Are We Feeding Cancer? A 2018 systematic review of 12 studies of 9,872 patients finds cancer patients with solid tumors have a 200% higher chance of dying if they also have hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). This large literature review suggests that higher blood sugar levels may feed cancer cells regardless of whether the individual was […]
How To Improve Brain Health
How To Improve Brain Health With Movement Based Exercises… Which Then Improves Everything Else! Bumping Up Your Mental Performance Through Movement. Let’s look at a great article that was recently published in Frontiers in Neuroscience. The topic is neurological / brain health and movement. It sounds a little complicated, but hang in there. It’s both […]
How To Prevent Dementia
What is Dementia? Dementia isn’t a specific disease process, but more of a syndrome that describes a group of symptoms related to a loss of brain function. Dementia occurs through different processes that ultimately are leading to groups of neurons (brain cells) dying. When enough neurons die, symptoms occur. The area(s) of cell death determine […]
Be Active, Live Longer and Feel Better!
Do you want to get more active to improve your health and wellness? You have a lot of options to get started. What exercise works best for most people to improve their health and wellness? How long should you exercise, how hard, and what type of activity should you do? Research looked at this and […]
How To Raise Fit Kids
Helping Your Kids Get and Stay Fit. The National Institutes of Health reports about 55% of adults are overweight or obese. This is up from 43% in the 60’s. How heavy and how healthy we are often is related to our habits when young. Our kids now are becoming increasingly sedentary, only 19% are physically […]
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