Americans love to designate dietary devils. MSG. Fat. Carbs. Gluten. The latest food to be nominated for devilhood is fructans. And the focus on them came about, in part, because of our collective national obsession with gluten. Here’s how: We know that many people who follow a gluten-free diet don’t need to for medical reasons, […]
So, you’re starting a diet, turning a page and vowing to eat healthy. Well, salad has always been the answer for people who want to maintain a balanced and healthy diet, right? So clearly the first thing you need to do is load up on all those great pre-packaged salads in the produce section and […]
Maybe you’ve noticed, or maybe you’re just going along enjoying the fresh air and unconcerned as to the cause, but according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the number of cigarette smokers in the US has just hit the lowest levels public health officials have ever seen, down a whopping 67% from adults in […]
What the heck is a prostate gland? Only men have a prostate gland, which starts out as the size and shape of a walnut, but grows bigger as you age. It is located underneath the bladder and surrounds the urethra. Its main job is to help make semen. How do you get prostate cancer? […]
Do you love to make like a cat and snooze away some of the afternoon hours? Don’t feel guilty about it! Turns out napping has a whole slew of health benefits, including: Makes you Leaner Turns out getting a few Z’s helps you lose weight by upping your metabolism and shifting chemicals that affect appetite, […]
Want to increase your brain power? Get a grip! A recent study by researchers at U.K. Biobank found that people with significant grip strength tended to have “healthier” brains. In the study, over 475,000 participants raging in age from 37 to 73 were tested by undergoing hydraulic dynamometer grip strength tests on both hands, followed […]
Ask your body clock! New research into the history and biology of circadian rhythms show that it may be the key to weight loss as well as overall health and wellness. In today’s hyperdrive world, we are constantly time starved, racing around multi-tasking, packing in meetings and projects into every waking hour. Those awake hours […]
Sitting for extended periods of time is now considered to be as harmful to our health as smoking cigarettes. Bad news for those of us who spend hours in the car commuting, only to spend more hours sitting at a desk, then more hours in the car, followed by couch potato city at night. So, […]
October was Breast Cancer Awareness month, but it’s always a good time to brush up on how to take care of our ta-tas. That includes you too, fellas. While they’re usually shaped and perceived differently, both men and women have breast tissue, so biologically, breast cancer can (and does) affect men as well as women. […]