by Helen Lamanna, AdvisorAnalyst.com
Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a super long Victoria Day Weekend!
24 Signs You Went To Catholic School
24 Signs You Went To Catholic School
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Women's College Hospital - Improving care for women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations
Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 increase a woman’s lifetime risk of breast cancer as well as ovarian and fallopian tube cancer. Women with a family history of cancer are often screened for mutations in these genes. If they are found to carry a mutation, they often choose surgical treatments to reduce their risk of cancer.
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This Blog May Be a Lifesaver: BRCA and You | The Oz Blog
Genes, of course, are the parts of each cell that contain hereditary information that determines if you are destined to inherit your mom’s curly hair and your dad’s high cholesterol. Every gene has a job. The job of a normal BRCA gene is to stop cancer. A mutation is a misspelling of the gene that changes its function. If a BRCA mutation occurs, the gene can no longer do it’s job, and cancer, specifically breast and ovarian cancer, is free to grow. Like any other gene, BRCA mutations can be passed on to subsequent generations.
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Best Exercises For Love Handles: 5 Ways To Lose Belly Fat For Summer
“Most people think that doing crunches will get rid of love handles, but they are misinformed,” Keigher says. When done properly, crunches do tone muscles, but the problem is, love handles don’t contain an ounce of muscle. They're fat, and to burn fat you need a healthy diet and a rigorous cardiovascular program, he explains.
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10 Foods You Can Still Eat Safely Past the Due Date | Food For Thought
Raw chicken that’s expired is one thing, but that jar of mayonnaise that’s a week past due, would you chance it?
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Women Tolerate Pain Better than Men - Science News - redOrbit
She gets a tooth pulled, then drives herself home, makes dinner for four, does the laundry and helps the kids with their homework.
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Cardiovascular Risk In Middle Age Linked To Body Fat - Health News - redOrbit
Young adults with more body fat had less stiff arteries, they discovered. However, after the age of 50, increasing body fat was linked to stiffer arteries in both male and female study participants. Furthermore, body fat percentage was more closely related to arterial stiffness than body mass index. On average, men were approximately 21 percent fat while women were an average of 31 percent fat, the MRC team reported.
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Strawberry Aroma Under The Microscope - Science News - redOrbit
It’s easy enough to simply recognize that something smells like a strawberry, but it’s much more difficult to understand why something smells that way. Scientists from the Technische Universität München (TUM) set out to get to the bottom of the strawberry smell in order to understand a little more about scents and how our brains understand which scent and taste belong to which foods.
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Popcorn Ingredient Bad For Brain - Health News - redOrbit
Although often touted as a low-calorie snack for those looking to watch their food intake, popcorn is not exactly a health food. Now, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota, one ingredient in the puffy, steaming bag may actually be harmful to your brain.
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Watch "Rupinder Bains: Living with Crohn's disease" Video at TED2013 #TEDTalentSearch
Rupinder Bains is making it her goal to put a face to Crohn's. Diagnosed last year, Bains believes that doctors and healthcare professionals do not adequately convey the experience of having the disease.
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8 Of The Healthiest Breakfast Foods Ever
In fact, a number of breakfast foods you're probably already eating (or drinking -- hello, coffee!) pack big-time benefits for your health.
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The Best Foods for Your Teeth | Men's Health News
In fact, a lack of tooth wear (caused by eating soft foods too often) could actually deteriorate your teeth’s enamel, the researchers say.
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The Difference Between Allergies and the Common Cold | Men's Health News
Warning: Researchers say this year’s allergy season could be the worst on record—and that allergy seasons are getting longer and more intense every year. But is that what’s behind your sudden sneeze? Maybe not.
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