We’ve talked a lot about the benefits of berries and grapes thanks to their high concentrations of resveratrol, a compound that activates longevity chemistry at the cellular level. Researchers at the University of Michigan have been taking a harder look at grapes and found that the benefits may run deeper than just longevity. Read the rest of this entry »

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.

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.

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Research published in this week’s Archives of Internal Medicine has linked 4 unhealthy behaviors to increased risk of death. Want to shorten your lifespan by 12 years? Want to be three times more likely to have a heart attack and four times more likely to get cancer? If not, you’ll want to avoid these usual suspects.

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When I was in medical school, the term “exercise prescription” began to be thrown about with regard to getting patients up and motivated to move. The focus then was on weight loss and fitness. The term still gets used but outside of sports medicine circles has never really caught on as a mainstream primary care formality. Doctors often recommend that patients exercise but rarely if ever offer really solid directions and advise.

It turns out that the experts at SMU’s Anxiety Research & Treatment Program promote the idea that the exercise prescription should expand well beyond the old thinking and be applied to mental illness as well. Read the rest of this entry »