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From brain health to diabetes: 3 reasons to get your vitamin D levels checked
Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, is often touted as a cure-all, but does its hype live up to the evidence? Medical News Today has compiled three of the latest pieces of research investigating the benefits of Vitamin D and summarized their key findings. Read more Source: Medical News Today
Maintaining a healthy heart may require regular doses of positivity
Positive psychology interventions such as mindfulness, gratitude journaling, and optimism training can consistently improve blood pressure, inflammation markers, and other cardiovascular disease risk factors within a matter of weeks, a recent study has found. However, since these benefits are associated with lifestyle changes such as eating healthier and greater physical activity, the researchers suggest that […]
AHA identifies 10 key factors to lower dementia and stroke risk
In a statement published last week, the American Heart Association outlined how promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors, improving environmental conditions, and expanding access to health, social, and mental health care can protect brain health and reduce the risk of stroke and dementia. Read more Source: Medical News Today
Limit ultra-processed foods to lower risk of heart disease, say experts
People who eat more ultra-processed food (UPF) have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death, according to a report published in the European Heart Journal. The report, by a group of cardiology experts from across Europe, brings together the results of all research on UPFs and cardiovascular disease that has been published to date. […]
New blood-thinning drug cuts second stroke risk without bleeding trade-off
Research suggests the investigational drug asundexian could reduce the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke in those who have recently experienced a stroke or high risk transient ischemic attack (TIA). Unlike many existing anti-clotting treatments, it did not increase major or intracranial bleeding, addressing a major limitation of current therapies. Read more Source: Medical News Today
How physical activity is linked to well-being in daily life
Movement is good for us, as we all know. But many people do not engage in enough physical activity in their daily lives. Because knowledge of the positive effects of movement is clearly not sufficient to induce changes in behavior, science is increasingly focusing on mood and emotional factors. Read more Source: Medical Xpress
Reading, doing puzzles while sitting may help offset dementia risk
Previous research has shown that making certain unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as living a sedentary lifestyle, may increase a person’s risk for dementia. Now, a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine says that not all sedentary activities are the same, and mentally active sedentary behaviors — such as reading a book, […]
Walking pace may outperform blood pressure and cholesterol in predicting mortality risk, study suggests
A new analysis of more than 400,000 UK adults has found that easy-to-collect measures of physical health, particularly how fast someone walks, can significantly improve predictions of mortality risk. This finding was especially strong for people already living with long-term health conditions. The study, carried out by a team of researchers at the University of […]
Waist size may be a better predictor of heart failure risk than BMI, study finds
Central obesity is when visceral fat builds up in the abdomen. Visceral fat is deep rather than near the surface and surrounds organs. A recent study explored how central obesity relates to heart failure and how inflammation plays a role in the relationship. Read more Source: Medical News Today
Welcome to allergy season. Here’s how to protect yourself
Where you live, what you’re allergic to and your lifestyle can make a big difference when it comes to the severity of your allergies. Experts say climate change is leading to longer and more intense allergy seasons, but also point out that treatments for seasonal allergies have become more effective over the last decade. Here […]