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Your Health & Wellness
To stay healthy, exercise, and sit less
To stay healthy, exercise appears necessary, but not sufficient. We also should sit less...
What are probiotics and should you take them?
These days, it seems that everyone is recommending particular diets to improve your health. And...
For your mental health, feed your brain
The New York Times reports on nutritional psychiatrists who advise people to eat as little...
PPIs found to increase risk of kidney failure
Routine use of proton pump inhibitors, common over-the-counter medications used to treat acid...
Will over-the-counter hearing aids help people with Medicare?
Medicare does not cover hearing aids. But, more than 20 million people with Medicare suffer from...
Can eating more mushrooms prevent cognitive decline?
There are hundreds of studies on the benefits of different foods and vitamins for your heart, your...
Keeping mentally and physically healthy and engaged may prevent...
A 2017 study by a worldwide team of dementia experts, published in Lancet, lays out the latest...
Processed foods and fast foods have bigger health risks than you...
Fast foods and processed foods have bigger health risks than you might think. The problem with fast...
Six ways to help speed your recovery after surgery
Healing after surgery always takes time. But, there are things you can do or not do to help speed...