Everyone knows you can’t turn back the clock, right?
When it comes to your brain, researchers recently discovered that you can.
Dr. Sara Lazar is a neuroscientist. Years ago, she injured herself while training for the Boston Marathon. Her physical therapist suggested she stretch. That led her to take a yoga class.
She took yoga for the physical benefits, but soon noticed positive mental and emotional side effects.… Read More
Exercise has long been one of the go-to natural remedies for high blood pressure. Typically, people with hypertension are told to do cardio…the more, the better.
The problem is that the results are usually modest. You might get a couple of points lower. Some people don’t get any drop at all.
Now, a new study has found an exercise that is far more effective than cardio.… Read More
You’ve probably heard this scientific “fact”: You cannot grow new brain cells. Once they die because of injury, disease, or age, brain cells are lost forever.
It’s a depressing thought.
Fortunately, it’s completely wrong.
In 1999, scientists confirmed that adult human neurogenesis is possible. Neurogenesis is the creation of new neurons or brain cells.[1]
This discovery had a profound effect on the field of neurology.… Read More
As we get older, almost all of us have aches and pains.
Your hips might hurt when you get out of a chair. Your knees may be stiff when you wake up in the morning. You may feel a twinge in your shoulders when you raise your arms.
All of these things are signs you have osteoarthritis.
In the back of your mind, you wonder if and when it will turn into a full-blown disability that will mean you won’t be able to do the things you love…or even care for yourself and live independently.… Read More
As most dieters know, the hardest part is not losing weight. It’s keeping it off.
When your body gets thinner, it goes into starvation mode, ratcheting up your appetite in an effort to make you eat more.
Mainstream doctors have one answer for this problem: willpower.
They urge you to stay disciplined and fight through the hunger pangs.
A new study shows there’s a better way.… Read More
This flu season was shaping up to be short and mild. But then something happened that surprised scientists…
A second viral wave hit.
At a time when the flu season is normally long over, people are still getting sick. This has made it the longest flu season since the government started tracking flu 20 years ago.
Dr. Arnold Monto is a University of Michigan researcher who has studied the flu for 50 years.… Read More