In an article written by Rachel Grumman Bender featured on Yahoo! Health, she explains the benefits of having avocados in your diet. Avocados are so much more than just the main ingredient in guacamole. They’re an underrated health food with wide-reaching benefits. In fact, new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that consuming an avocado a day may be the key to keeping bad cholesterol at bay. The researchers found that eating one avocado daily as part of a heart-healthy, moderate-fat diet helps improve “bad” (LDL) cholesterol levels in people who are overweight and obese. In the study, participants between the ages of 21 and 70 were put on three different cholesterol-lowering diets: a low-fat diet without avocado, a moderate-fat diet without avocado, and a moderate-fat diet that included one avocado per day. After spending five weeks on each diet, study participants who consumed the moderate-fat diet with avocado had lower levels of bad cholesterol. Read the full article →
When on a fitness kick, it might be difficult to decide whether or not to put a halt on the daily workout when feeling under the weather. K. Aleisha Fetters’ article for “Life by DailyBurn” lays it out for those who are not feeling their best but are still thinking about tackling their daily fitness regimen. Even if you’re psyched to work out, let’s be honest, sometimes your body is just not having it. We’re all for pushing yourself when it’s laziness that’s holding you back, but there are times when heading to spin class or the weight room can do your body more harm than good. “Health comes before fitness, and even though we can’t control when we get sick, we can do our part in helping our body recover from illnesses,” says certified personal trainer Idalis Velazquez, owner of IV Fitness in Florida. And while rest is a staple of Read the full article →
In an article by Jen Christensen of CNN, she discusses how people who fib about their age are among a population of people who have a lower death rate! These rates are compared to those who claim to actually feel the age listed on their birth certificate or even older. “The study looked at data from from 6,489 people with an average age of 65.8 years who reported that they felt a little less than 10 years younger. What’s interesting is most people in the study didn’t feel like their actual age. Most said they felt about three years younger. Only a tiny percent, some 4.8%, felt at least a year older than their actual age. When University College London researchers followed up on these people over the next eight years, the scientists found only a little over 14% of those who felt younger than their years had died. That Read the full article →
Dana Santas is the yoga trainer for the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Lightning, Orlando Magic and dozens of pros in the NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB. In her article featured on CNN, titled “Three yoga tips to stress less this holiday season”, she highlights major game changing tips for your health this holiday season. (CNN) — There’s no escaping — it’s the season for stress! Whether you love them or dread them, the holidays tax our bodies and our minds. Spending hours on your feet shopping and cooking, the constant temptation to overeat and drink, navigating the holiday social scene — they all take their toll. During the holidays, we’re often bombarded with more stress than any other time of year. This is especially true if you’re playing host or traveling to visit friends and family. The holidays require a great deal of physical and mental energy Read the full article →
In an article written by Nicholas Bakalar for The New York Times, he discusses that Short-term psychotherapy may be an effective way to prevent repeated suicide attempts. Short-term psychotherapy may be an effective way to prevent repeated suicide attempts. Using detailed Danish government health records, researchers studied 5,678 people who had attempted suicide and then received a program of short-term psychotherapy based on needs, including crisis intervention, cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, and psychodynamic and psychoanalytic treatment. They compared them with 17,034 people who had attempted suicide but received standard care, including admission to a hospital, referral for treatment or discharge with no referral. They were able to match the groups in more than 30 genetic, health, behavioral and socioeconomic characteristics. The study is online in Lancet Psychiatry. Treatment focused on suicide prevention and comprised eight to 10 weeks of individual sessions. Over a 20-year follow-up, 16.5 percent of the treated group attempted Read the full article →
