Everybody feels stress and we all have periods of time that are more stressful than others. Additionally, it often seems to be that when we are under the most stress that our health seems to get worse. This is thought to be due to the effects of stress on the immune system. New research suggests [...]
Category Archives: Heart
Active Heart = Younger Brain?
August 4, 2010 – 11:57 am
Now more evidence that what is good for your heart is good for your brain. As we age our brain shrinks and generally starts to show signs of aging. Signs of brain aging can be easy to determine such as occurs in Alzheimer’s disease, or it can be more subtle both in physical changes in [...]
Resveratol: Anti-Aging, Antioxidant & Anti-Diabetes?
August 2, 2010 – 10:18 am
Interest in resveratrol has waned a bit. When research first showed that it extended life in organisms like yeast and the fruit fly (Drosophila), it was everywhere. Plus it didn’t hurt that one source is red wine. Though it is clear that resveratrol has a range of benefits in many organisms, evidence in humans has [...]
Antioxidants May Reduce The Risk Of Heart Attack
July 8, 2010 – 9:10 am
Recently antioxidants have been getting a bad rap. There have been quite a few studies that indicated that antioxidants made no difference to health outcomes. Now there is a study that suggests that antioxidants may be good for your arteries. The researchers compared study participants who took antioxidant supplement with those taking placebo capsules. The [...]
Phosphate In Junk Food & Sodas Increase The Rate Of Aging?
April 29, 2010 – 9:16 am
Do we need more evidence that junk food and sodas are bad for you and increase the rate of aging? Though, we often seem to ignore all the evidence. So perhaps we do need more evidence. Junk food and sodas have been suggested to cause bad health (and related increased rate of aging) due to [...]
Random News: Heart Attack Test, Peanut Allergy (Not), Dancing
April 21, 2010 – 10:27 am
Here are a few random news items about a new test that is being developed that can more accurately predict the risk of a heart attack, how peanut allergy tests have a huge number of false positives, and how dancing can be an enjoyable way to improve balance and walking. A new test to determine [...]
Are You Programmed To Age Faster?
February 10, 2010 – 10:58 am
Now there is evidence that some people may age faster than others, due to their genes. Recently a post talked about how exercise may keep you younger. This post described research that suggested that those who exercise may have healthier cells. The post described how the ends of chromosomes (the strands of DNA that contain [...]
Why Is Belly Fat Bad?
February 5, 2010 – 11:56 am
We all know that having lots of belly fat is bad. We are told that it increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and a range of other health problems. But why is belly fat bad? There are number of reasons but I will explain one of the major ones. This has to do with [...]