Experts encourage people to start out by adding 1 or 2 fruits or vegetables to their daily diet.
The more you do, the better, but even mild exercise like walking produces benefits for cardiovascular health, a large new study found.
If you want a healthy heart, the more you exercise, the better, according to an encouraging new study of the links between physical activity and cardiovascular disease. It finds that people who often exercise and stay active are much less likely to develop heart disease than people who rarely move, whether that exercise consists of a few minutes a day of jogging or multiple hours a week of walking.
More Around the Middle
Belly fat is a problem, and not just because of how it looks. The type of fat that collects in your belly is called visceral fat. It surrounds your organs and raises your risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. To find out if you have excess fat in this area, put a tape measure around your midsection at bellybutton-level. More than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is too much. Here are a few reasons why belly fat forms and how to lose it.
Three types of insomnia are acute, transient, and chronic insomnia.
Acute insomnia - lasts up to one month, commonly referred to as adjustment insomnia, occurs due to acute situational stress such as a new job, deadline, or exams and it typically resolves when the stressor is no longer present or the individual adapts to the stressor.
Transient insomnia - lasts for less than one week, caused by another disorder, changes in the sleep environment, stress, or depression.
Chronic insomnia - lasts more than one month, associated with chronic medical and psychiatric conditions, usually occurs in patients with an underlying risk of insomnia
From the first case diagnosed a year ago at a hospital in northern Italy to the empty shops, restaurants and stadiums of Europe's cities, the lives of Europeans have been changed forever.
Curbs on movement have forced every country and society to adapt its rules and rethink its culture. There have been hard truths and unexpected innovations in a year that changed Europe.
Strong Bones For Life
Weak and brittle bones don't have to be part of aging. Your bones are a living tissue that rebuilds itself. Your bone mass reaches its peak between your mid 20s and mid 30s. You can "borrow" from that banked strength as you get older. Here's how to get, and keep, your bones dense at any age.
We hug others when we’re excited, happy, sad, or trying to comfort. Hugging, it seems, is universally comforting. It makes us feel good. And it turns out that hugging is proven to make us healthier and happier.
According to scientists, the benefits of hugging go beyond that warm feeling you get when you hold someone in your arms. Read on to find out how.
Various studies have looked at the role of different foods in preventing severe Covid-19 infection
These include seaweed and grapefruit-based nasal sprays, dark chocolate, tuna and kefir.
MailOnline looks at pieces of research which claim items that can be bought in a supermarket or shop can help fight the pandemic.
Glucosamine
This amino sugar is a natural part of the cartilage in your joints. Taking it as a supplement may help slow down cartilage loss, as well as ease stiffness, swelling, and pain. You can find it in capsules, tablets, liquid, or powder form. Your doctor may recommend you take it in combination with another supplement, chondroitin.
Omega-3 fats are among the most studied nutrients.
They’re abundant in foods like walnuts, seafood, fatty fish, and certain seed and plant oils. They’re subdivided into three types: alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
