Autumn is approaching our doorstep, and with the last pitch of scorching hot days with air quality alerts, many outdoor activity lovers are hesitating to go out for a walk or exercise these days. Especially, young people who have multiple jobs with a lack of physical activities threatening their mental health. According to the NIH, […]
Since global warming issues are surfacing, many fish eaters are concerned about their food availability from the fish markets around the globe. Many people know fish have huge health benefits, and especially certain fishes like salmon, trout, sardines, and mussels have healthy dietary contents of EPA and DHA. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) […]
Getting older means more energy is put into maintaining better functioning due to overused or neglected organs during one’s lifetime. Especially, Diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and all chronic diseases attack at once then most older adults don’t know what to do first, and eventually, they knock on the doors of their physicians. Diabetes and high […]
COVID-19 is still hovering and threatening those with weakened immunity during summer. COVID-19 new variant vaccines will be available within days, according to NBC News, last year, it was delivered to the public in September, but this year it may arrive a little earlier. The new shot will target the KP.2 strain, a descendant of […]
On Aug 14, the World Health Organization(WHO) declared the Mpox outbreak in central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC), and worldwide to raise concern about this fast-spreading virus. Recently, a new case was seen in Europe bringing more awareness of this virus spread through sexual contact has been recognized. According to the Harvard Medical […]
A study from the University of Texas Medical Branch said that a single nasal spray dose could remove the protein, excessive toxic amyloid, and tau, which are abnormally built inside the brain’s neurons. The excessive toxic tau protein accumulates in the brain to block the normal blood flow due to tangling with normal tau […]
With many excuses, people like couch potatoes under air conditioning running at the house to watch movies and play games during summer. Studies have shown that physical exercise can increase the number of dendritic arborizations in the cortex which is the control tower of cognitive functions. Even during periods of inactivity, still some dendritic growth […]
By 2040, the population aged 65+ (born between 1946 and 1964: the Baby Boomer cohort) will increase to 80.8 million, more than double the number in 2000(35 million) in the United States, according to the Census Bureau, 2019. A recent study, from sciencedirect.com, shows that alcohol consumption increased among adults 65 and older and its […]
Many studies show that consuming one avocado helps cognitive functions in 60 or older adults. Brain health is a vital research topic, increasing significantly in recent years. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2011-2014 surveyed 2,886 participants who had done the test for cognitive performance evaluation that avocado consumers had significantly better cognitive […]
Taking cranberries daily is one of the ways to keep a healthy gut and prevent colon cancer due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Normally we take cranberries around Thanksgiving day because it is cranberry season from September to November. When the festive season begins, cranberries perform the work to take care of most Americans’ […]