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Why Your Brain Needs Exercise

Posted on January 13, 2020December 18, 2020 by Better Health For Women

JPM Healthcare week kicks off in San Francisco, the conversation around healthcare turns clairvoyant as experts weigh in on their predictions for the big trends in the coming year. One of the main topics: Will this be the year we finally see a successful drug for Alzheimer’s disease? But rather than play a guessing game, […] Read More

What Does it Mean to Be on a Gluten-Free Diet?

Posted on December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 by Better Health For Women

Source: MedLinePlus.gov On a gluten-free diet, you do not eat wheat, rye, and barley. These foods contain gluten, a type of protein. A gluten-free diet is the main treatment for celiac disease. Some people believe a gluten-free diet can also help improve other health problems, but there is little research to support this idea. Reasons […] Read More

Irish Butter Kerrygold Has Conquered America’s Kitchens

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Better Health For Women

In 1999 the Irish Dairy Board, which had been selling butter and cheese abroad under the Kerrygold label for almost four decades, shipped a few thousand foil-wrapped bricks of butter to the U.S. The group didn’t have high hopes. American farmers produced more than enough milk to go around, and tariffs on imported butter, along […] Read More

How Your Diet Affects Your Mental Health

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Better Health For Women

Active people tend to overthink what food is doing for their body—Is keto good for endurance? What’s the perfect post-training macro spread? Butter or no butter in my coffee?—but underthink what it’s doing for their mind. Yet you’ve probably noticed that what you eat impacts what’s going on upstairs. We’ve all devoured a cheat meal […] Read More

Superfoods… Which Are Good For You & Which Are Hype?

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Better Health For Women

“Superfood” is a popular buzzword these days, with everything from beets to chocolate being labeled as game changing for your health. One thing is certain, when food marketers label a food as a “superfood”, it’s sure to sell. We believe it’s important to question these claims and the following article debunks which foods are actually […] Read More

“Ultraprocessed” Foods Trigger More Calorie Intake

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Better Health For Women

A new theory regarding obesity points a finger at a very specific culprit – highly processed foods, also known as “ultraprocessed” foods. Pulling ingredients apart and then reconstituting them into snacks (including those ready-to-eat meals you find in the freezer section of your grocery store) is the source of the problem. A growing number of […] Read More

Study Finds People Living Near Green Spaces less Prone to Obesity & Heart Disease

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Better Health For Women

Source: Newsweek A study has found that middle-aged and older adults who live in greener neighborhoods have a decreased risk of developing metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions that includes obesity, hypertension and high blood sugar. The study, published in Environmental Pollution, was conducted by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). It differed […] Read More

Lift Weight, Not Too Much, Most of the Days

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Better Health For Women

Source: TheAtlantic.com A few years ago, haunted by vague memories of being a weak middle-schooler, Brett McKay decided he wanted to be able to do more pull-ups. McKay, who runs the website and podcast The Art of Manliness, had in the past tried doing a traditional, twice-weekly regimen, gradually building up his reps. But this […] Read More

More Younger Adults Being Diagnosed With Colorectal Cancer

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Better Health For Women

Source: Newsweek More adults below the age of 50 are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer compared with five decades ago, scientists say. And when younger patients are diagnosed, the disease is more likely to be picked up in the advanced three or four stages, at 51.6 percent versus 40 percent of those above 50. Between […] Read More

Plant-Based Meat: Good for the Environment But Not For Your Health

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Better Health For Women

Source: CNBC There are currently two main, buzzy players in the plant-based “meat” market: Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. In 2013, Whole Foods gave plant-based meat start-up Beyond Meat its first shot at selling its vegan “chicken” strips at Whole Foods locations across the country. Early believers and investors in the product were billionaires Bill […] Read More

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