What Exercise Does to Your Brain, Maybe 21:37 Add Comment Edit Gretchen Reynolds, estimable health writer for the New York Times, reports on some interesting research that suggests that exercise can mak... Read More
For Heart and Brain Health, Eat More Capers 16:37 Add Comment Edit Chicken piccata is good for you, at least if it’s covered with enough capers. That’s the take home lesson from the University of California’... Read More
Can Exercise Fend Off COVID-19? 14:37 Add Comment Edit Has there ever been a time when more people were trying to get in shape? Fast? COVID-19, which is particularly cruel to people who are obese... Read More
Anthony Fauci on Running 19:49 Add Comment Edit Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talks about what running means to him. Read More
Runners Should Distance 30 Feet 20:44 Add Comment Edit Runners can forget about the six foot margin for coronavirus safety. Because a runner’s wake can carry respiratory droplets much farther tha... Read More
Keto Diet May Harm Athletes’ Bones 18:43 Add Comment Edit Like so many questionable commitments, ketogenic diets are in fashion, again. Word has it that the low-carb, high-fat regimen can help us lo... Read More
Eat Plants for Heart Health 19:43 Add Comment Edit One more thing a plant-based diet can do for you: lower the risk of heart disease. Researchers at Penn State are convinced of it, having fou... Read More
Museum Goers Live Longer 16:08 Add Comment Edit Want to add a few years to your life? Start visiting museums. A recent study by researchers at the University College London found that, ev... Read More
Running May Be Good for Knees 16:07 Add Comment Edit Yes Virginia, running–even distance running- may be good for our knees. The latest evidence for that surprising suggestion comes from Dr. Al... Read More
Mindfulness Can Lower Blood Pressure 18:47 Add Comment Edit Lots of people have high blood pressure, and more than half of those who hav it fail to get it under control. Now comes research from Brown ... Read More
Eat Plants, Save Your Brain 17:14 Add Comment Edit Eating more plant-based foods and less red meat in our middle years may reduce the risk of cognitive impairment further down the road. That ... Read More
Your Brain on a High Fat Diet 18:53 Add Comment Edit We have a good idea of how a high fat diet changes our bodies, and it’s not a change for the better. Now researchers at Yale have a good ide... Read More
For Heart Health, Aerobic Tops Strength Training 18:40 Add Comment Edit Wondering if you should for a run or head to the gym and lift those damn weights? Geezer says run. It’s better for your heart. We know that ... Read More
Some, Not All, Exercise Boosts Endocannabinoids 16:11 Add Comment Edit Most people who exercise know that they feel better, meaning happier, after working out. Researchers at Iowa State University now have a bet... Read More
Best Drink With Hot Chili Peppers? 17:46 Add Comment Edit What’s the most mouth-cooling beverage to drink when eating hot chili peppers? According to new research conducted at Penn State’s College o... Read More
What’s Better, Morning or Evening Exercise? 20:56 Add Comment Edit Is it worth getting up early to exercise? Or is an evening run just as good for you? Researchers at the University of Copenhagen were determ... Read More
Marathon Training Reverses Blood Vessel Aging 15:41 Add Comment Edit Turns out that daily running can turn back the clock on our blood vessels. That’s the conclusion or researchers at University College in Lon... Read More
Get Up. We Sit Too Much 18:13 Add Comment Edit Just when you thought Americans had learned the value of exercise, along comes a study showing that the amount of time that most of us spend... Read More
Danger in Trendy Workouts 15:28 Add Comment Edit Yes, intense workouts are good for you, except when they’re bad for you, as researchers at Rutgers Medical School recently learned from the ... Read More
Mushrooms May Keep Brains Sharp 14:15 Add Comment Edit No, not the magic kind. Just run of the mill, supermarket mushrooms may help people over the age of 60 keep mild cognitive impairment at bay... Read More