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Friday, December 5th, 2008
New research released by Dr. Tien Y. Wong in the Archives of Opthalmology (November issue) suggests that people who lose weight around their middle can decrease their odds of developing age-related macular degeneration. (Age related macular degeneration is one of the primary causes of severe vision loss among elderly people).
Dr. Wong, who followed 12,515 adults [...]
Reducing Your Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
Friday, December 5th, 2008Losing belly fat isn’t the only way to reduce the risk of developing metabolic syndrome. A study of more than 5000 Illinois adults found that those who got adequate aerobic exercise (at least 30 minutes of moderate activity such as walking on most days of the week) were 85% less likely to have Metabolic Syndrome [...]
Breast Feeding: The Aerobic Advantage
Friday, December 5th, 2008Researchers have known for some time that breast feeding helps keep babies from developing respiratory infections. A recent study, which measured the average lung capacity of a child by the volume of air he or she could forcibly exhale, has revealed another benefit: the air exhaled by children who were breast fed for at least [...]
Flavorful Foods Aid in Weight Loss
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Limiting what you eat isn’t the only way to lose weight. If taking off pounds is one of your goals, eating more flavorful food may be just as effective–or more–than counting calories. These findings were reported by Dr. Allen Hirsch, M.D., of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation. In a recent study, Dr. [...]
Time Spent Outside Affects Eyesight
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Have you ever wondered why nearsightedness has increased since the 1800’s? Or why those coming from traditionally agricultural societies wear glasses less often?
A study of myopia led by Dr. Kathryn Rose of the University of Sydney, Australia, found that 12-year-old children who spent more than 2.8 hours per day outside had less nearsightedness than those [...]
Enhance your Probability of Cancer Survival with Adequate Vitamin D
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008In a 6 ½-year-study at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, scientists found that colorectal cancer patients with the highest blood levels of Vitamin D before diagnosis had the highest rate of survival.(1)
Canadian researchers report that women with normal vitamin D levels were more likely to survive breast cancer than those with deficiencies, who had had [...]
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 [...]
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