Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an awesome back-to-school (and work) long weekend!
Tea Health Benefits: 8 Ways It Could Benefit Our Bodies
However, it's important to note that much more research is needed before it can be said that drinking tea can cure you of any disease. "There are pearls of real promise here, but they have yet to be strung," Dr. David Katz, a HuffPost blogger and director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, told Health.com. "We don't have clinical trials in human patients showing that adding tea to one's routine changes health outcomes for the better."
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Eye health tips for over-60s - Live Well - NHS Choices
An eye test is not just good for checking whether your glasses are up to date. It’s also a vital check on the health of your eyes. An eye test can pick up eye diseases, such as glaucoma and cataracts, as well as general health problems, including diabetes and high blood pressure.
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Is your blood pressure healthy? - Live Well - NHS Choices
High blood pressure increases your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, but there are things you can do to lower your blood pressure
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Caffeine headaches - What Is a Headache? - Health.com
You love your coffee, but it can be a cruel companion. For example, if you have two cups of coffee every day at 9 a.m., and then miss those cups when you oversleep on Saturday—boom!—you can end up with a caffeine withdrawal headache.
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Antibacterial Soap Impairs Muscle Function
You think you're doing your body good by washing your hands with antibacterial soap, but recent research might cause you to stop. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that exposure to the chemical triclosan, which is found in many antibacterial soaps, may be linked to impaired muscle function.
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50Plus : Health : Pistachios pack powerful punch
Pistachios are a nutritional powerhouse, containing more than 30 different vitamins, minerals and beneficial phytonutrients including thiamin, potassium, fiber, magnesium and vitamin B6.
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50Plus : Health : An apple a day for your heart
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Apple in the morning – Doctor’s warning
Roast apple at night – starves the doctor outright
Eat an apple going to bed – knock the doctor on the head
Three each day, seven days a week – ruddy apple, ruddy cheek
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10 Reasons to Take A Probiotic Daily - International Business Times
Good bacteria need to comprise 85 percent of the intestinal flora while allowing the remaining 15 percent to be pathogenic. Two-thirds or more of the immune system relies on this.
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Quick Squirt of Nasal Spray could Slow Pace of Alzheimer's Disease: Study - International Business Times
A daily dosage of insulin nasal spray has had a positive impact on improving the memory of moderate Alzheimer's sufferers; a new pilot study has shown.
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7 Foods You Should Never Eat | Energetic Health
Sometimes, even foods that seem healthy can harbor hidden problems that can affect our health and our planet. Here are seven foods you should never eat—and easy swaps to help eliminate them from your kitchen.
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What's in Fast Food Chicken? (Hint: It’s NOT Chicken) | Foodie Buzz
Frying chicken is fairly simple, if a little messy. You dip pieces of chicken into a mix of egg and milk, roll them around in flour and spices, then cook the chicken in sizzling hot oil until the pieces are brown, crispy and delicious.
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Shy Kids In School: Withdrawn Students At Academic Disadvantage, University of Miami Study Finds
"Preschool children who are very introverted tend to 'disappear within the classroom,'" she said. "It appears that while these children are not causing problems in the school, they are also not engaging in classroom activities and interactions, where almost all learning occurs during this age."
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Bad news for us guys: Apparently our tongues and prostates have very different tastes. New research has found that some of our favorite foods and cooking methods, like pan-frying red meats, are the ones that are worst for us.
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Plan ahead – Don’t get caught without a healthy snack : The Health Guru
When you’re trying to manage your weight or stay healthy it’s accepted that we plan ahead for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner – but alot of people get caught out when they don’t plan a healthy snack or take ‘just incase’ snacks with them on an outing.
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5 Foods to Eat When You're Depressed | Caring.com
Feeling blue? Many people seek comfort from favorite foods like chocolate kisses, salty chips, and pillowy pastries when they're feeling down. But if you really want to boost your mood, make different choices, nutritionists say. Although clinical depression is a serious illness that requires treatment beyond nutrition, changing what you eat can help beat garden-variety blues caused by stress, and will boost low energy, too.
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When belly fat is a worry - latimes.com
Belly fat is worth taking seriously. Doctors have known for a long time that a big midsection is a strong — but imperfect—warning of potential health problems such as heart disease and diabetes. "If you see someone with a big belly, that's a person who is probably at higher risk," Klein says. "Someone who just has a big butt probably has less risk."
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Psoriasis Linked to Diabetes - MedicineNet
is a well-known risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Previous studies have shown that people with psoriasis have twice the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to people without the skin disorder, Ahlehoff says.
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Crohn's Disease Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - What causes Crohn's disease? on MedicineNet
The cause of Crohn's disease is unknown. Some scientists suspect that infection by certain bacteria, such as strains of mycobacterium, may be the cause of Crohn's disease. To date, however, there has been no convincing evidence that the disease is caused by infection per se. Crohn's disease is not contagious. Although diet may affect the symptoms in patients with Crohn's disease, it is unlikely that diet is responsible for the disease
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Health Tips For Men Over 50 | Fitness News
To maintain and prevent the onset of illness and ailments, men should consider these tips once they reach this age:
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