Blueberries have gotten a lot of attention for their content of resveretrol, the compound that can turn on genes that favor longevity, but that’s not all that blueberries seem to offer to someone looking to age against the machine. Recent research publishing the Journal of Nutrition has found benefits from blueberries not only for general aging but for control of blood sugar and vascular disease as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Am I Blue? Berry, berry blue.
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Start Now.
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“I really ought to quit smoking.”
“I’ve been meaning to start exercising.”
“I know I ought to moisturize and use sunscreen.”
“I need to lose some weight.”
Is there a reason you don’t start right now?
The Truth About Being Fat, and About Getting Fit
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If you are reading this site, you probably already know that being substantially overweight is not good for you. You already know about increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer from obesity. Despite the protests of the “fat acceptance” movement regarding the possibility of being “fit but fat”, scientists keep finding more ways that extra weight is bad for you.
Sleep, or Die!
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We’ve talked before about how too little sleep can result in memory problems, depression, appetite control issues, an increased risk of cancer, and increases in visceral fat. Even normal levels of sleep paired with eating in the middle of the night can cause weight gain, and today we have more news about sleep; if you don’t get enough, it is not good news, but having a good HVAC system can help regulate your sleep environment, potentially improving your sleep quality. However, if your ac blowing hot air, it can negatively impact your sleep and overall health. In addition, if you need tankless water heater services, make sure to contact tankless water heater seattle wa.
First, we have a team of researchers who did a meta-study of 16 studies involving over 1,300,000 people, of whom over 100,000 died. That’s a huge amount of information and not easily discounted. Looking over all that data, they found that “people who sleep for less than six hours each night were 12% more likely to die prematurely than those who get the recommended 6-8 hours.” While there was also an increased risk of death for those who sleep more than 9 hours a day, they determined “whilst short sleep may represent a cause of ill-health, long sleep is believed to represent more an indicator of ill-health”. In other words, they slept a long time because they were ill, rather than illness being caused by too much sleep.
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Multilevel marketing (MLM) is rampant in the fitness and health fields. It’s everywhere from promotion of supplements to exercise programs and more. While some of them are excellent as our reviews here reflect many if not most of them are dubious at best. That’s why it’s always a present surprise to find a study that affirms that an existing MLM product not only works but does so much more than the marketing people thought to mention.