You can sleep more Setting your clock back is the perfect occasion to log more zzzs. And there’s a reason snoozing feels so good: It’s great for your health. Heart attack risk drops during the days following the end of daylight savings time, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (It also increases in March when daylight savings time starts.) Researchers believe that additional sleep boosts cardiac health....
Yep, we’re going there Unless you’re a toddler in the throes of potty training, we’re going to guess you don’t spend much time talking about your poop. Or even acknowledge that they happen. But here’s why you might want to give your #2 a glance before you flush: It’s actually one of the best clues you have to your health. “Your bowel movements are the only real marker you have about what your G....
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Oops! Miscounting Calories It’s true that running eats up more calories than nearly any other activity: The average man burns 124 calories per mile and the average woman burns 105, which means a 3-miler nets you a 315- to 372-calorie deficit. But you can easily overspend your calorie deficit with something as simple as a flavored latte and a chocolate-chip cookie.Correction: Get a better estimate of your calorie burn with an online calculator, like this one, or with a GPS watch that allows you to input your height, weight, and other stats....
I’m well aware of the health dangers of an expanding waistline and belly fat: diabetes, heart disease, stroke, even cancer. At the same time, I don’t want to give up eating the foods I love. And I don’t want to exercise even harder and longer than I already do. (I know you don’t want to either.) To find a better way, I consulted some of the country’s top doctors and researched the medical literature....
After taking two 500 mg capsules of pure ground black seed powder each evening for 9 weeks, 20 healthy men in their 50s tested markedly better on measures of memory, attention, and cognition than 20 placebo-popping counterparts. Black cumin’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuron-protecting properties are likely responsible for the brain-boosting results, says study author Muhammad Shahdaat Bin Sayeed, a lecturer in the department of pharmacy at the University of Asia Pacific in Bangladesh....
Happiest Waist-Deep In The Current On any given Saturday, you’re likely to find Gina Kelley standing in a river. The 60-year-old tried fly-fishing 4 years ago on vacation and got, well, hooked. She now drives for hours to fishing haunts or heads to her second home in Idaho, where there’s a river just out her back door. “I thought I’d just be sitting there and waiting for the pole to move....
Sam was less than enthusiastic, because most “health food” restaurants served food that was boring, weird, or both. So I had him over for dinner. I made curried cauliflower soup, a vegetarian Caesar salad, salmon cakes, and a frozen dessert with cashew milk. After dinner, he seemed a little more open to the concept. We hired Michael Stebner, a classically trained French chef. And in 2008 we opened our first True Food Kitchen, in Phoenix....
The latest case: Nutella. Sure, their commercials make the spread sound like a wholesome mix of hazelnuts, skim milk, and a touch of cocoa, but it turns out Nutella’s about as healthy as a Milky Way. One woman was so appalled when she realized that two tablespoons of her go-to breakfast spread packed in 200 calories, 21 grams of sugar, and 11 grams of fat, that she took the company to court…and won....
Never fear: even with sensitive wrists you can still get sculpted arms with these 8 exercises—all gain, no pain! THE PLAN: How to do it: Hold the first exercise, Low Plank, for 10 seconds, and then rest for 5 seconds; repeat 4 times. For exercises 2 through 8, do 12 repetitions of each move. After you finish, repeat the routine 2 more times for a total of 3 sets. Aim to do this workout 3 days a week!...
We know, we know: that doesn’t exactly sound comforting. Arsenic-riddled food conjures images of mini IEDs detonating in your body every time you swallow a sushi roll or swig some apple juice. What is arsenic doing in our food in the first place? And is it really a big deal? According to the FDA, arsenic is everywhere. It occurs naturally in places like rocks and volcanoes, and it’s also widespread as a fertilizer ingredient....
A: It’s doubtful: ADHD really begins in childhood, and while in some cases it isn’t diagnosed until adulthood, it’s very unlikely that you wouldn’t have noticed symptoms before now. There are tests your doctor can use to diagnose ADHD, but before you go for those, look at your lifestyle for other, more probable factors that can reduce concentration. A common cause of lack of focus is lack of sleep. Medications you’ve started recently can interfere with your slumber, as can hormonal changes associated with perimenopause or menopause....
A: Many do, as long as you pick one targeted to your particular type of fatigue. My goal is to help patients find no more than five supplements that address their health concerns. But you need to pinpoint the problem before you can find your own personal fatigue fighter. These are some I recommend. B-complex vitamins boost energy in just a few weeks. The Bs help your body extract energy from the food you eat, but the big bonus for women is that these nutrients also restore energy by balancing hormone levels and recharging the immune system....
Learn the tricks by watching the video below, then give the move a try. It’s a must-do exercise for anyone holding onto tension in the lower back and between the shoulders (so, pretty much all of us!). More from Prevention: 10 Foods That Ease Pain Naturally
But now, a new study has revealed that a simple, at-home test is also very effective at detecting most colorectal cancers. These tests—known as fecal immunochemical tests or “FITs”—require patients to collect a single stool sample in the privacy of their own homes, which they then send to a laboratory for analysis. FIT products work by employing specific antibodies that bind to human blood hidden in a patient’s stool—a big indicator of cancer....
Researchers set out to see how a sunny attitude affects stress by looking at a particularly stressed-out demographic—older adults. “A lot of people think older adulthood is retirement, rest, and relaxation,” explains researcher Joelle Jobin, a PhD candidate at Concordia University. “But it’s also a time that’s marked by many age-related challenges, such as cognitive changes, an increase in chronic illness, and the loss of loved ones—all associated with an increase in cortisol and stress....
Here, 6 impossibly easy ways to tone your core and flatten your belly—fast. Do this 2-second posture check Make your abs look flatter instantly by changing your posture, suggests Andrea Metcalf, author of Naked Fitness and fitness expert for Anytime Fitness. “When you’re standing and waiting in line, drop your tailbone and pull the hip bones up as if you’re trying to connect your hips to your rib cage. This pulls in and flattens out the belly....
