Lifestyle & Health
Featured news in this section is focused on health and wellness. It includes articles of interest to brokers who want to stay healthy as well as employer programs to help employees stay healthy, state health rankings, fitness trends, etc.
Strokes affect nearly 800,000 Americans each year, often without warning. In the U.S., someone has a stroke every 40 seconds, and dies from stroke every three minutes. During Stroke Awareness Month, Dr. Jennifer Nuovo, chief medical officer for Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, urges everyone to recognize the warning signs and take steps to lower your risk. “Stroke is a leading cause of disability, but many cases are preventable,” said Dr. Nuovo. “Early treatment can reduce long-term damage, so knowing the symptoms and acting quickly can save lives.” Know the signs: Act FAST A stroke happens when blood flow ...
Sleep is an important aspect of overall health and emotional well-being. The amount and quality of sleep you get can affect your body in various ways. A recent study published in NatureTrusted Source found that getting too little or too much sleep may speed aging in the brain and other areas of the body. Previous researchTrusted ...
Sleep is the ultimate self-care act. It lets your mind and body relax, heal, and recharge. Most adults need 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night for good health.1 But what happens when you don’t get enough and hit that midday slump? Enter the nap. Are naps healthy? It depends. Naps probably aren’t a good ...
A study from researchers at Loma Linda University in California suggests that eating eggs — fairly frequently — could be linked to lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease among older adults. The findings, published in the Journal of Nutrition, indicated a 27 percent decreased risk of Alzheimer’s among study participants who ate at least five eggs per week, but even ...
Just 10 minutes of daily floor exercises may improve balance, flexibility and agility, according to a new study. Researchers in Japan, including those at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, found participants improved in standing balance, side-to-side agility and trunk flexibility after completing the specific routine, according to the study, published in April in the journal PLOS ...
GLP-1 drugs (glucagon-like peptide-1s) have exploded in popularity in recent years – initially as a way to control diabetes and then as tools for weight loss. Growing research suggests that these drugs – which include semaglutide and tirzepatide – potentially have benefits beyond weight loss, with stronger evidence for cardiovascular and kidney health. Even so, experts ...
Excess salt intake has long been linked to higher blood pressure, but now a new study has also tied it to quicker cognitive decline in certain groups. In a six-year study of more than 1,200 older adults 60 and older, Australian researchers found that higher baseline dietary sodium intake was associated with faster decline in “episodic recall” in ...
New research has identified a possible link between a person’s outlook on life and their risk of developing dementia. The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, examined whether having higher levels of optimism could reduce the chances of cognitive decline over time. Researchers analyzed data from more than 9,000 adults who ...
Weight loss is complex – and goes beyond counting calories, according to experts. Dr. Jason Fung, a kidney specialist and author of the recent book “The Hunger Code,” said lasting weight loss requires a shift in how people understand and respond to hunger. “Most of the time, we focus on eating less or what we’re eating, ...
Mark Cuban, owner of Cost Plus Drugs and a longtime critic of the pharmaceutical industry, is speaking out in support of the congressional Break Up Big Medicine Act. “I don’t think people realize how much health care costs are driving big companies to fire and not hire,” he wrote in a social media post. “It ...