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Healthy aging: 5 easy ways for seniors to maintain healthy dietary habits | Health

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Aging is a natural process that brings about changes in various aspects of our lives, including our dietary needs. As we age, it becomes increasingly important to maintain a healthy diet in order to promote overall well-being and prevent age-related health problems. In this context, it is essential for seniors to understand the importance of dietary habits and make necessary changes to their food intake. Older adults are at greater risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease and cancer, and health conditions related to changes in muscle and bone mass. The good news is that you can alleviate some

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Fox News Host Confronts Lindsey Graham on GOP’s Abortion Position

sarah09/04/2023 21 Views

Fox News host Shannon Bream pressed Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, on Sunday about whether the GOP’s message on abortion was “costing the Republican Party.”

Anti-abortion advocates celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which last June overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that previously guaranteed reproductive rights to women across the United States, as a major victory. The ruling allowed states to make their own laws regarding the medical procedure, with many Republican-led states quickly moving to either ban or place significant restrictions on abortion in the months following the ruling.

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Jennifer Lopez talks about the basics of a healthy lifestyle, self-care

sarah07/04/2023 18 Views

Jennifer Lopez talked about the basics of maintaining a healthy lifestyle at the launch of her new alcohol line.

the Shotgun Wedding actress, 53, exclusively discussed the tricks of achieving healthy lifestyle with PEOPLE for the launch of her lower-calorie alcohol line Delola.

“For me, [a] a healthy lifestyle is about self-care,” said Lopez. “Working out regularly with some consistency, taking care of your skin…”

However, she explained that it all starts with the basics, including getting enough sleep and drinking lots of water, and also focusing on meditating

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What causes eczema can be in the water we breathe, new science suggests

sarah01/04/2023 54 Views

Chemicals that spew from vehicle exhaust and are used to make a variety of common products — from spandex to memory foam mattresses — can cause eczema in infancy, according to research from the National Institutes of Health.

“We have solid data establishing that pollutants are very likely behind increasing cases of atopic dermatitis,” Dr. Ian Myles, chief of the Epithelial Research Unit in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology. (Disclosure: I participated in a clinical trial run by Myles in 2018.)

Atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, is an incredibly

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Guelph, Ont. researchers link nitrate to heart health

sarah28/03/2023 23 Views

Preventing heart failure and managing diabetes are the potential benefits of a new discovery by University of Guelph researchers.

In a study using mice, the scientists found that nitrate can improve heart health – and the reason why is linked to gut microbes.

“We used sodium nitrate in our study, but nitrate is found in green leafy vegetables like spinach and beets in particular,” said Graham Holloway, a professor in the university’s Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences.

Researchers studied the effects of the nitrate on mice eating a high-fat diet, and found the nutritional compound acts like a

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Inflation and money woes are forcing Americans to delay medical care: Shots

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Substitute teacher Crystal Clyburn, 51, doesn’t have health insurance. She got her blood pressure checked at a health fair in Sarasota, Fla.

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Substitute teacher Crystal Clyburn, 51, doesn’t have health insurance. She got her blood pressure checked at a health fair in Sarasota, Fla.

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At a health-screening event in Sarasota, Florida, people milled around a parking lot waiting for their turn for blood pressure or diabetes checks. The event was held in Sarasota’s Newtown neighborhood, a historically Black community.

Local resident Tracy Green, 54, joined the line outside a pink

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Swapping kabsa for kale: Saudis embrace healthy eating | Health

sarah05/03/2023 54 Views

Long partial to heavy lunchtime platters of meat and rice, Asim al-Shammari has recently turned to lighter fare from a self-described diet restaurant, swayed by Saudi Arabia’s anti-obesity push.

Roughly one in five Saudi adults is obese, according to an in-depth study published by the World Bank last year that described the problem as “alarming”.

The Global Obesity Observatory places the kingdom at number 17 in its international rankings of obesity prevalence, three slots below the United States and near neighbors Qatar and Kuwait.

But the Vision 2030 reform agenda spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman includes goals for

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What is a borg? The drinking trend of experts warn is ‘dangerous’

sarah04/03/2023 24 Views

At a time when the topics of sophisticated AI chatbots and biohacking are finding their way into everyday conversations, the word “borg” could easily refer to anything from the future of customer service cyborg technology to the name of a sinister new tech start-up.

But on TikTok and university campuses, it’s the name of a new drinking trend. Shorthand for “blackout rage gallon,” it’s being touted by Gen Z students as a way to get drunk easily, cheaply and with seemingly less risk of a hangover the next day. But experts warn the risks of jumping on the trend aren’t

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