Water… Sports drinks… Electrolyte drinks… Everybody seems to have a different idea as to what best quenches your body’s thirst.
New research set out to determine what drinks work best to keep you hydrated. And the results were surprising.
The study was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers investigated a variety of popular drinks. They had 72 subjects drink one liter (about a quart) of the beverages they were testing over half an hour.… Read More
Health websites are full of information about “superfoods.”
Often they come from strange plants grown in exotic places. Goji berries from China, maca root from the Andes Mountains, and spirulina from Mexico are three examples.
But the most powerful superfood is one that you are familiar with.
You probably eat it regularly. But recent studies show that more is better.
Researchers have found that it prevents heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and extends lifespan. … Read More
With cold and flu season starting, you can be sure that you’ll be given this advice: The best defense is washing your hands.
That’s because you typically get infected with viruses by touching a germy surface. Then, when you touch your face, the virus enters your body through the eyes, nose, mouth, or ears. You likely touch your face a lot more than you think.… Read More
For years, we were told that BPA (bisphenol A) was the harmful ingredient in plastic bottles.
BPA and its chemical cousins, BPS (bisphenol S) and BPF (bisphenol F), are linked to cancer, heart disease, diabetes, hormone problems, and migraines.[1]
Get rid of BPA, and plastic food and beverage containers would be perfectly safe, the plastics industry and the FDA said.… Read More
People read for all kinds of reasons.
We pick up a newspaper because we want to stay informed. We look at a magazine to be entertained. Or we read a book to get knowledge and insights we can’t get anywhere else.
But studies show that reading has other benefits that are less obvious but just as profound:
Doctors have always been mystified about the cause of rheumatoid arthritis.
About 1.3 million Americans suffer with the joint condition. It’s an autoimmune disease in which your body’s own immune system attacks your joints.
Doctors have always suspected that genetics were the main cause. But new research points to a different culprit: antibiotics.
The study was published in the journal BMC Medicine.… Read More