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A Healthy Brain Needs a Healthy Heart

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular

New research shows that heart and brain health are one and the same. If one starts to decline, the other becomes vulnerable. Scientists in the Netherlands recently studied 2,400 adults with no history of heart or brain disease.1

Participants underwent brain scans to look at markers of early brain disease. These included lesions on the brain’s white matter and any loss of total brain volume.… Read More

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Happy Couples Reveal How Much Sex They Have

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Blood Pressure, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Longevity, Men's Health, Sexual Health

Scientists say they have discovered the perfect amount of sex for happiness. And couples don’t have to go at it like rabbits to find their bliss zone, new research shows.

It turns out that for most people, having a super-heated sex life doesn’t move the happy needle any higher than moderate sexual activity.1

Couples who make love once a week report the highest happiness levels.… Read More

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Study Debunks Deadly Heart Myth

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular

For years, researchers have claimed that obese people with heart disease live longer than their slimmer counterparts. This so-called “obesity paradox” made obese people feel better. It also made them less likely to try to lose weight.

Now, new research from the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University reveals the obesity paradox is simply not true. Being obese is dangerous… Especially for people with cardiovascular disease.… Read More

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Protect Your Heart With This Controversial Seed

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular

We’ve told you before that these small seeds may help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes. And they do more than prevent blood sugar spikes.

The same research shows that in people who already have type 2 diabetes, chia seeds can lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) by 6.3% in 12 weeks. They also help reduce C-reactive protein (CRP) levels—a measure of inflammation in your body—by up to 40%.… Read More

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Surprising Weight Loss Booster: Chocolate

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Weight Loss

What if I told you the secret to successful weight loss was to eat more chocolate? No, this isn’t one of those too-good-to-be-true scenarios.

The main ingredient in chocolate is cacao powder. It’s rich in theobromine—a little-known compound that allows you to lose weight without feeling tired, grumpy, and hungry all the time.

Research out of the Netherlands found it combats mental fogginess, a common complaint of dieters.… Read More

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How Loud Noises Destroy Your Heart

In All Health Watch, Featured Article, General Health, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Disease

Do you love rocking out to loud music? Do you ride the subway? Go to big sporting events? Operate a leaf blower or chainsaw? Or perhaps dine in noisy restaurants?

These activities all share a common—but unexpected—danger…

Researchers at the University of Kentucky found that people regularly exposed to loud noise have twice the risk for heart disease.1

For younger people, the risks are even higher.… Read More