Healthy Diet Makes it Easier to Think

It’s impossible to eat too healthfully. A good diet will help you lose weight, stay fit, and feel great. Can’t argue with that!

But eating a healthy diet might also improve how well you think.

Published in the journal Hypertension, researchers found people …

Obese Kids More Likely to Suffer Leg Injuries

Carrying around a lot of extra weight has to be murder on your legs. It must wreak havoc on your knees, ankles, and joints.

Turns out it does, especially in kids. Overweight or obese children are twice as likely to sprain something …

Obesity and Depression Feed Off Each Other

If you’re overweight, odds are you don’t feel that good about yourself. And most likely if you’re depressed, you’re a wreck too.

A lot of people use food as a drug; junk food is an awesome cure-all.

So it should be no surprise that …

Even Six Year Olds Can Show Signs of Heart Disease

Heart disease doesn’t just happen. Diet, exercise habits, and genetics all contribute to risk. So does obesity.

And not just overweight or obese adults, even young children – like six year olds – can begin to show signs of cardiovascular disease.

Published in …

Exercise Keeps Aging Brains Sharp

Nobody wants to lose their marbles when they get old and gray. Good thing there’s something you can do about it.

Stay active. Published in the Archives of Neurology, experts found doing moderate intensity exercise, like walking, swimming, and yoga, at middle …

Too Much TV Can Raise Death Risk

It’s hard to resist back-to-back episodes of Sanford and Son, but too many marathons of TV watching may shorten your life, especially if you endlessly channel surf every day.

Published in the journal Circulation, scientists found each hour spent sitting in front …