Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Red wine good for people with type 2 diabetes
A glass of red wine every night may help people with type 2 diabetes manage their cholesterol and cardiac health, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). People with diabetes are more susceptible to developing cardiovascular diseases […]
Exercise and quitting smoking fight post-heart attack depression
People who suffer a heart attack are thrice more likely to be depressed than those who didn’t. Patients who were depressed after a heart attack are then twice as likely to suffer a second attack. To prevent this vicious cycle, […]
Nurses are key to fight the smoking habit
The key to helping China kick its smoking habit may lie in the hands of persistent nurses, says a two-part study by published online in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. In the study, an international team of investigators led by Linda […]
Daily exercise helps control asthma symptoms
Most asthma patients are discouraged from exercising believing it may trigger symptoms. But a study shows that 30 minutes of exercise everyday can help control the symptoms instead. In a study recently published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research, experts from […]
Family visits save seniors from depression
Visiting your parents may be a little thing for you, but it could save them from depression. For adults aged 50 years and older, the probability of experiencing depressive symptoms steadily increased as the frequency of in-person–but not phone, written, […]
Short, high-intensity exercise boosts heart health in teens
According a study, teens just need around 10 minutes of high-intensity exercise three times a week to reduce risk of heart conditions in the future. Even apparently healthy teenagers showed significant improvements in markers which are indicators of cardiovascular health, […]
Theatre classes make kids with autism more sociable
Children with autism became more sociable after a round of theatre classes, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Kids who joined a 10-week, 40-hour theatre-based program were better in groups and communicated […]
The road less traveled is good for your lungs
Walking on quieter side streets rather than main roads can help people avoid exposure to peaks in harmful air pollution, according to new research presented today at the European Respiratory Society’s International Congress, 2015. Black carbon is one of the […]
Ten minutes of walking is good after prolonged sitting
Researchers from the University of Missouri’s School of Medicine have found that when a person sits for six straight hours, vascular function is impaired — but by walking for just 10 minutes after a prolonged period of sitting, vascular health […]
Blocking light good for premature babies
Premature babies will have a greater chance of survival if their intravenously (IV)-fed nutritious mixture is kept away from light, says researchers from the University of Montreal. “The conclusions to be drawn are clear. An easy to implement, fully light-shielded […]
