via New York Daily News Men, some new research shows a fascinating correlation between your physical health as an adolescent and your mental health as an adult. An increased lifetime risk for psychiatric disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety...
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Study: Women Need About 20 Minutes More Sleep Than Men
Women need 20 about minutes more sleep in a night than men do, according to a study out of England’s Loughborough University. “Women’s brains are wired differently … so their sleep need will be slightly greater,” Professor Jim Horne, with the university’s...
Get Good Gut Health With Prebiotics And Probiotics
via Huffington Post We all want our gut to feel good. No one wants a gut that is in constant turmoil possibly leading to serious conditions of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diabetes, obesity or rheumatoid arthritis. What our gut is trying to tell us when these diseases arise is...
Study: Majority of U.S. Kids and Teens Not Drinking Enough Water
via FOX News A new study by Harvard University scientists found that nearly half of all U.S. children and teenagers are not getting enough water. While researchers note that American children are not dying for lack of water, mild dehydration can cause problems such as headaches...
Smart Ways To Lower LDL Or ‘Bad’ Cholesterol
Your blood cholesterol numbers are important to know, as they are a way of assessing or evaluating your future risk of heart disease. One number to pay attention to is your “bad” or LDL cholesterol. LDL stands for low density lipoprotein and is an important carrier of cholesterol...