A study in Edmonton, Canada has found that those in the lower income group are of generally poorer health.
The study, released by Capital Health found that the low income group smoked more, drank more alcohol, are physically less active and, overall, are of poor health as compared to their richer counterparts. (more…)
Did your parents live past 100 years of age? If so, then you have better odds of being healthy and living longer too, a recent study has revealed.
The study, conducted at Boston University and Boston Medical Center, looked at over 600 older adults in the United States and found that children of those who lived past 100, or “centenarians”, were also likely to live longer and had greatly lower likelihoods of getting diabetes, a heart attack or stroke over a period of 4 years. (more…)
I’m sure you have heard of the phrase, “clean and green”. Now, we perhaps need to coin a new one – “clean and slim”.
According to a study conducted at the Indiana University School of Medicine, living in a neighborhood with more greenery actually lowers the risk of children being obese. (more…)
Emotions, such as laughter, affect heart health.
Now, a study recently presented at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting has found that listening to music which gives one a sense of joy also positively impacts heart health. And it does so in a very tangible way, too, by improving the function of blood vessels. (more…)
A study conducted a Loma Linda University found that adults who drank 5 or more glasses of water per day were about 50% less likely to pass on because of a heart attack.
For the study, the research team had looked at the water consumption habits of more than 20,000 people, including both men and women, in the Adventist Health Study. (more…)
Recently, results from the Physicians’ Health Study II were to be presented at the American Heart Association’s 2008 Scientific Sessions.
The study had found neither vitamin C nor vitamin E supplementation to have an effect in reducing major cardiovascular outcomes, when compared to placebo. (more…)
A study conducted at the University of Glasgow has found that living near parks and forests improves people’s health. And this is regardless of their social class.
According to Dr Richard Mitchell, the use of parks and fields for walks as well as other activities helps to lower blood pressure and also to combat the harmful effects caused by stress. (more…)
A study published in the October issue of Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences has revealed a certain “formula” for older folks to “thrive”, or enjoy excellent health, in their latter years.
The study, conduced by the Portland State University, the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Oregon Health & Science University, and Statistics Canada, had followed 2,432 Canadians for a period of ten years. “Thrivers” were those who enjoyed great health throughout the entire decade. (more…)