The physical and mental benefits of yoga are well documented. It can help you increase your strength and flexibility, lower your risk of heart disease, and ease anxiety and depression.i ii
A study shows it also fights perhaps the single most embarrassing health condition in women.
Urinary incontinence strikes 20 million American women. It can be a devastating problem. Women may have to wear adult diapers to avoid leakage.… Read More
For decades, mainstream doctors warned that eggs were just about the worst food for your heart.
The American Heart Association issued guidelines saying that eating eggs causes cholesterol levels to rise. This would lead to clogged arteries and heart attacks, they said.
A few years ago, researchers started questioning this conventional “wisdom.”
Two major studies were launched to take a close look at how eggs affect your heart.… Read More
When your knees hurt, your first impulse may be to stay off of them. But a new study of golfers shows that’s exactly the wrong strategy.
Researchers found that golfers with knee osteoarthritis are actually better off walking the course than taking a cart.
A study at Northwestern University looked at older golfers. Some had had knee osteoarthritis and some did not.… Read More
After COVID vaccinations rolled out, many people started taking long-delayed vacations.
And for a lot of folks, a vacation wouldn’t be complete without lounging around a pool.
But a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that using swimming pools at hotels, resorts, and other public places carries surprising risk.
The study documented hundreds of disease outbreaks in recent years from contaminated pools and hot tubs.… Read More
If you have high blood pressure, your doctor has probably told you that you should to eat right to get your numbers down.
But here’s something you probably didn’t know…
It’s not only what you eat that matters…it’s how you cook the food.
Researchers at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health looked at how cooking methods affect the risk of developing hypertension. … Read More
Plantar fasciitis can be extremely painful. The millions of people who suffer from the foot condition know how difficult walking can be when you have it, especially first thing in the morning.i
If you go to a podiatrist, it’s likely you’ll be prescribed expensive, custom-made orthotic shoe inserts.
But a new study shows they are probably a waste of money.… Read More