Weighing the Pros and Cons of Statins
Statins are often given to healthy people to prevent a potentially devastating problem, so some patients object to taking them.
A Surprising Way to Eat Vegetables For Dessert
Many vegetables have more sugar than people realize, making them suitable for dessert, whether it’s at a top restaurant or on your home table.
Getting older? Eat more of this.
Following a Mediterranean diet may be good for bone mineral density and muscle mass in women after menopause.
Source: Mediterranean Diet May Help Protect Bones in Postmenopausal Women
The Key to Weight Loss Is NOT Calorie Counting, it’s Counting Your Veggies.
People who cut back on added sugar, refined grains and processed foods lost weight without worrying about calories or portion size.
Source: The Key to Weight Loss Is Diet Quality, Not Quantity, a New Study Finds, NY TIMES.
Want to live forever? Better start saving.
Stanley Bing, the pen name of CBS executive Gil Schwartz, has been writing satirical observations about wealth and business for more than 20 years. His new sci-fi book, “Immortal Life,” looks at life extension.
Source: Will only the rich cheat death?
Nuroscientists: “Take a deep breadth before you make a decision. Here’s why.”
If you think you’re daily grind is killing you… you may be right.
A Popular Science article explains how.
Source: Time sleuths think our body clock could help crack the code about chronic disease
McDonald’s is testing a vegan burger
McDonald’s is testing a vegan burger. Here’s what it’s like.
For Your Brain’s Sake, Keep Moving
Exercise changes the workings of new brain cells in ways that may protect against dementia, a study in mice suggests.
If everyone ate beans instead of beef, we’d be 74% closer to US greenhouse gas emission goals.
What can an individual do about climate change? The easiest answer: make this one dietary switch.