If you walk for exercise, a Harvard professor has some simple advice to dramatically increase the health benefits…
Try “interval walking.”
Compared to regular walking, 30 minutes of interval walking four days a week has been found to greatly improve aerobic fitness, lower blood pressure, reduce weight, increase leg strength, and improve overall health.1
Swimming and bicycling are great exercises. But if you’re at risk for osteoporosis or you want stronger bones, you need something else.
A new study shows that jumping and resistance activities—not cardio or endurance workouts—promote stronger bones.
You already know that exercising helps keep your body healthy and your mind sharp.
Now, a new study has found a simple way to bolster your workout’s positive effect on your brain. Researchers have discovered that seniors who drink a certain vegetable juice right before exercising can transform their brain into one that performs like a much younger brain.
A new Harvard study has found that eating chocolate helps prevent atrial fibrillation (AF). This is a common—and dangerous—condition in which the heart beats irregularly.
A quarter of Americans will develop AF at some point in their lives. It can lead to a heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and blood clots.
Researchers tracked more than 55,000 people for over 13 years.
… Read MoreBig Pharma pushes statins like candy at Halloween. And the older you get, the more likely it is your doctor will try to get you to take one of these cholesterol medications.
Nearly half of American seniors take a statin. Now, a new study has found that they do more harm than good in most people over 65.1
The data show that, if anything, the drugs increase the risk of death from a heart attack.
… Read MoreHot flashes… Mood swings… Night sweats… Difficulty sleeping… Most women going through menopause suffer at least some of these frustrating symptoms.
For some women, the problems are severe enough to be debilitating. Doctors often recommend hormone replacement therapy (HRT). But conventional HRT is linked to heart attack, stroke, and breast cancer.1
“Bioidentical” hormones are another option. They are chemically identical to the hormones women make in their bodies.
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