If you want to lose weight, it’s best to eat more protein and fiber, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed the Individualized Eating Improvement Program and tracked 22 participants who followed the eating plan for 25 months. The volunteers were advised to increase their daily protein to 80 grams…
Parents are just as stressed as children because they are often absorbed and distracted by their constantly ringing cell phones, a University of Michigan Medicine study has found. Busy working parents find that there are many conveniences to their mobile devices – but that the daily digital notifications from their screens also cause anxiety, according…
Now you have a new excuse to hit the snooze button on the weekends. New research finds that people who catch zzz’s on the weekend can lower their risk of heart disease by up to 20%. “Sufficient compensatory sleep is associated with a lower risk of heart disease,” said study co-author Yanjun Song, a researcher…
Don’t be a clumsy oeuf! Whoever coined the phrase “there’s more than one way to crack an egg” was technically correct. But there’s only one way to crack an egg safely, experts say, warning that one of the most popular methods could end up being dangerous to your health. Many of us — even Democratic…
UK dad Damien Gath got a new lease on life after extraordinary treatment helped manage his Parkinson’s disease. Gath was one of the first patients in the UK to be fitted with a portable pump that gradually releases the new drug Produodopa throughout the day to help manage symptoms, according to NHS England. Produodopa or…
The produce industry is quite difficult: there is a shortage of cucumbers. Cucumbers are in short supply overseas, as supermarket chains report increased sales of the humble food and hypothesize that demand may be due to viral recipes circulating on TikTok. Iceland in particular is experiencing a shortage as local farmers – who harvest around…
This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, revealed that he was recovering from West Nile virus. Fauci, 83, was hospitalized for six days and is now recovering at home. “A full recovery is expected,” his spokesman said, according to the Washington Post. What is West…
Millennials need to treat themselves — to therapy, says a young doctor. “There’s a lot you’re going through right now,” Dr. Terry Simpson, a board-certified general surgeon based in California, to his millennial TikTok followers last week. “You are making career choices. You’re thinking about starting a family,” Simpson continued. “Maybe you have a family…
The joy of quilting? Magnesium supplements have become increasingly popular, especially among restless sleepers desperate to catch some Zs, but a nutrition professor is warning that the tablets aren’t for everyone. “Like many vitamins and supplements, some uses of magnesium are strongly supported by scientific evidence, while others are not,” Dr. Edward Saltzman, an associate…
Well, that’s interesting. One in four Americans feel bored with their lives, according to a new study. A Talker Research survey of 2,000 US residents found that more than a quarter – 27% – of respondents feel they have fallen into a rut and “little [of a] boring life”. The average respondents said they fantasize…