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Is healthy life expectancy in Northern Ireland almost ten years lower than in Ireland?

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  • Healthy life expectancy (HLE) is the number of years a person can expect to live in good health: for NI, the current estimate for HLE is around 62 years while, for Ireland, it is 69.4 years
  • However, Northern Ireland uses a different definition of good health, meaning direct comparisons between the two figures are ill-advised
  • Analysis of other HLE estimates indicates the gap between NI and ROI is nowhere near ten years

On 4 March, Irish Times columnist David McWilliams claimed:

“The average person in the Republic can expect to live a healthy life for almost a full decade longer

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Scientists identify enzymes to increase life span

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Following the experiment, the worms lived 50 percent longer as well as displayed healthier signs.

To be certain, they tested the AMAR mechanism on another lab model: yeast. This single-celled microorganism shares a common genetic makeup with humans. And came up with similar results.

“We hope to attract interest in developing therapeutics that target AMAR,” said O’Rourke. She concluded by adding, “With age-related diseases currently being the major health burden for patients, their families, and the healthcare system, targeting the process of aging itself would be the most effective way to reduce this burden and increase the number of years

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How Can We Stop Overthinking?

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How many evenings have seemed endless due to the constant over-analyzing we do in our minds? If you belong to the category of “overthinkers”, you understand exactly what we mean. A simple and innocent thought can very easily become inflated and end up being a torture of our psychology. Most problems are created by ourselves in the first place, due to the fact that we often allow them to creep into us, focusing on the worst case scenario and not on their solution. This is how a person who analyzes everything functions. Except that in this case even an insignificant

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Heart Healthy Lifestyle Linked to Longer Life Without Diabetes, Cancer

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Exercise is one of the key components of a heart-healthy lifestyle. SolStock/Getty Images
  • Researchers say people who follow the Life Essential 8 recommendations tend to have healthier cardiovascular systems and live longer.
  • The eight recommended lifestyle elements include a healthy diet, regular exercise, weight management, and low cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
  • Researchers say adopting these daily habits can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, cancer, and dementia.

Adults who live a heart-healthy lifestyle and have scores at the higher end of the American Heart Association’s Life Essentials 8 cardiovascular heart chart tends to live

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Healthy lifestyle, diet linked to slower memory decline

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A study found a link between healthy lifestyles and slower memory decline in older adults. Shestock/Getty Images
  • Researchers followed 29,072 older adults (60 years old and over) over 10 years to investigate the link between lifestyle choices and memory loss.
  • They found a link between a healthy lifestyle and slower memory decline, even in the presence of the APOE Ɛ4 gene, which is associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
  • The researchers hope their findings will inform public health initiatives seeking to prevent memory loss in older adults.

The gradual loss of thinking abilities such as memory, reasoning, and psychomotor

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Small changes in the kitchen can lead to a big impact on your family’s health

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(NewMediaWire) – March 06, 2023 – DALLAS What people eat and drink affects heart and brain health and is essential for managing health conditions like blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol. Hispanic adults are at higher risk for Type 2 diabetes and have some of the highest prevalence of poorly controlled blood pressure,[1] two major risk factors for heart disease.[2] As a champion for health equity, today the American Heart Association, the leading global voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke for all, launched Together at the Table/ Juntos En La Mesa.’

The campaign is

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Ghanaians Urged to Consume Millet for Healthy Life

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The Indian High Commissioner in Accra, Mr Sugandh Rajaram, has urged Ghanaians to consume more millet in order to live a healthy and sustainable life.

He noted that a number of health benefits would be derived by adopting the initiative of consuming millet due to its nutritious value

“One of the ways that we as people from the Global South; Africans, Indians, Asians, Ghanaians can do is to adopt what we produce in order to change our lifestyle,” he said.

Mr Rajaram was speaking at the launch of this year’s International Year of Millets (IYM) in Accra on Sunday.

The

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Cook & Move for Your Life program!

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There is little debate that a healthy lifestyle can improve cancer patient outcomes, quality of life, and survival rates. Both the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommend healthy eating habits and regular exercise to reduce the risk of recurrences and deaths associated with cancer. However, despite the many benefits associated with a healthy diet and physical activity, adherence to these recommendations is low among cancer survivors. In a recent study conducted by Dr. Heather Greenlee’s group in the Public Health Sciences Division, researchers evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of promoting healthy eating choices

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