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In diabetes management, maintaining a healthy diet is crucial to help regulate blood sugar levels and prevent complications associated with the condition. Superfoods are highly nutritious foods that can support diabetes management by providing essential nutrients without causing adverse fluctuations in blood sugar levels. While no one food can solve all your health problems, these...

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Health & Wellness Journalist

We are starting to make significant breakthroughs in medical research regarding Alzheimer’s disease. However, effective treatments for this form of dementia remain largely elusive. Therefore, it is essential that we learn how other diseases affect one’s chances of developing Alzheimer’s. This makes dealing with these diseases a priority, as it could help protect against developing...

Bruce Abrahamse

Bruce Abrahamse

Health & Wellness Journalist

There has been a major breakthrough in neuroscience thanks to a group of researchers from Rochester, Yale, and Princeton Universities. They have produced a technique that manipulates brain activities in order to induce learning in subjects. Utilizing neurofeedback and real-time brain imaging, the technique bypasses the traditional learning process.  A New Way to Learn Information...

Bruce Abrahamse

Bruce Abrahamse

Health & Wellness Journalist

A recent study has identified 13 proteins linked to brain aging, offering insight into potential interventions to slow cognitive decline. These proteins, found in the blood, peak at specific ages—57, 70, and 78—marking critical moments in brain health. Understanding their behavior could help address conditions like dementia, stroke, and other neurodegenerative disorders. However, researchers caution...

Sean Cate

Sean Cate

Wellness Journalist

Nuts have long been celebrated for their nutritional benefits, from improving cardiovascular health to fighting inflammation and even aiding in weight management. Recent studies add another accolade to their repertoire, linking regular nut consumption to a reduced risk of dementia and a longer, disability-free life. Here’s a breakdown of why nuts are considered a brain-boosting...

Sean Cate

Sean Cate

Wellness Journalist

In recent decades, scientists have realized that heart attack symptoms can be quite different for women than for men. The journal Circulation published the findings of a multicenter study of 515 women who’d experienced a heart attack. The most frequently reported symptoms didn’t include chest pain. Instead, women reported unusual fatigue, sleep disturbances, and anxiety. Nearly 80...

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Health & Wellness Journalist

This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links Spirulina, also known as Arthrospira, is a blue-green alga that attained prominence when NASA successfully used it with their astronauts as a dietary supplement on their space missions (Karkos et al., 2010). It...

Should non-alcoholics quit drinking? Maybe. Alcohol seems to have permeated through modern culture. There’s drink for every occasion, including celebrating good news or recovering from bad news. But that doesn’t necessarily make people alcoholics. So is there a reason for casual and social drinkers to go sober? Youtuber Evan discovered many after quitting alcohol for...

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Food Journalist

The guidelines for defining healthy blood pressure levels have seen significant updates in recent years. In 2017, leading health organizations including the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, alongside nine other health organizations, revised the criteria for diagnosing hypertension. These changes have important implications for individuals of all age groups and have...

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Health & Wellness Journalist