Making sure you have sufficient vitamin D is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health. Studies show that vitamin D can boost immunity and prevent heart disease, depression, obesity, and osteoporosis.
… Read MoreEveryone Over 50 Needs This Heart Test
When your doctor determines your risk of heart disease, chances are he or she uses a standard cardiac risk equation.
It’s a formula that takes into account your blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglyceride readings. And it looks at whether you are a smoker, have diabetes, have a family history of heart trouble, or are overweight.
… Read MoreIt’s Disgusting…and It’s On Your Doctor’s Stethoscope
It’s so routine we don’t even think about it… During just about every doctor appointment, your doctor takes his stethoscope in hand and places it against your chest and back to listen to your lungs and heart.
A new study shows that, unbeknownst to your doctor, stethoscopes are often loaded with bacteria. Some of them can cause serious infections.
… Read MoreEating This Nut is Like Taking a Multivitamin
One type of tree nut is packed with key micronutrients that are crucial to good health but that most older Americans lack.
That’s the finding of new research at Oregon State University. One of the study authors said the nut is so potent that it is “a multivitamin in a natural form.”
… Read MoreThe #1 Exercise for Increasing Lifespan
Everybody knows that physical activity can help you live longer. But there are so many different forms of exercise to choose from. Does anybody know which one is best?
Scientists at Leipzig University in Germany recently conducted a study to find out.
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