2 Reasons You Might Want To Reconsider Your Gummy Multivitamin
“Gummies are an incomplete, inefficient, and sugar-laden way to approach a multivitamin. While I certainly think well-designed gummies can be useful for certain complexes, as well as for singular nutrients or botanicals, for a multi, they’re genuinely lacking.”
– Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN
Biggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood
More than half of Americans in the representative sample had gained 5% or more body weight during a 10-year period. More than one-third of Americans had gained 10% or more body weight. And nearly one-fifth had gained 20% or more body weight.
How Breathwork Can Help Relieve Stress
Breathing isn’t something we’ve ever been taught how to do. Yet, it’s a pretty powerful tool. Breathing keeps us alive and, unlike walking, it comes intuitively with our first gasp outside the womb.
Vitamin C Levels Decrease As We Age — What You Can Do About It
While the science shows that older adults have lower vitamin C levels, the exact cause of this unfortunate phenomenon is not completely clear.
How Much Weight Did We Really Gain During COVID Lockdown?
Between January 2018 and March 2020, participants gained an average of 0.18 kg (about 0.4 lb). Between March 2020 and November 2021, after stay-at-home orders arrived, participants gained 0.22 kg, on average – a 0.04 kg increase, or about 1.4 ounces, roughly the weight of three empty cans of soda. The findings were consistent across all racial groups.
The Benefits of Physical Therapy for Older Adults
A good physical therapist doesn’t just ask where it hurts and give you some exercises, says Shirokobrod. They take the time to assess your particular movement patterns and create an individualized plan to help you increase strength and move better and without pain.
What to Know About Monkeypox Amid U.S. Cases
Reasons behind the current global outbreak are unknown or at least haven’t been made available, says Aaron Glatt, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in New York state.
But while some monkeypox questions remain unanswered, the virus is hardly novel.
How Herbal Supplements Sent One Woman to the ER
“More and more people are taking herbal supplements for their potential benefits. Yet their ‘natural’ character can be misleading.”
– Dr. Elise Bakelants, of the cardiology department at University Hospital of Geneva in Switzerland
What Are the Main Causes of Diabetes?
Research into diabetes is increasing all the time. Despite this no one actually knows what specifically causes diabetes. This has led to a number of...
Study: Eating processed food at night raises risk for heart disease death in diabetics
March 15 (UPI) -- Diabetics who eat fewer processed foods at night may live longer than those who consume more of them, a study published Tuesday...