Tag: cancer
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Should I get 10,000 steps per day?
Science-based, health promotion or marketing ploy? If you have some sort of exercise watch or gadget, most likely you’ve heard of the goal to get 10,000 steps each day. Even if you don’t, you probably know someone who talks about their daily step goal. They’re walking every chance they get, while watching TV, at work…
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The Science of Happiness
The pursuit of happiness has been around for hundreds, if not thousands of years. We all want to feel the joy, energy and confidence that comes with being happy. It’s even mentioned in the 1776 US Declaration of Independence. And there’s now an International Day of Happiness on March 10. Up until recently, most research…
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Chronic Diseases are More Related than We Think
Chronic diseases are diseases that last for several months, require ongoing treatment and have the potential to limit daily activity. This includes diseases such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, depression, asthma, Alzheimer’s disease and kidney disease. Many chronic diseases have no cure and persist throughout one’s life. For example, while heart disease, such as atherosclerosis, can…
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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…