5 Ways to Keep Cool When It’s Horribly Hot
1. Chill strategically. There are pulse points you probably know about—on your inner wrists and near the carotid arteries in your neck—where the blood vessels are closer [...]
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Parents, Especially Fathers, Play Key Role in Young Adults’ Health
A new University of Guelph study has found that parents, and especially fathers, play a vital role in developing healthy behaviours in young adults and helping to prevent [...]
A New Clue to Why Women Outlive Men
A new study offers a possible clue to why women outlive men. The researchers found that specialized immune cells called natural killer, or NK, cells were present in equal [...]
The Mindful Way to Distract You From Your Cravings
You know you’ve had that moment — that sudden desire — to eat something with no rational reason. This is the classic sign of a food craving, but little good [...]
How Sleep Loss Affects Your Heart
Sleeping for five hours a night alters your heart rate the next day Getting too little sleep has been shown to have bad effects on the heart, and many studies have linked it [...]
The Surprising Thing Linked to High Blood Pressure
Recently the scientific community has been abuzz about blood pressure, one of the most powerful contributors to heart disease. Doctors are actively debating how low blood [...]
Body Image Strongly Linked to Overall Life Satisfaction
Chapman University has just published the results of a national study on the factors linked to satisfaction with appearance and weight. In a survey of more than 12,000 [...]
Common Medicines Tied to Changes In the Brain
Drugs commonly used for such problems as colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia. Now [...]
8 Hours Is a Myth: Here’s How Much Sleep You Really Need
It is often touted that the average person’s sleep needs are 8 hours of sleep each night. In fact, research suggests that 8 hours and 10 minutes of sleep are required, on [...]
Millions of Obese Americans Are Actually Quite Healthy
A new study finds that more than 50 million “quite healthy” Americans have been mislabeled as obese or overweight thanks to an over-reliance on BMI as a measurement of [...]
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