Study: Lowering blood pressure helps prevent mental decline
CHICAGO (AP) — Lowering blood pressure more than usually recommended not only helps prevent heart problems, it also cuts the risk of mental decline that often leads to Alzheimer’s disease, a major study finds. It’s [...]
Liver cancer death rates rise 43 percent in U.S., CDC reports
Alison BowenContact Reporter Chicago Tribune Liver cancer death rates jumped 43 percent, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research collected data from adults 25 and older in the [...]
Violence or Disease: What’s Killing Americans? By Jeff Cooper from CrossFit Journal
We live in a time of unrelenting media coverage of war and cataclysmic weather events. There’s an old saying in the media industry: “If it bleeds, it leads.” And so we see widespread, relentless coverage [...]
Your doctor may not be the best source of nutrition advice
“People are gaining a pound or two a year, and nobody says anything. But then by age 50 or 55, they’ve often gained 30 or 40 pounds, which has huge impacts on their health,” said Walter [...]
What Does Fitness in Midlife Mean for Depression, Cardiovascular Disease Later in Life?
"A high level of fitness in midlife was associated with a lower risk of depression after age 65 and a lower risk of cardiovascular death, including after a diagnosis of depression...." Full Article HERE
Obesity Problem is worse than we Think.
Full Video HERE Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. David A. Kessler discusses the issue of obesity in America saying, "I think we have failed in giving nutritional advice to people."
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