To help you celebrate Passover, we are sharing some low-carb recipes. Whether or not you are Jewish, they can help make the holiday more festive!
The gut-brain connection is a two-way connection—they impact each other. Mice on a high-fat diet had weaker gut barriers, and bacteria can reach the brain without ever entering the blood system.
Everyone is looking for tweaks they can make to optimize their health. Sleeping for about 11 extra minutes a night can lower the risk of a heart attack as much as taking medication.
Cooking at home may not only improve your diet but could also cut older people’s dementia risk by 30 percent. And the risk may be 70 percent lower in older cooks with fewer skills.
With all the hype around GLP-1 medications, people may not realize GLP-1 is already in the body. There are ways to naturally boost GLP-1 without taking medication.
Chia seeds are exceptionally nutrient-dense. Many of us only consume them in the form of pudding or in a smoothie. We're branching out with chia recipes that are new and delicious!
Pythons are extreme when it comes to following a fasting diet. Research has identified the molecule that enables that diet. It could be the key to a new class of obesity drugs.
As the weather begins to thaw, we want to talk about a dangerous outdoor trend. People of all ages are looking for love. Alpine divorce is a new term for a man abandoning his date on a hike.
Many of us close our eyes in a noisy place while trying to focus on one sound. But an experiment found that people had a harder time detecting faint background noises with closed eyes.
Just 20 minutes of moderate cycling increases activity in the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and learning. The increased activity may aid memory consolidation.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hopefully, you're having a lucky day! If not, you can always turn things around by making one of the tasty low-carb St. Patrick’s Day recipes we’re sharing.
A 12-hour fast may have health benefits. A study found that not eating for three hours before going to bed can aid blood pressure, blood sugar and pulse without cutting calories.
The incredible diversity of human lifestyles makes studying aging difficult. A study used something penguins in the zoo have in common with humans to try to gain insight into aging.
There are many health myths around soy. Despite rumors, unsweetened soy milk is excellent for blood sugar. But you have to look at labels when shopping!
A long-term randomized, controlled trial found evidence that multivitamins move the needle on health. People who took a multivitamin for two years showed slower biological aging.
We are celebrating National Coconut Torte Day. Torte is the German word for cake. A torte is traditionally low-carb and made without flour. We are sharing some excellent options!
Researchers discovered that red blood cells are glucose sponges in low-oxygen situations. Red blood cells’ metabolism changes at high altitude to pull more sugar from the bloodstream.
Experts may extol the virtues of exercise to help osteoarthritis, but it might not be as helpful as thought. A study found that it reduced pain by six to 12 points on a 100-point scale.
There has been a lot of hype around Galleri, the blood test that claims to detect more than 50 cancers. Tests like it may be the future of diagnostic medicine in cancer care.
Superagers—people who remain mentally sharp and clear into their 80s and 90s—produce about twice the number of brain cells as their healthy peers. People with Alzheimer’s had fewer.
