For decades, health experts have advised us that a daily aspirin can reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke, but they also warned that too much aspirin can increase the risk of stomach bleeds. What to do? That question has now been answered, although not for the final time, by […]
Author: Art Jahnke
Health Researchers Go Nuts For Nuts
A handful of nuts, 20 grams to be more precise, appears to lower the risk of coronary heart disease by nearly 30 percent, cancer by 15 percent, and premature death by 22 percent. That’s the verdict of researchers at Imperial College of London, who analyzed 29 published studies that involved up […]
Which Sports Add The Most Years To Your Life?
Looking for a sport that will keep you alive longer? Try tennis. Or squash.  People who play racquet sports, according to researchers at the University of Sydney, have an almost 50 percent lower risk of dying from any cause. And playing a racquet sport was linked to a 56 percent lower […]
Sweat Patch Monitors Body During Exercise
No, you can’t buy one yet, but a very cool flexible microfluidic device that sticks to your forearm may be the be model for the next generation of fitness bands. A Northwestern University news release reports that researchers at the school have designed an inexpensive, quarter-size patch to analyze key […]
Ski Safety Tips From The People Who Own the Mountain
That National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) would very much like to ski safely this winter, so that you can come back and ski safely next winter. Toward that end, they offer these safety tips: Have the right equipment. Get ski or snowboard bindings properly adjusted at a ski shop. Good […]
Can Yogurt Keep You Calm?
Can the probiotics in yogurt really help to relieve stress? Researchers at the University of Missouri think that may be case, although their suspicion is based on experiments with zebra fish, not people. A U of Missouri news release reports that the researchers tested how zebrafish behaved after doses of Lactobacillus […]
Feed Your Gut Bacteria Fiber Before It Feeds On You
Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered something unsettling about our gut bacteria: if not properly fed, it can begin to dine on our colons. Yes, our colons. A U of Michigan news release reports that researchers at the school transplanted 14 bacteria that normally grow in the human […]
Alcohol Ups Prostate Cancer Risk
It’s not news that alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer, as well as a few cancers of the digestive system, but now comes research from the University of Victoria suggesting a significant relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of prostate cancer. A U of Victoria news release reports […]
Marijuana May Be Bad For Your Heart
Many marijuana users think the drug is good for their head, but researchers at St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania suspect that it could be bad for their hearts. Science Daily reports on a study of 33,343 people who were hospitalized with stress cardiomyopathy between 2003-2011 in the United […]
Relax With Controlled Breathing
Election results made you anxious? Or overly excited? In either case, controlled breathing can bring you back to a comfortable, relaxing place. The New York Times tells us how it may work. One theory, the Times reports, “is that controlled breathing can change the response of the body’s autonomic nervous […]