If you walk for exercise, a Harvard professor has some simple advice to dramatically increase the health benefits…
Try “interval walking.”
Compared to regular walking, interval walking has been found to greatly improve aerobic fitness, lower blood pressure, reduce weight, increase leg strength, and improve overall health.[1]
Dr. Aaron Baggish is associate director of the Cardiovascular Performance Program at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.… Read More
Older Americans often turn to CBD to ease chronic pain or insomnia. But a new study shows that it may also be a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
The preliminary research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, notes that none of the drugs currently approved by the FDA to treat the brain illness do anything to slow down the disease.… Read More
Early in the pandemic, more than a year ago, subscribers to our newsletter Independent Healing learned about research showing that your blood type affects your risk to contract the coronavirus.
Now, a new study confirms those findings and explains why people with blood type A are more susceptible to the virus.[1]
A team of researchers at Harvard Medical School and Emory University analyzed how the coronavirus interacts with respiratory cells in A, B, and O blood types.… Read More
Researchers at West Virginia University have found that glucosamine and chondroitin supplements—commonly taken for joint health—dramatically lower the risk of heart death.[1]
Subjects taking the supplements had a 65% lower chance of dying of heart disease. This is comparable to the benefit a sedentary person would get by starting an exercise program, the study authors noted.
Professor Dana King looked at data from 16,686 adults.… Read More
We’ve known almost since the beginning of the pandemic that people with certain chronic conditions are hit hard by coronavirus. If they get infected, they are much more likely to get a severe case and die.
A new study reveals specifically which conditions are most dangerous.
Researchers at Tufts University discovered that two-thirds of hospitalized coronavirus patients have at least one of four chronic ailments.… Read More
Swimming and bicycling are great exercises. But if you’re at risk for osteoporosis or you want stronger bones, you need something else.
Researchers have found that jumping and resistance activities—not cardio or endurance workouts—promote stronger bones.
Dr. Pamela Hinton is an associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology at the University of Missouri. She led a study that examined which workouts were best for bone health.… Read More