Readers will not be surprised to learn it was Finnish researchers who recently determined that frequent saunas can help keep blood pressure in check. A news release from the University of Eastern Finland reports that researchers at the school surveyed 1,621 middle-aged men who did not have elevated blood pressure […]
Author: Art Jahnke
Researchers Are Convinced That Beer Makes Us Happy
It’s true: beer makes us happy. We know that now because German researchers, of course, searched a database of 13,000 molecules, looking for those that stimulate the dopamine D2 recepter, and found the most promising candidate to be hordenine, a chemical compound found in malted barley and beer. Wait, it gets […]
The Best Exercise? All Of Them
What’s the best exercise you can do? Researchers at Skidmore College believe the answer is “all of them, all the time.” HealthDay reports that when Skidmoore researchers compared the effects of different exercise regimens, they found the greatest benefits from a program that included resistance exercise, cardio workouts, interval training and […]
Wealthy Seniors Get Healthier
By the time people reach the age of 65, most know that life is not fair. And so the latest news about the health of people over 65 should surprise few seniors. Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that older Americans report feeling dramatically healthier than they did […]
Exercise Changes Diet, But Only In Males
Does exercise make us want to eat more high fat foods? The answer apparently depends on gender. Researchers at the University of Missouri, who worked with rats, not humans, have determined that exercise did make rats choose less high-fat food and more low-fat food, but only male rats. Female rats, […]
Flu Shot Effectiveness Is In Your Genes
The annual question: “Does this flu shot really work?” has a brand new answer this year: “It depends on your genes.” Researchers at Yale have identified several genes and gene clusters associated with the immune response to influenza (“fluâ€Â) vaccination, a finding that suggests that doctors may someday use genetic profiles […]
Life Gets Better Post Menopause
For women of a certain age–the age that follows menopause–life gets better. That’s the verdict of researchers at the University of Melbourne, who tracked the happiness of 252 women over a 20 year period. A University of Melbourne news release reports that researchers found that rather than becoming moodier as […]
More Intense Exercise=More Endorphins
OK, this may not be the most surprising news… In fact, for those who do high intensity interval training, it may not be news at all, but researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have determined that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) leads to an endorphin release in the brain, which […]
The Best Time To Eat Big
Basically, we all do it backwards, starting our day with a small breakfast, then having a slightly larger lunch and an even larger dinner. Wrong, wrong, wrong. A new study from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons suggests that, for those who want to keep the pounds off, the best […]
The Good Part Of Feeling Bad
Yes, it’s better to feel good than it is to feel bad, but if you do feel bad, say researchers at UC Berkeley, it can help to embrace the dark mood. A UC Berkeley news release reports that researchers at the school are convinced that people who habitually accept their […]