Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Is chocolate capable of making you live long and well? The answer so far is “definitely maybe.” Like coffee, tea, and alcohol, chocolate is a food-drug which has been around for thousands of years. It can do much for you—both well and ill.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Food changes gene expression—directly. Eat a bowl of rice and you can turn off genes controlling cholesterol synthesis. Other foods affect us in different and surprising ways. You’ve been eating genetic information—probably all your life.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Vitamin. The word itself conjures up healthiness, something vital for life. Without them we can’t live. But can we have too much of them? Yes. Just like we can have too much food.
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Editorial Staff
Not too much of it—too little of it. In many ways, it’s this simple: without salt, you die; with it you can thrive. Controversy remains about the best level of sodium in our bodies, so don’t assume a low sodium diet is necessarily best for you.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Safety and Security, Exercise & Fitness
Cyclists in Britain are using inexpensive cameras to document ill-mannered driving by car and truck drivers. And there are a lot more uses for portable cameras—to improve health, diet, and public health, among many others. Let’s get the lowdown on a few.
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Retirenet Media Team
Found in: Exercise & Fitness, Sleep and Rest
Struggling to stick to your New Year’s fitness resolution? Learn how to stay consistent, build motivation, and get back on track if you’ve stopped exercising. These expert-backed tips will help you turn your resolution into a lasting lifestyle change.
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Editorial Staff
Found in: Aging
As we get older, many of us hear the same advice from friends, family and even physicians: stay active and eat well. Yet one common bit of dietary advice—a low-sodium diet—may be linked to health problems that interfere with your ability to remain active.
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Editorial Staff
No two people are the same when it comes to salt in the diet. The general advice is to consume between 1,500 to 2,300mg sodium per day. But are the recommended limits reasonable when applied to everyone?
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Liz Neporent
Found in: Exercise & Fitness
Being eco-friendly isn’t just for tree-hugging granola-eaters anymore. Most of us understand how important it is to do our part to make the earth a better place to live. But did you know that by getting healthy you can also improve our planet’s health?
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Liz Neporent
Found in: Obesity, Exercise & Fitness
There is emerging research to suggest the brain can become hardwired to crave a hit of extra crispy chicken just as it might any other addictive substance. Fast food companies share at least some of the blame for global corpulence.
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