A new study from the University of Eastern Finland (tracking men’s health over 20 years) found that those who used a sauna four to seven times a week had a 66-percent lower risk for dementia and a 65-percent lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease. The medical researchers hypothesized that sauna bathing reduces inflammation and blood pressure and improves vascular function.
Study: Acupuncture, Yoga, Massage and Tai Chi Show Evidence for Pain Management
A new review of clinical trials from 1966-2016, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, shows that a variety of complementary health approaches, including acupuncture, yoga, massage, tai chi and meditation hold promise for managing various types of pain.
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Study: Ordering/Choosing Food Before Eating Means Lower-Calorie Diet
New Carnegie Mellon University experiments revealed that, when a solid gap existed between when people ordered their food and when they planned to eat it, they opted for significantly lower calorie meals. Interestingly, it wasn’t being hungry in the moment that made the “no willpower” difference, but seemed to be that when one orders meals/food in advance that one can better weigh the longer term costs/benefits.
Learn Something, Wait a Few Hours, then Exercise to Build Memory
A new study from Radboud University-Netherlands and the University of Edinburgh explores how exercise can boost brain function. Participants first observed pictures, to try to remember their place on a screen, and then two-thirds did follow-up exercise: half of the group did interval training 35 minutes after the spatial/visual test and half did it four hours later. The interesting finding was that those who exercised four hours after the test recreated the picture locations most accurately, and MRIs showed their brain activity had a more consistent pattern of neural activity.
New Study: Kids with Early Bedtimes Half as Likely to Become Obese
A new study of 1,000 children found that preschool kids that are in bed by 8 p.m. (as opposed to those who stay up past 9 p.m.) are half as likely to be obese in their teen years. Read this study that indicates that it’s not only poor sleep that can result in obesity, but the timing of sleep that’s a key factor.
New Study: Sleep Problems Linked to Diabetes in Men
A new study out of Europe indicates that men that don’t get enough sleep, or get too much, show an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes. The study tested men and women, measuring their sleep duration (7 hours on average) and markers for diabetes (how well pancreatic cells take up glucose and how sensitive body’s tissues are to insulin). When men got too little or too much sleep, their glucose tolerance decreased – although no such association was found in women.
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