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According to the World Cancer Research Fund, limiting your salt intake may reduce your risk of developing stomach cancer. The recommended daily salt intake is about 6g, but on average people are consuming 43% more than they should be at 8.6g a day. In the UK there are about 6,000 reported of stomach cancer every [...]
A new study has found that eating a diet high in antioxidants such as selenium and vitamins C and E may reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer by up to two-thirds. The study is observational in nature and can only suggest an association, not a cause-and-effect relationship. The researchers say, however, that if further research [...]
Laughter is said to be the best medicine, but can laughing actually help improve your overall health? Studies from the International Journal of Medicinal Sciences and the University of Maryland Medical Center say yes. Apparently laughing can be greatly beneficial to your heart, and even protects you against the possibility of heart attacks. It relieves tension in [...]
According to a recent study out of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, eating baked or broiled fish at least once a week may boost brain health and lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia with symptoms including short-term memory loss, disorientation, mood swings and lack of [...]
Can anxiety cause you to age faster? Researchers have found that there is a link between anxiety and life span. A common form of anxiety, called phobic anxiety, could possibly trigger cellular damage in your body, which would lead to a level of premature aging. Older women who have a phobia of common things like crowds or [...]
These days people spend hours upon hours staring at computer screens whether it is at work or on Facebook and other social media sites. Recent studies have shown that all this staring at screens may be straining your eyes. How bad can it be? The human visual system is complex and amazingly adaptive. It can [...]
Richard L. Gallo, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Dermatology at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, claims to have solved the mystery of why humans get sunburn. The culprit, it seems, is a type of RNA (Ribonucleic acid) that breaks itself into pieces within the dead cells that have been damaged [...]
Flip-flops are convenient and comfortable, but they may also be destroying your feet. Several experts believe that flip-flops are fine for the beach or sitting by the pool, but when it comes to long walks or playing sports, they are a big no-no. Flip-flops have no arch support, heel cushioning or shock absorption. This minimal [...]
According to the American Cancer Society “Tobacco use is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths in the United States. Because cigarette smoking and tobacco use are acquired behaviors (activities that people choose to do) smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society.” So what exactly is it that makes cigarette smoking [...]
Smoking Health Risks are Well Known, but What Happens Once you Quit? Smoking cigarettes is one of the unhealthiest things that a person can do to their body. Cigarettes have been linked to lung, throat, and mouth cancer and have been proven to increase a person’s risk for heart troubles and respiratory difficulties. Unfortunately, thanks [...]
