It seems that teenagers share more than clothes and secrets. There is a newly discovered contagion running rampant among teens, and it has been staring us blankly in the face all along. A UK study has found that teenagers can “catch” moods from their friends. Unfortunately, negative moods appear to be more contagious than positive.…
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Here’s yet another reason to get the kids in our lives eating healthier, earlier. We all know that developing healthy eating habits early is essential. But it may be more pivotal than we initially thought. A new study in mice by the University of California Riverside suggests that overeating fat and sugar as a child…
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Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have cracked a 100-year-old mystery! We now know what activates magnesium ions in the cell. This revelation is significant because scientists believe it to be a springboard for innovative drugs to treat cardiovascular disease, metabolic issues like diabetes, and…
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If you’ve been with us for a while, you know that we’re really big on gut health around here. A happy gut leads to a happy, healthy immune system. And you know what makes your gut happy? Avocados. The Hass Avocado Board funded a new study at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where researchers found…
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Winter is in full swing, and most of the US has been battered by a fierce winter storm. As of right now, a record-breaking 73% of America is snow-covered. Even though it’s beautiful, it can be deadly. Research is showing that frigid conditions can be dangerous to our hearts. In a nationwide, 16 year, observational…
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In Japan, specialists from Nagoya University have found what may be a game-changer regarding Parkinson’s disease, the degenerative disorder that causes uncontrollable tremors: blood pressure levels, hematocrit levels (percentage of red blood cells in the blood), and serum cholesterol levels in Parkinson’s patients vary from the standard long before actual symptoms show up. This significant…
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Some exciting news is coming out of Belgium concerning Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS is a chronic and sometimes debilitating condition that frequently leaves many people in pain. Adding frustration to pain, doctors don’t have a firm grasp on IBS and often diagnose it based only on their symptoms. This study, which is published in…
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Do you need some motivation to up your exercise game? It looks as if physical activity may be even more vital for preventing cardiovascular disease than we realized. A new study published on Tuesday, out of the University of Oxford, has found exercise might be more significant for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease than…
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We’re a week into 2021. How are your new year’s resolutions going? Most are still going strong at this point, but as January creeps along, many people start finding it more and more challenging to follow through. Why is that? According to a new psychological study, it may depend on how we phrase our goals.…
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