Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Dark chocolate may help avoid pancreatic cancer
Grab the chocolate bars. Researchers from the Indiana University say that dark chocolate and other magnesium-rich food may lower the risks of getting pancreatic cancer. Now, that’s a perfect excuse when you’re on a chocolate binge. Their study, “Magnesium intake […]
Exercise in early life improves brain health, digestion
Exercising at an early age can alter microbes in the gut and lead to better brain health and digestion, says a study by the University of Colorado Boulder. “Exercise affects many aspects of health, both metabolic and mental, and people […]
Skin-to-skin contact helps underweight babies survive
The Kangaroo mother care, or skin-to-skin contact with mother and child, may help underweight babies survive, says a new study by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston Children’s Hospital. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) in the first […]
Six tips to make New Year’s resolutions stick
Nancy Rudner, George Washington University School of Nursing adjunct professor and an expert on workplace health and stages of change, offers ways to stick to those resolutions throughout the year. “Change comes in phases. You have to resolve your ambivalence, […]
Hot cocoa improves blood flow in kidney disease patients
Consuming a beverage containing cocoa flavanols (like cocoa, tea, or red wine) improves blood vessel function in patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology […]
Fish oil helps burn fat
Researchers from the Kyoto University found that fish oil helps burn fat by transforming fat-storing cells into fat-burning cells. The team explains in Scientific Reports that fish oil activates receptors in the digestive tract, fires the sympathetic nervous system, and […]
Eat almonds to fight calories
Eating 1.5 ounces of almonds each day leads to eating less salt and less calories, according to a new according to a new study by researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. “Almonds are a […]
Coffee may improve endurance
Drinking a cup of coffee before your morning run may increase endurance, says a new University of Georgia study. The study was authored by Simon Higgins, third-year doctoral student in kinesiology in the College of Education, and was published in […]
Chewing slowly helps prevent excessive weight gain
Waiting 30 seconds in between bites of food allows children to realize they’re no longer hungry before they overeat, says a study published in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Pediatric Obesity by an international team of researchers, including […]
Dieting improves sleep at any body weight
Weight loss due to dietary changes can improve sleepiness at any weight, says a study published by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania this month in the journal Sleep. The findings offer new insights […]
