Tracking vegetable trends
Nutritionists at Tufts University say that, although American farmers, who are responsible for four-fifths of the vegetables we eat, produced 5 percent…
Category: Health & Fitness
The brain is like a muscle, so exercise it more often
The mainstream view in neuroscience today is that the living brain is actually neuroplastic, meaning its circuits are constantly changing in response to…
New wearable fitness devices goes beyond step counting
Health in the News New wearable fitness device goes beyond 10,000 steps The new Mio Global, unlike other new fitness gadgets, does more than count steps….
Fitness at mid-life lowers cancer risk in men
Men’s fitness at mid-iife is a cancer-preventive Scientists at Duke Medicine report that men who maintain a high level of fitness throughout midlife have…
Studies: Fish oil capsules don’t convey big benefits
Big studies show the impact of fish oil capsules is not as great as we hoped Fish oil is now the third most widely used dietary supplement in the United…
Best foods for memory, problem solving, brain health
The best foods for memory, problem solving, brain health Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say these key foods have various brain-boosting benefits: 1….
World Kidney Day, March 10: Your body’s chief filters need attention
The kidneys act as the body’s main filtering mechanism, cleansing blood of bad nutrients, keeping good ones, and removing excess water. The kidneys also…
Should you go to a clinic, urgent-care center, the ER, or back to bed?
Deciding what kind of care you need now … Should you go to a clinic, urgent-care center, the ER, or back to bed? When you feel awful and don’t know what…
How you pick snacks
What you snack on partly depends on when and where you are. Savory (not sweet) snacks peak at midday, according to the NPD Group. The desire for something…
Pill packaging makes taking prescriptions easier
Health in the News Pill packaging makes taking prescriptions easier Prednisone is one good example of how pill packs can help. The prescription calls for…