This Common Nutrient Can Make Exercise Less Heart-Safe

This Common Nutrient Can Make Exercise Less Heart-Safe

by | Aug 29, 2019

“Get more exercise,” is the kind of common wisdom that’s handed out to almost everybody, and particularly for anyone with high blood pressure. But a 2016 article in the American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology could raise...
The Body Composition Type Associated with Psoriasis

The Body Composition Type Associated with Psoriasis

by | Aug 28, 2019

If you’re unlucky enough to have psoriasis, then you may know only too well what triggers it for you. Maybe it’s alcohol, smoking, stress, skin damage, sunburn, or something else. But a new study in the latest edition of the Journal of Dermatology suggests that there...
Stroke Caused By This Widespread New Work Trend

Stroke Caused By This Widespread New Work Trend

by | Aug 27, 2019

We spend at least a third of our lives at work, so scientists have always been interested in the effects of work on our health. The journal Stroke has just published a study that explores the health effects of how we work. And the results are terrifying! Eight hours a...
The Best Music for Your Heart

The Best Music for Your Heart

by | Aug 26, 2019

Swedish pop group Abba is still amazingly popular after nearly 50 years, thanks in part to the success of 2008’s movie Mamma Mia! But do the Swedish supergroup’s songs have the best beat for a healthy heart? The answer will surprise you. A study from Germany has the...
Weird Snoring and Happiness Leven Connection

Weird Snoring and Happiness Leven Connection

by | Aug 25, 2019

If you snore loudly, you probably have hidden (or diagnosed) sleep apnea. People with sleep apnea tend to be more depressed and anxious than non-sufferers, especially if they also happen to have cardiovascular disease. That connection made a team of researchers...
This Healthy Vegetable Causes High Blood Pressure

This Healthy Vegetable Causes High Blood Pressure

by | Aug 24, 2019

Most advice about avoiding high blood pressure involves eating more fruits and vegetables, but now there’s some confusion about one vegetable that a lot of people eat. A new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School points the finger at this...