Researchers have uncovered one more reason to get off the couch and start exercising, especially if you’re approaching your golden years. Among people over age 70, physical fitness was found to be a much better predictor of survival than the number of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in a study being Read more…
The health benefits of lifting weights go beyond building muscle A recent study investigated whether one of the benefits of lifting weights is reducing the risk of a heart attack or stroke. Resistance exercise has been shown to improve many cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, high Read more…
The Key to Losing Weight Isn’t Diet or How Much Time You Spend in the Gym, It’s NEAT ___________ ___________ While losing weight is more about nutrition than exercise (anyone ever tell you “you can’t out-exercise a bad diet?”), activity definitely plays a role in burning fat and changing your Read more…
That low carb diet may not be as good for you as you think Wholly cutting out food groups is dangerous enough if you’re not careful about supplanting the important vitamins and nutrients with the right foods. Weight loss experts have been in a bitter wrangle with carbs for some Read more…
It’s well-known that exercise improves health, but understanding how it makes you healthier on a molecular level is the question researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center are answering. After performing experiments in both humans and mice, the researchers found that exercise training causes dramatic changes to fat. Additionally, they discovered that Read more…
Eating high fat and sugar diet makes you more likely to die of SEPSIS The immune systems of mice fed a Western diet functioned differently to normal The risk of sepsis appeared to be higher irrespective of weight or gut health Researchers are looking into whether high-fat diets like Atkins Read more…
Written By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM on January 8th, 2019 Vinegar has evidently been used as a weight-loss aid for nearly 200 years. Like hot sauce, it can be a nearly calorie-free way to flavor foods, and all sorts of delicious exotic vinegars—like fig, peach, and pomegranate—are available to choose from. The question, though, is Read more…
What can a Human do, that can’t be replicated by AI? I’m constantly tracking powerful examples in which AI programs enter the scene and solve challenges that have previously only been solvable by talented individuals.This blog tells the story of one such example, whereby AI is now able to solve something that only the Read more…
Exercise Wins: Fit Seniors Can Have Hearts That Look 30 Years Younger We know we need to exercise for our health, but a lifelong exercise habit may also help us feel younger and stay stronger well into our senior years. In fact, people in their 70s who have been exercising Read more…
Weightlifting for an Hour a Week Cuts Risk for Stroke and Heart Attack Up to 70 Percent Written by Dr. Joseph MercolaFact Checked November 30, 2018 Previous Next STORY AT-A-GLANCE Strength training is foundational for optimal health, especially as you get older. It’s not just about keeping your musculature strong; Read more…