Your Next Vacation May Be a Lifesaver, Researchers Studying Travel and Human Health Suggest
Story at a glance… Researchers looked at the relationship between travel and tourism and health. Using the thermodynamic concept…
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COVID Lockdowns Contributed to a 77% Increase in Childhood Type 2 Diabetes Rates
Lockdown behavior by state governments has contributed to a 77% increase in the rates of type 2 diabetes in…
Physical Activity For Work Shortens Lifespan: For Leisure Extends It
Not all squats are created equal. The one you do to sculpt your legs, stay fit, or warm up…
Palm Oil Fatty Acids Linked With Colorectal, Breast, Skin, Mouth, and Prostate Cancers
Palmitic acid, the world-changing fatty acid in palm oil, has been shown in recent years of research to induce,…
Just Move Around Your House or Office Again: Study Shows Any Kind of Movement is Beneficial for Health
“Move more at any intensity – the more the better,” say a quartet of researchers writing for The Conversation,…
Last Week Different Studies Found Killer T-Cells and Antibodies that Neutralize COVID-19
PICTURED: The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Photo Credit: NIAID. CC 2.0 There are currently over 100 COVID-19 vaccines going…
Depression And Anxiety In Early Motherhood Linked To Unhealthy Eating Habits In Children
According to the English NHS, one in three children leaving primary school will be obese or overweight. In the…
Should A “Clean Food Act” Be The Day-1 Job For The 2020 Democratic Hopefuls?
PICTURED: Presidential hopeful and representative of Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard smiles for the camera next to Bernard Freeman, an activist…
New Meta-Analysis Shows “No Health Benefit” To Reducing Red Meat Consumption
According to a new review of the evidence, a team of Spanish and Polish researchers have found that there…
Sauna Use For Longevity, Heart Disease, And Injury Recovery – A Game Changer
PICTURED: An Estonian sauna-bather prepares to enter a traditional sauna on a cold day. Photo Credit by EstonianSaunas from…
Why Do We Take Fish Oil Supplements, And Could There Be Something Better?
EPA and DHA, welcome abbreviations for eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid respectively, are actually that which so many professionals…
Environmental Impacts Of Nutritionally-Sound Plant-Based Diets Compared With Their Meaty Counterparts
Researchers at Bard’s college have examined and compared the environmental impacts of a nutritionally-sound plant-based diet with those of…
The Future Of Food Security In America Is Not In Sustainability, But In Regeneration
PICTURED: Dr. Allen Williams, Ph.D. and pioneer of regenerative agriculture. Sustainability is a word floating around all over the…
Endurance Athletes And Their Lactate-Consuming Athletic Gut Bacteria
There are hypotheses that athletes, particularly endurance athletes can alter their microbiome to include species of bacteria which aid…
Nicotine And Cannabis Bind To The Same Receptor Gene
A gene is a sequence of nucleotides contained in our DNA and RNA which carry the blueprints for the…
We Should All Probably Eat More Parsley
If asked “what is American cuisine,” many people would struggle to come up with anything other than picnic/cookout food,…
Largest Study Of Its Kind Demonstrates That Rural Communities Drive Global BMI Not Cities
The world has seen an increase in the urban-dwelling population over the last 34 years; from about 40% to…
English University Investigates Hunter-Gatherer Style Exercise Pattern As Public Health Initiative
Across the pond, the British National Health Service has given a 2.2 million pound grant to Loughborough University to…
What the USDA Never Told You About Fiber, and Why it May Be Exactly What You Need
Without having any knowledge of the subject, most people understand that fiber is an important part of any fitness-enhancing…
Shattering Temporal Boundaries of “The Self” Key to Living a Long Healthy Life
Over his storied career, Derek Parfit, the English moral philosopher, spent plenty of time waxing poetically about a mode…