You know there’s a connection between obesity, heart disease, and heart attack risk. But the risks don’t stop there…
New research shows being overweight can affect your brain, too.1 It’s something that gets more dangerous as you get older… Especially if you’re over 50.
The study reveals people who are overweight or obese at the age of 50 may have a greater risk of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD).… Read More
You don’t need to be clinically depressed to be unhappy. You could be having one of those days—or weeks—where everything seems to go wrong. And the weird thing is, you may have no idea why.
No matter the reason, these five easy adjustments to your daily routine will help you feel happier…
1. Add Color to Your Plate:
There’s a reason why candy bars look more appealing when you’re upset.… Read More
You know how important it is to take fish oil. And the evidence keeps stacking up… Researchers in Sweden have revealed it may be an easy way to help fight diabetes and prevent obesity.
To test the effects of fish oil on gut bacteria, they fed one group of mice lard, and another fish oil for 11 weeks. They found the mice eating the lard diet had more Bilophila bacteria in their intestines.… Read More
Scientists from Oxford University and King’s College London have made an important breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research.
Researchers compared thousands of blood samples from subjects between the ages of 25 and 65. They identified a set of 150 genes necessary for healthy aging and looked at how well they were functioning. Then they added up the results to determine a “healthy age gene score.”… Read More
Getting your seven to nine hours of sleep each night may be the easiest way to keep your mind agile. But there’s another simple way to keep your mind sharp as you get older…
A new study out of the University of Illinois looked at the effect of exercise on the brain health of 100 adults between 60 and 80.
… Read MoreDid you know the FDA used to allow 80 different artificial dyes in food?1 Most of them came with a catch… Like red No. 2. That one caused cancer in mice.2 And the orange No. 1 in Halloween candy made children sick.3 Now these—and 71 others—are banned.
That means we’re down to seven. But how safe can they be if Big Food moguls—like General Mills—are removing them from their products?… Read More