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The “Bad” Habit That Helps You Live Past 90

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Diet and Nutrition, Longevity

If you enjoy a couple drinks at the end of your day, here’s good news… 

A major long-term study has found that drinking two beers or glasses of wine daily increases longevity. 

Researchers from the University of California have been closely following the health of over 1,600 elderly people since 2003. It’s part of a research effort known as the “90+ Study.”Read More

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Vitamin Deficiency Linked to Belly Fat, Study Finds

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, General Health, Weight Loss

Nobody likes belly fat. Many of us have tried in vain for years to get rid of it. 

We exercise. We diet. But the stubborn belly fat won’t go away.  

And it’s about far more than vanity.  

The midsection is the unhealthiest place to carry extra weight. Belly fat is linked to heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and other serious health conditions.Read More

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The Natural Solution to an Embarrassing Health Problem

In All Health Watch, Fitness and Exercise, Women's Health

The physical and mental benefits of yoga are well documented. It can help you increase your strength and flexibility, lower your risk of heart disease, and ease anxiety and depression.i ii 

A study shows it also fights perhaps the single most embarrassing health condition in women. 

Urinary incontinence strikes 20 million American women. It can be a devastating problem. Women may have to wear adult diapers to avoid leakage.Read More

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Eating Eggs Every Day Does This to Your Heart

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

For decades, mainstream doctors warned that eggs were just about the worst food for your heart. 

The American Heart Association issued guidelines saying that eating eggs causes cholesterol levels to rise. This would lead to clogged arteries and heart attacks, they said. 

A few years ago, researchers started questioning this conventional “wisdom.” 

Two major studies were launched to take a close look at how eggs affect your heart.Read More

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Robotic Surgery: Don’t Believe the Hype

In All Health Watch, General Health

When robotic surgery first became popular a few years ago, it seemed like an idea whose time had come.  

We’ve all heard horror stories about surgeons making horrible mistakes. Robotics promised to take human error out of the equation.i 

Robots never have shaky hands. They are more precise than a human can be. They can operate in tiny spaces too small for a surgeon’s fingers to reach. Read More

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Cook Your Food This Way to Lower Your Blood Pressure

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Heart and Cardiovascular

If you have high blood pressure, your doctor has probably told you that you should to eat right to get your numbers down.  

But here’s something you probably didn’t know… 

It’s not only what you eat that matters…it’s how you cook the food. 

Researchers at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health looked at how cooking methods affect the risk of developing hypertension. Read More