Sitting Too Much May Shave Years Off Our Lives Sitting Less Than 3 Hours a Day May Add 2 Years on to Our Lives July 9, 2012 -- Sitting too much is a serious health threat, a new study suggests. But keeping "down time" to less than three hours a day might make us live an extra two years.
Healthy Living in Old Age Can Add Years to Life Staying Physically Active, Socially Engaged Improves Longevity Aug. 30, 2012 -- Following a healthy lifestyle can lead to a longer life, even among people who are already well into their 70s, new research shows.
After decades of study in the positive psychology field, US psychologists Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman came up with 24 character traits that every person needs to acquire in order to live their happiest, most fulfilling and successful life.
Loneliness Linked to Death, Disability Studies Show That People Who Live Alone or Feel Lonely May Have Worse Health June 18, 2012 -- Living alone or simply feeling lonely may raise a person's risk for a decline in health, two new studies show.
American Heart Association Wants Policies That Prevent Disease and Help the Economy July 25, 2011 -- Preventing heart disease may be critical to the health of the nation's economy as well as its population, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Breast Cancer: Are Yearly Mammograms Worthwhile? Nov. 21, 2012 -- Women over age 40 are often urged to get yearly mammograms with the promise that early detection is their best hope for beating breast cancer. But a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that mammograms may not save as many lives as doctors once thought.
Over the last few months, during the endurance-athletics off-season, something extraordinary happened: The line began to blur between the health effects of running marathons and eating cheeseburgers. "I'm not worried," says veteran running coach Mark Sullivan, who has run more than 150 marathons, joking that "there are guys who live to be 100 smoking cigarettes and eating cheeseburgers."
Migraine Guidelines Focus on Prevention Key Medications Listed to Help Prevent Migraine Headaches April 23, 2012 -- New guidelines may help people with frequent migraine headaches get their lives back on track. The migraine prevention guidelines will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting in New Orleans and published simultaneously in the journal Neurology.
Moderate Drinking Helps Men After Heart Attack? Study: 1 or 2 Alcoholic Drinks a Day Boosts Longevity Among Some Men After Heart Attack March 27, 2012 -- After a heart attack, men who continue to drink one or two alcoholic beverages a day may live longer than heavy drinkers or non-drinkers.
A CALORIE is a calorie. This truism has been the foundation of nutritional wisdom and our beliefs about obesity since the 1960s. What it means is that a calorie of protein will generate the same energy when metabolized in a living organism as a calorie of fat or carbohydrate.
The links between health and marriage or other long-term relationships By Rebecca Felsenthal StewartWebMD Feature It's as traditional as something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: the conventional wisdom that married people live longer and are healthier than single people.
Maybe you're in a relationship trough - arguments and hassle or disconnection and silent parallel lives. Of maybe it's less major: your husband leaves his socks on the floor and it drives you nuts, or your wife doesn't help you get the kids to bed. Big or small you have a few options.
June 13, 2012 View videos Robert Louis Stevenson once said: "Everyone lives by selling something." All of us are continuously selling either our products and services, or our ideas.