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LIVING WELL: Don’t lose sight of eye health

Don’t be blinded by common eye myths. In considering one’s eye health, it’s important to look at all the facts and see through all the myths. So let’s start with the first myth – that there is nothing you can do to prevent vision loss. The real facts are that more than 90 percent of … Continue reading LIVING WELL: Don’t lose sight of eye health

Five Natural Strategies that May Help Protect Your Healthy Vision

There are natural, common-sense strategies you can employ to help protect your healthy vision. Quit smoking, if you currently do. Smoking ramps up free radical production  throughout your body, and puts you at risk for less-than-optimal health in many ways. If you want healthy vision for your whole life, you cannot afford to risk less-than-optimal eye health with … Continue reading Five Natural Strategies that May Help Protect Your Healthy Vision

Waiting An Hour After Dinner Before Sleep May Reduce Stroke Risk

  WebMD  (8/31, Laino) reports, "A new study suggests that waiting at least an hour after dinner before going to sleep reduces your risk of stroke by about two-thirds." The study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting, also found that "for every 20 minutes more that you wait, stroke risk drops another 10%." American … Continue reading Waiting An Hour After Dinner Before Sleep May Reduce Stroke Risk

Chocolate May Reduce Heart Disease, Stroke Risk

ABC World News (8/29, story 10, 0:30, Sawyer) reported that "chocolate may be a kind of secret weapon against heart disease." Bloomberg News  (8/30, Torsoli) reports that "regular consumption" of chocolate "may slash the risk of developing heart disease by a third, according to research  published in the British Medical Journal and presented...at the European Society of Cardiology's conference … Continue reading Chocolate May Reduce Heart Disease, Stroke Risk

Aerobic Exercise Trumps Resistance Training For Losing Belly Fat

HealthDay  (8/26, Preidt) reported, "Aerobic exercise is better than resistance training if you want to lose the belly fat that poses a serious threat to your health," according to a study published Aug. 25 in the American Journal of Physiology. After comparing the "effectiveness of aerobic exercise (such as jogging), resistance training (such as weight lifting), … Continue reading Aerobic Exercise Trumps Resistance Training For Losing Belly Fat