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What Helps for long Covid?

What Helps for long Covid?

What helps for long Covid when people do not recover from Covid-19? Researchers reviewed this recently. Most people who were vaccinated recover from Covid-19 within a few days. But about 10% of people are not that lucky. This is particularly the case for older women and people with ch
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Physical Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk Significantly

This article is about the finding of a study that physical exercise reduces cancer risk significantly. The study was published on July 27, 2023 in JAMA Oncology. The international team of researchers were from Spain, Australia, Calgary (Canada) and Denmark. The data stemmed from the U
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Keto-like Diet Causes Heart Disease

Keto-like Diet Causes Heart Disease

A new study revealed that a keto-like diet causes heart disease. After 11.8 years those on a keto-diet had a more than 2-fold increased rate of heart attacks and coronary artery narrowing compared to controls on a normal diet. As a result, cardiologists had to insert more stents into
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Diets Can Reduce Markers for Alzheimer’s Disease

Diets Can Reduce Markers for Alzheimer’s Disease

A recent study from the RUSH University, Chicago, Illinois showed that diets can reduce markers for Alzheimer’s disease. The publication date of the study was March 8, 2023. The study began in 1997. Researchers followed people who donated their body to the Memory and Aging project at
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Supplements Do not Help for Heart Health

Supplements Do not Help for Heart Health

People often want to use supplements for their heart, but a new study showed that certain supplements do not help for heart health. The CNN article is based on the original research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on Nov. 5, 2020. 190 volunteers in the a
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Increasing your Steps per day will Decrease Dementia

Increasing your Steps per day will Decrease Dementia

A new study showed that increasing your steps per day will decrease dementia. This study was originally published in JAMA Neurology on Sept. 6, 2022. Results of the study showing that increasing your steps per day will decrease dementia 78 ,430 adults in the UK aged 40 to 79 years wer
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Diets that Fight Inflammation

Diets that Fight Inflammation

Chronic diseases can be improved with diets that fight inflammation. It is chronic inflammation, which is associated with many chronic diseases such as arthritis, psoriasis, asthma, lupus and inflammatory bowel disease. The key to anti-inflammatory diets is an emphasis on fresh vegeta
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How We Can Maintain a Strong Immune System

How We Can Maintain a Strong Immune System

When we age, it is important to know how we can maintain a strong immune system. Both the innate immune system and the adaptive immune system weaken as we age. A 2018 publication pointed out that with aging inflammation and cytokines show increased activity. This leads to the suppress
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Mediterranean Diet Prevents the Decrease of Cognitive Function with Age

Mediterranean Diet Prevents the Decrease of Cognitive Function with Age

A new study found that a Mediterranean diet prevents the decrease of cognitive function with age. A medical journal (Alzheimer’s and Dementia) published the results. Accordingly, this medical news story was reviewed here. Two studies on Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) and
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Olive Oil and Other Beneficial Foods

Olive Oil and Other Beneficial Foods

The Mediterranean diet has long been known to include olive oil and other beneficial foods. These foods consist of lots of vegetables, fruit and fish. I has also become common knowledge that it decreases the risk of some cancers, high cholesterol, diabetes and to prevent heart attacks
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