(Men’s Fitness Magazine on Yahoo) Meet your new secret weapon. (Photo: Corbis) You asked us if beet juice really is an effective endurance-booster and, spoiler alert, science showed it can help you exercise up to 16 percent longer, but researchers from the University of Exeter say that’s not all. According …
(Beth Janes : Good Housekeeping) These days, probiotics seem to be everywhere — touted in the soft-serve at your local fro-yo joint and the kimchi on your fancy-schmancy sandwich. And yet, seemingly inexplicably, you probably aren’t getting enough of them: Only 20% of Americans incorporate probiotics into their diets, according …
(Ann Brenoff: The Huffington Post) It seems that folks who do occasional fasts may be on to something. New research from the University of Southern California has found that periodically adopting a diet that mimics the effects of fasting could produce a wide range of health benefits. USC researcher Valter …
(Tracie McMillan; NPR.org) If you are looking for proof that Americans’ vegetable habits lean towards french fries and ketchup, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has it: Nearly 50 percent of vegetables and legumes available in the U.S. in 2013 were either tomatoes or potatoes. Lettuce came in third as the …
(CNN) A new report is sounding the alarm about the use of antibiotics in the meat and poultry supply chains of the 25 largest U.S. fast food and “fast casual” restaurants. Restaurant report card: Antibiotics in the meat supply 12 photos: Restaurant report card: Antibiotics in the meat …
(via CNN Wire) Who’s winning the battle over fat-shaming? You decide. Comedian Nicole Arbour claims that her “Dear Fat People” video, in which she railed against the role she says overweight people play in America’s obesity crisis, got her YouTube channel temporarily shut down. “Fat-shaming is not a …
ABC Health & Wellbeing: By, Lottie Dalziel Watercress Close Up PHOTO: Fresh leafy watercress (Lottie Dalziel) Kale is often touted as the best of the best when it comes to superfood. But it seems there are more than a dozen other vegetables that pack more nutritional …
(Stamatis Moraitis tending his vineyard and olive grove on Ikaria. ANDREA FRAZZETTA / LUZPHOTO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES) By DAN BUETTNER (via NYTimes.com) In 1943, a Greek war veteran named Stamatis Moraitis came to the United States for treatment of a combat-mangled arm. He’d survived a gunshot wound, escaped …
Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the sixth most common cancer in the world. The major recognized risk factors for HNC are tobacco and alcohol, with 5–10-fold higher risks for smokers as compared with nonsmokers and for heavy drinkers as compared with abstainers or moderate drinkers. Only a few studies …
The herb Rhodiola rosea has been shown to protect marathon runners against viral infection, which may prove beneficial for more than just athletes, suggests a study from Appalachian State University (ASU) Human Performance Laboratory at the North Carolina Research Campus. Rhodiola rosea, also known as artic root or golden root, …
