Category: Lifestyle
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Can you prevent dementia with healthy living?
Every three seconds someone is diagnosed with dementia. And more than 55 million people worldwide have dementia. Once thought to be a disease that ‘just happens’ we now know a lot more, including how lifestyle factors play a role. This is good news given there are no effective treatments to reverse dementia, so prevention is…
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Can you outrun your genes for a longer life?
Does heart disease run in your family? Diabetes? Or cancer? Or maybe you come from a family that lives well into their 90s. People will often say it’s in your genes. And it’s not just in health or disease that genes matter. Who your parents are, and their genes, are involved in everything from the…
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Are microplastics bad for your health?
Plastics are beneficial to many aspects in life. From tires for vehicles to home insulation to surgical equipment. Made primarily from fossil fuels, plastics can be shaped and are made to last. This, however, can be a problem. As plastics increase so do microplastics, which are found in the food we eat, water we drink…
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Can helping others make you healthy?
Exercise, healthy nutrition, quality sleep and… helping others. The first three are recognized as key to living a healthy life. But most of us probably wouldn’t think helping others affects our health. Because the main benefits are to the person we’re helping, right? Yet more and more research is telling us how helping others can…