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Coming to terms with old age despite new possibilites | Health living
As they enter retirement age, baby boomers are once again at the center of the attention of marketers…
Life
Can Diet Sodas Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke? | Timi Gustafson RD
A just released study on diet sodas suggests that the no-cal or low-cal versions may be kinder to…
Life
Weight loss surgery for diabetes patients a problematic choice | Timi Gustafson
With obesity rates in the United States and around the world continuously rising, surgery for weight loss is…
Life
Widespread chronic sleep deprivation seen as a cause for concern | Timi Gustafson
There are multiple causes for the so-called lifestyle-related diseases that plague us today. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease and…
Life
Lifelong learning may be the best defense against Alzheimer’s disease | Timi Gustafson
Exercising the brain as much as exercising the body to keep both fit and healthy has become the…
Life
Why gaining weight is so much easier than losing weight | Timi Gustafson
One of the hardest things about weight gain is that it can happen so easily. Losing weight, on…
Life
A renewed effort to fight Alzheimer’s disease | Timi Gustafson
The Obama administration has tasked the science community with finding some effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease by 2025.…
Life
Americans prefer eating at home but still don’t cook or eat healthily | Timi Gustafson
The average American family eats at home on most days but is too rushed to make meals from…
Life
Government study finds too much salt in bread | Timi Gustafson
The highest amount of salt Americans eat comes from bread, according to a study by the Centers for…
Life
For weight loss, cutting back on calories matters most | Timi Gustafson
People who swear by a particular diet to lose weight may be fooling themselves, according to a recent…
Life
School lunches will improve, but more work needs to be done | Timi Gustafson
School children will find more fruits, vegetables and whole-grain products on their lunch plates under the new nutritional…
Life
This time could be different for New Year’s resolutions | Timi Gustafson
What is it with New Year’s resolutions that makes them so prone to failure, it’s almost ludicrous to…
Life
How long will you live? A new set of assessment tools may be able to tell | Timi Gustafson
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have come up with new assessment tools to determine…
Life
Signs of memory loss found in younger people | Timi Gustafson
Loss of memory and other cognitive functions may start much earlier in life than previously thought, according to…
Life
Meeting the nutritional needs of students is a wise investment | Timi Gustafson
Last week, congressional legislators voted to block a proposal by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve the…
Life
Anxiety disorders are on the rise | Timi Gustafson
It’s getting harder to feel good about life in America. According to data collected by the Census Bureau,…
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Why anxiety disorder is on the rise | Healthy Living
It’s getting harder to feel good about life in America. According to data collected by the Census Bureau,…
Life
Americans more aware of healthy diet | Timi Gustafson
During the past 20 years, Americans have become increasingly aware that their diet plays a significant role for…
Life
Too much salt and too little potassium a deadly combo | Timi Gustafson
Eating too much salt and too little potassium is not only bad for your health, it may significantly…
Life
Workable guidelines for eating healthy | Timi Gustafson
It’s been almost a hundred days since the government released the latest update of its Dietary Guidelines. For…