it, and it doesn’t just raise your blood pressure… Salt can hijack your immune system and interfere with the cell powerhouses that…

Posted on: May 14, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Why sleep trouble can lead to blood sugar trouble

It never ceases to amaze me how everything is connected to everything else when it comes to matters of health. And what’s even more amazing is how improving one shortfall can make a huge difference — even a lifesaving one. That’s the story I’m going to tell you today. It’s a twisted tale of how bad sleep can trump a healthy diet and set the stage for type 2 diabetes……

Posted on: May 14, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The strange cancer risk we share with our pets

Pets bring enjoyment and fulfillment to our everyday lives and have been shown to help us live healthier and longer. It’s why we go out of our way to return the favor, giving our dogs the right diet, good exercise and the care they need to remain in our lives as long as possible. It’s also why we need to be aware of the risks they face, especially when it…

Posted on: May 14, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

2 servings a day drops pounds, inches, BMI and disease risk

To lose weight, we’re usually told to eat less. What if you were told that eating more of two specific foods would not only help you drop pounds, lose inches around your waist and significantly lower your body mass index — but would also make up for “shortfall nutrients” tied to some of the worst and most frequently diagnosed health problems we face today? It sounds too good to be…

Posted on: May 14, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Study confirms an IBS treatment better than medicine

You’ve heard us repeatedly say that diet is the first line of defense against many conditions, from diabetes to heart disease. Even when disease is present, eating well may help control symptoms, manage progression and keep the need for medications (that often come with nasty side effects) to a minimum. Well, score another point for food vs. medication, thanks to recent research proving once again that food is the best…

Posted on: May 14, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Drink away the risk of age-related muscle loss

Having trouble opening a jar is more than annoying. It’s an indication of your grip strength. And the thing about grip strength is this: it’s a primary parameter of sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is defined as age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass. The result is a gradual weakening of the body’s muscles which can accelerate the loss of muscle mass and strength. Even worse, sarcopenia can steal your independence because it leads…