“Climate change is here,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in July, the hottest month ever recorded. “It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning.” Here’s the latest on a planet entering off-the-charts territory...and the difference your diet can make.
When it comes to food and supplements, confusion abounds. One reason: Some ideas catch on and linger, despite iffy evidence or, worse yet, studies that prove them flat-out wrong. Here’s a handful of claims to doubt.
Can’t remember that movie star’s name? You’re not alone. Memory declines as people get older. Here’s the latest on studies testing diet, drugs, or other measures to slow that cognitive decline...and, ideally, ward off dementia.
Not sure which foods protect (or harm) the blood vessels that feed your heart and brain? Here’s a rundown of the American Heart Association’s 10 recommendations to cut the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and maybe type 2 diabetes, memory loss, kidney disease, and more.
Atypical vegan diet has the lowest average carbon footprint (3.0 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalents per 2,000 calories), followed by vegetarian (5.1), pescatarian (7.3), omnivore (9.8), paleo (11.6), and keto (12.8) diets, scientistsestimated. A Mediterranean (4.3) or DASH (8.1) diet beat other omnivore diets.
More than half of middle-aged and older adults have lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). That can include urinary leakage, urgency, and frequent visits to the bathroom, day or night. Others experience recurrent urinary tract infections or painful kidney stones. Here’s what to know about keeping your urinary tract in shape.
What can keep your ears in good working order? Limiting loud noise—from headphones, rock concerts, lawnmowers, power tools, etc.—is step one. But researchers are also looking for other ways to protect your inner ears.
A healthy diet may help your mind stay sharp as you age.
Researchers followed nearly 50,000 women from 1984 to 2014. Cognitive decline was measured by asking participants if they had difficulty remembering recent events, following spoken instructions, remembering things from one second to the next, finding their way around familiar streets, and more.
An estimated 20 to 30 percent of people with high blood pressure have resistant hypertension. That typically means their pressure is still high even though they’re taking several drugs to lower it.
