Full disclosure: Even though I’ve been obsessed with health issues my entire life, I’ve never been interested in working in the medical field. Most of my classmates from my all-girls high school chose nursing as a career, but I was so freaked out by hospitals and illness that I was the only teenager in my…
China Postpones Release of 2020 Population Data, Facing Possible Population Collapse: Experts
February 4, 2021
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The National Bureau of Statistics of the Communist Party of China stated at a press conference on Jan. 18 that it would be postponing the release of China’s birth data for 2020. But according to data released by some local governments, the mainland’s population appears to be declining, and at an alarming rate in some areas…
Get Fit Now, and You’ll Remember It Down the Road
Exercise is good for you, but it might do more than you think. New research suggests that deciding to get fit today may help your brain well into the future. Brain age is a growing concern for people reaching middle age and beyond. You may even be expecting to experience memory loss, dementia, or other…
Sweet Foods That Can Help You Manage Blood Sugar
Cutting sugar from your diet isn’t easy. Sugar cravings kick hard and can be difficult to ignore. Worse, sugar is lurking in a number of products that you may never suspect. Although it might be difficult, limiting sugar is an essential component of good health. And if you’re trying to control blood sugar or battling…
Our Resilience Factor
According to conventional wisdom, every person on the planet faces challenges, even though it sometimes seems that a chosen few skate through life unscathed. The truth is, at some point or another, events—a broken heart, family conflicts, a health crisis, job loss, money problems, political upheaval—will bring us to our knees. The good news is…
Keep Your Hands Busy for Heart Health
Mindfulness meditation may help ease stress and promote a healthier heart, but it’s not always easy to do. Stopping everything you’re doing and sitting in silence is a learned skill. I’m sure you can relate. It’s easy for your mind to start racing once you’re alone with your thoughts. Sitting in a comfortable, quiet space…
Water Exercises as Effective as Gym Workouts
Swimming, aqua-aerobics, and other water-based exercises are popular for people aged 55 and older to keep fit without putting strain on the joints. A new study shows these forms of exercise could also help reduce cardiovascular disease. Previous studies show that water-based exercises have many benefits, including improving gait, balance, and mobility. It’s also thought to offer benefits…
Cultivate the Positive
Sixty-five years ago, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale revolutionized the publishing world with his enormously popular book “The Power of Positive Thinking.” Fifty-one years later, the equally popular book and video “The Secret” proposed the same argument: that focusing on the things that we want (i.e., being positive or optimistic) can pay big dividends. Some people…
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Reverses Signs of Aging
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment may be a practical method for slowing down the hands of time, suggests research from Tel Aviv University and the Shamir Medical Center in Israel published in the journal Aging. At its foundation, aging represents a progressive loss of physiological capacity due to biological deterioration. This leads to impaired functions and increased…
Sleeping Pills Can Increase Risk for Falls and Fractures
Sleep is at a premium these days. The stress and anxiety of the holidays can make it tough to get a good night’s rest. Toss a pandemic into the mix, and quality sleep becomes even more elusive. Sleeping pills, also called “z-drugs,” can be an attractive option for those struggling with sleep. But they aren’t…
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