Archive for September, 2008
There’s Still Time to Register for the Peak Mental Performance Seminar
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Dear Friend of Nedley Health Solutions,
Do you want to stay sharp and in control of your life every step of the way? There are proactive steps you can take to achieve the mental alertness you need. As researchers are finding out, you can actually increase your thinking ability—and intelligence—by developing new brain cell connections. You [...]
Red Yeast Rice Decreases Risk of Adverse Cardiac Events
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Physicians with an eye towards reducing coronary heart disease may soon be adding another piece of advice to their traditional stop-smoking, get-some-exercise, lose-weight-now message: eat some red yeast rice.
Researchers from three universities—the University of Tromso in Norway, Shanghai University of Traditional Medicine and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine conducted a review of 93 randomized trials [...]
Contact with Friends and Family Improves Hip Fracture Recovery, Among Other Benefits
Monday, September 15th, 2008According to a new study, socially connected elderly adults who fractured their hip had a better chance of survival, and better recoveries, than their less socially-integrated peers. Researchers led by Dr. Edward Mortimore found that among 674 elderly hip fracture patients, those who’d had regular contact with friends in the weeks before the injury were [...]
Optimism an Aid to Stroke Recovery
Friday, September 12th, 2008Stroke survivors with a positive outlook function better on their own three months after leaving the hospital than their gloomier counterparts, new research shows. The study, which was headed by Dr. Glenn V. Ostir of the University of Texas, surveyed 823 recovering stroke patients age 55 or older while they were in the hospital. A [...]