Insight into my DNA has been made possible by personal genomics. Now, I am able to know whether I have cancer-causing or other alterations in my genes. However, you might be someone who adamantly refuses to learn about your genes and whether you are at risk for certain diseases. Avoiding information that threatens happiness or health… Continue reading Your Genes Are Not Your Health Destiny!
Author: Sondra Forsyth
Sondra Forsyth is Co-Editor-in-Chief of ThirdAge.com. She is a National Magazine Award winner with scores of major magazine bylines and twelve books to her credit. Her most recent book is “Candida Cleanse: The 21-Day Diet to Beat Yeast and Feel Your Best”. Sondra was Executive Editor at “Ladies’ Home Journal,” Features Editor at “Cosmopolitan,” and Articles Editor at “Bride’s”. A former ballerina, she founded Ballet Ambassadors, an arts-in-education company in New York City, and served as Artistic Director for 16 years.
Study Sweetens Connection Between Cancer and Sugar
Scientists have found that some types of cancers have more of a sweet tooth than others. A new study was released by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Jung-whan “Jay” Kim, assistant professor of biological sciences and senior author of the study, said: “It has been suspected that many cancer cells are heavily dependent… Continue reading Study Sweetens Connection Between Cancer and Sugar
Ginger May Help Fight Obesity and Related Disorders
If you are overweight or obese, you’ve probably already heard about metabolic syndrome, a set of symptoms that ups your risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases. Paring off pounds can improve your health, and now a team of researchers in China has shown that adding ginger to your diet may help you.… Continue reading Ginger May Help Fight Obesity and Related Disorders
Breast Cancer Survivors: You Don’t Have to Live with Unsatisfactory Implants
Among breast cancer patients who opt for breast reconstruction, 80% undergo implant-based breast reconstruction. Studies by implant manufacturers, however, show that within three years, three out of four breast reconstruction patients with implants will experience at least one complication, such as pain, infection, hardening, or the need for additional surgery. Many women live with chronic… Continue reading Breast Cancer Survivors: You Don’t Have to Live with Unsatisfactory Implants
Deep Rooted Effects of Female Hair Loss
A woman’s hair is her crowning glory. Until you start to lose it. Over 30 million women in the U.S. are suffering from hair loss or thinning, and while hair loss is often falsely thought of as merely a cosmetic problem, surveys and studies have found that hair loss can have wide-ranging effects on… Continue reading Deep Rooted Effects of Female Hair Loss
7 Work Related Anxiety Triggers and How to Ease the Stress
Whether you work from home or go to an office daily; you are always working for someone else. Your services, talents, skills and knowledge are being exchanged for money and that means meeting expectations. It also means dealing with daily triggers that frustrate us. According to Dr. Sanam Hafeez, these triggers build up stress which… Continue reading 7 Work Related Anxiety Triggers and How to Ease the Stress
Hospitalized Seniors Resist Medical Marijuana, but Opiates Prescribed for Nonsurgical Conditions Result in Poor Outcomes
In one of the first studies of its kind, nearly one-third of 10,000 older adults were prescribed opiate pain medications such as morphine, Percocet and OxyContin while hospitalized for non-surgical conditions. This course of care was significantly linked to poor outcomes such as being restrained and requiring bladder catheterization, according to research done in May… Continue reading Hospitalized Seniors Resist Medical Marijuana, but Opiates Prescribed for Nonsurgical Conditions Result in Poor Outcomes
Smile and the World Thinks You’re Older
A 2017 study done at Western University in Ontario, Canada and published in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin and Review showed that smiling can make you appear to be two years older than if you wear a poker face. And if you reacted to that finding with a look of surprise, well, that expression might just… Continue reading Smile and the World Thinks You’re Older
Tips for a Fit and Healthy Summer
Here are my tips for staying fit and healthy this summer: Commit to a Fit and Healthy Summer! Think about increasing the types of activities that work for your lifestyle and that can easily be built into your day. Make it a point to read up on fitness news and information, such as this article… Continue reading Tips for a Fit and Healthy Summer
Heightened Risk of Heart Attacks with Common Painkillers in Routine Use
People who use commonly prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to treat pain and inflammation could be raising their risk of having a heart attack, as early as in the first week of use and especially within the first month of taking high doses of such medication, suggests a study published in May 2017 in The… Continue reading Heightened Risk of Heart Attacks with Common Painkillers in Routine Use
4 Tips for Overcoming Life’s Most Traumatic Experiences
Wouldn’t it be great if our most difficult days came with Hollywood-happy endings? In the movies, when faced with the worst possible situations, our heroes rise to the occasion and find strength they never knew they had. But those who experience real-life traumas are just as likely to end up questioning their faith in God,… Continue reading 4 Tips for Overcoming Life’s Most Traumatic Experiences
7 Ways to Maintain a Young-Looking Face
Plenty of people want to look as youthful as possible for as long as possible. Here, from these experts, are some tips for maintaining a young-looking face: Dr. Kirk Brandow, founder and director of Brandow Clinic for Cosmetic Surgery is a plastic surgeon with 2 locations in the Philadelphia metro area and a 3rd one at… Continue reading 7 Ways to Maintain a Young-Looking Face
Heart Health and Post-Separation Journaling
Writing after a separation or divorce could improve your heart health – but you have to do it in a certain way, according to new research from the University of Arizona. The findings, to be published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, are based on a study of 109 separated or divorced… Continue reading Heart Health and Post-Separation Journaling
Computer-Generated Doctor Explains Test Results to Patients
A computer-generated physician, now under development at University of Illinois’ Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and Carle Foundation Hospital’s Research Institute at Urbana-Champaign, explains diabetes and cholesterol test results to would-be patients in videos designed for viewing on electronic medical record portals. The study was published rin May 2017 in the Journal of… Continue reading Computer-Generated Doctor Explains Test Results to Patients
The ABCs of Avoiding Ticks
With the coming of warmer weather, you’ll want to be on the lookout for ticks – especially this year. According to Dr. Bobbi Pritt, a parasitic diseases expert from the Mayo Clinic, the relatively mild winter we’ve just had means that the ticks are going to be out early. “The ticks will just burrow under… Continue reading The ABCs of Avoiding Ticks
Another Benefit of Exercise: Slowing Down the Aging of Your Cells
Exercise, already proven to have a myriad of health benefits, may be able to slow down cellular aging, according to researchers from Brigham Young University. “Just because you’re 40, doesn’t mean you’re 40 years old biologically,” says Professor Larry Tucker. “We all know people that seem younger than their actual age. The more physically active… Continue reading Another Benefit of Exercise: Slowing Down the Aging of Your Cells
What’s Stopping You from Having Financial Freedom?
Money – it’s a topic we all have in common. Lack of money, excess of money, hard-earned money, easy money – it’s something that affects everyone. But few people have seen money from as many angles as I have. From being born into extraordinary money as the daughter of an oil magnate, I’ve had it, lost it, found it again and… Continue reading What’s Stopping You from Having Financial Freedom?
Using Twitter to Track the Flu in Real Time
“This flu is horrendous. Can’t breathe, can’t sleep or eat. Muscles ache, fever 102. Should have gotten the shot. Time for a movie marathon.” The above tweet looks like 140 characters of misery. But in the hands of Northeastern University’s Alessandro Vespignani and his colleagues, it is so much more. A release from the university… Continue reading Using Twitter to Track the Flu in Real Time