Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a wonderful weekend!
Foods Before Working Out: 10 Carbs To Eat Before And Post-Workout
Exercising on an empty stomach never quite feels right. When it comes to helping our bodies feel good before and after workouts, most of us would agree we should start with a healthy plate of food.
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Tall women are more likely to develop ovarian cancer than their shorter friends, research suggests.
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Could caffeine transform the average nan into supergran? | Mail Online
Their study on mice revealed that caffeine boosted power in two different muscles in elderly adults - an effect that was not seen in developing youngsters.
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Foods For Vision: 6 Top Picks For Your Eyes
Here are six of the best foods for promoting eye health. Any favorites we forgot? Let us know!
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Having Your Coffee and Enjoying It Too - NYTimes.com
Coffee drinkers who were relatively healthy when the study began were less likely than nondrinkers to die of heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, infections, injuries and accidents.
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Heart Disease - 8 Surprisingly Bad Foods for Your Heart - MedHelp
Women who eat a lot of foods rich in refined carbohydrate like white bread, pizza and rice are twice as likely to develop heart disease as women who eat few of those foods, according to a recent study from Italy. The increased risk seems to be associated with carbs that are quickly absorbed into the bloodstream rather than carbohydrates on the whole, say the researchers.
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There's Poop in Our Chicken Meat! (Kathy Freston)
The study indicates that millions of Americans are exposing themselves not just to the bacteria from a chicken's intestinal tract, but to everything else that comes in chicken feces. So it makes sense that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends extreme caution and care when handling raw chicken, which includes meticulously cleaning and sterilizing kitchen surfaces that are exposed to the meat.
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Too Much, Too Little Sleep Linked With Alzheimer's Risk
The researchers found that when women slept for more or fewer than seven hours per day, it had an effect on an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, called the beta amyloid 42/40 ratio, compared with women who slept for seven hours a night.
10 foods that naturally whiten and brighten your smile - Nutrition and You! - Boston.com
As the saying goes, âyou are what you eat.â But when it comes to healthy teeth, âyou are what you chew.â According to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) certain foods naturally cleanse, brighten, and defend against bacteria that can harm your teeth and gums.
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Can Alcohol Help With Bone Density In Post 50 Women?
Researchers looked at the effects of moderate alcohol consumption on "bone turnover," or the replacing of old bone cells with new ones, in healthy post-menopausal women. After menopause, women's production of new bone cells slows, but the rate of shedding old cells does not slow as much. In other words, the "out with the old" outpaces the "in with the new," leading to a porous skeleton that easily fractures.
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Study links parasite found in cats to suicide risk in humans - latimes.com
A wily parasite well known for influencing the behavior of its animal hosts appears to play a troubling role in humans, increasing the risk of suicide among women who are infected, new research shows.
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Focus on the information you are trying to remember. Tune out the T.V., coworkers, spouse and telephone â and line up some brain games for the kids. If you can take a quick minute to shift your attention away from any and all distractions and concentrate solely on your task, youâll gain an automatic memory boost.
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Is There A Link Between Arthritis and Bacteria | ThirdAge
There are over 1.3 million Americans who suffer with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), the autoimmune disease that can cause debilitating inflammation in the joints. Although the condition may be hereditary, RA often seems to appear out of nowhere. Thanks to a new groundbreaking study, scientists may have an answer â and itâs in our stomach.
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Nine Ways to Live Longer -- and Enjoy It! | ThirdAge
Perhaps you think you stand no chance of clocking up a century. You know that longevity depends in large part on having the right genes, and one glance at the family tree may reveal that yours just won't pass muster. If so, think on this: Centenarians are the fastest-growing demographic group across much of the developed world.
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How Does a Rocking Chair Benefit Your Health
A rocking chair can actually improve your health, surprising but true. In this article, we discuss how a rocking chair benefits your health in various ways.
