Author name: Dr. Barry Dinner

Movements involved in fidgeting may counteract the adverse health effects of sitting for extended periods of time. Janet Cade, from the University of Leeds (United Kingdom), and colleagues collected over 14,000 responses from women who were enrolled in the UK Women’s Cohort Study and subsequently surveyed for health behaviors, chronic disease, physical activity levels, and […]

Although inflammation is often necessary as a protective defense against infection and injury, unchecked, chronic inflammation is implicated in a number of diseases. The lifelong accumulation of molecular damage that results from chronic inflammation has been suggested to serve as a major contributor to the aging process. When the immune system begins overacting and starts

Stroke is currently the second leading cause of death worldwide. The most common type is ischemic stroke, during which a blocked blood vessel prevents blood from reaching the brain. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center induced ischemic stroke in mice two weeks after administering a combination of antibiotics. The mice treated with antibiotics had

In 400 BC, Hippocrates made an observation he thought was a secret to longevity. Obesity appeared to lead to an early death, so he thought restraint was the key to living longer. It would be over 2000 years before science would confirm his suspicions. In the 20th century, scientists made the link between calorie restriction

Daniel Dudenkov, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, reported on a 25-hydroxyvitamin D level study, at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. The comprehensive population-based study involved people ages 18 and older in Olmsted County, Minn., who were enrolled in a Rochester Epidemiology Project from the years

Most common chronic diseases in the Western world were extremely rare before the Industrial revolution, and they are practically non-existent in non-westernized, traditional communities throughout the world today. This is no coincidence, it simply affirms that chronic diseases such as heart disease, atherosclerosis, cancer, irritable bowel disorders and diabetes are caused by lifestyle factors and

According to a new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers and colleagues, drinking three to five cups of coffee a day may decrease the likelihood of dying prematurely. The team studied data collected from over 200,000 men and women, who had filled out validated food questionnaires, for up to approximately 30

Numerous studies suggest the health promoting effects of a good night’s sleep.  Aric Prather, from the University of California/San Francisco (UCSF; California, USA), and colleagues enrolled 164 healthy men and women, ages 18 to 55 years, in a study in which subjects were assessed for sleep duration and sleep continuity for 7 consecutive days. A

Previously, studies suggest a contributory role of the neural circuitry that drives anger, anxiety, and depression to raise the risks of cardiovascular events.  Thomas Buckley, from Royal North Shore Hospital (Australia), and colleagues assessed 313 patients hospitalized with acute coronary occlusion, who reported an angry outburst in the 48 hours prior to myocardial infarction.  Data

The “vacation effect” has more long-term benefits than it usually gets credit for. Most people realize how good it feels to get away from the daily grind, the ongoing stressful situations, the pressures of always trying to be more successful, and all the things that put people’s bodies into a defensive-like posture. A new study