And now, thirteen ways of looking at exercise: Researchers at the University of North Carolina’s school of public health are convinced that working out just a couple of times a week can cut the risk of 13 types of cancer, including cancer of the breast, colon, lung, as well as leukemia, […]
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A Chocolate A Day Keeps The Heart Doc Away
Yes, researchers have noted the health benefits of chocolate for years, but now comes a study from the University of Warwick suggesting that just a small amount of chocolate each day could help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance. A U of Warwick news release reports that when researchers studied data […]
Exercise May Help Control Prostate Cancer
Researchers offer no guarantees, but it looks like regular exercise increases the chances that prostate cancer will not spread beyond the prostate. HealthDay reports on an American Cancer Society study that included more than 10,000 men, aged 50 to 93, who were diagnosed with localized prostate cancer between 1992 and 2011. Researchers […]
Keep Weight Down One Year And You’re Home Free
People who manage to keep the pounds off for one year should find it much easier to keep them off forever. It’s true. According to researchers at the University of Copenhagen, after one year the body accepts the new weight and in simplified terms, stops asking for calories. A U […]
Exercise Slows Brain Aging By Ten Years
Yes, ten years. That’s the difference in brain aging in people who do light or no exercise and people who do moderate to intense exercise. Science Daily reports on a study, conducted by researchers from the University of Miami, Florida, that asked 876 people how long and how often they exercised […]
Secret To Elder Health Is Soccer
Want to see some cardiovascular improvements that will keep you fit through age 75?  Play soccer. No, you are not too old. Just ask researchers at the University of Copenhagen, where scientists looked at the fitness in men between the ages of 63 and 75. Science Daily reports that the […]
Can Cat Poop Make You Crazy Mad?
Cat poop, coveted by dogs and loathed by most humans, is suspected of making people mad, really mad. Researchers at the University of Chicago are convinced that people who are prone to explosive bouts of rage might be under the influence of toxoplasmosis, an illness caused by a parasite found in […]
OK, Maybe Moderate Drinking Doesn’t Lengthen Life
After years of research supporting the convenient theory that moderate drinking can add a few years to one’s life, along comes a researcher from Australia, of all places, claiming that those studies failed to factor in the likelihood that many non-drinkers don’t drink because they’re not in good health. So, […]
Americans And Healthy Lifestyle: Fail
Guess what percentage of U.S. adults practices all four of basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a “healthy lifestyle” and help protect against cardiovascular disease? 2.7. That discouraging number comes from researchers at Oregon State University, who examined how many adults succeed in four general barometers that could help define […]
Coffee May Cut MS Risk
Coffee, sometimes considered a health drink, kind of, may reduce the risk of developing multiple sclerosis, with the emphasis on “may.” Researchers at the Karolinski Institute have found that people who drink six or more cups of coffee a day had a 28 percent lower risk of MS. A Karolinska […]