Chew on this: if your brain needs a boost — and you want to avoid caffeine — try chewing gum. Research suggests that just 15 minutes of chewing gum can help make you more alert and improve concentration and attention — and even improve work productivity. We’re shocked that gum-makers haven’t used this in marketing campaigns. […]
Agriculture officials in the Biden Administration are testing four vaccines in hopes of stanching the latest outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza that has devastated U.S. poultry farms and driven up egg prices, with plans to launch a national vaccination campaign that, if implemented, would be the first-ever effort of its kind. Acccording to […]
The best ever drug for Alzheimer’s disease has been found to slow decline by a third, in a breakthrough that ushers in a new era of treatment for dementia. On May 3, US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced that its drug donanemab delays the worsening of symptoms by 35 per cent. In half of patients, the drug completely […]
Everyone is pressed for time these days, so it often feels like it’s almost impossible to find the time to fit in an hour, or even a half-hour long workout every day. Unfortunately, sometimes trying to find that time can add to stress and anxiety, make you feel like a failure, and before you know […]
Some of the most popular diet plans may help with weight loss, which can lower the risk of heart disease. But an eating plan that includes a lot of unhealthy oils and saturated fats can still raise the risk of heart disease, even if it does help reduce weight. As NBC News reports, that’s why […]
Check any prescription or over-the-counter drugs taken by you or your pets. If any of them carry the Akorn brand or were made by Akorn for another brand, that medication got recalled Wednesday. Akorn makes over-the-counter and prescription drugs for people and pets, some of which get repackaged by private brands. Their array of products […]
Amazon has decided to shutter its health-focused Halo division. Amazon has stopped selling its three Halo products – Halo View, Halo Band, and Halo Rise – and plans to lay off portions of the Halo team. According to The Verge, which obtained an email written by Melissa Cha, Amazon’s VP of smart home and health, […]
Calisthenics is deceptively quaint sounding. Probably because in the olden days, you know, the 1980’s, calisthenics was what a lot of grade school P.E. classes were called. But fast forward forty years, and now calisthenics is the “new” social media fitness sensation. Here’s the thing: not only is calisthenics not new, it’s actually ancient. The term calisthenics […]
April is National Humor Month. Larry Wilde created National Humor Month in 1976 to show people how humor is a useful tool to improve our ways of life. He stated, “The idea of laughing and the use of humor as a tool to lift ailing spirits is growing. Scientific research now indicates that the curative power […]
We all have our indulgences, ice cream, pizza, burgers and fries… so the saying “everything in moderation” exists for a reason. Most doctors and nutritionists know that completely depriving yourself of foods you love will backfire, causing you to eat way more of them than you should. But, as Huff Post reports, there are certain […]