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In 2018, Stanford University researchers found that one-third of the almost 1,500 high school, college and professional athletes they screened (with a one-time reading) registered as having high blood pressure -- that is, blood pressure above the official guideline of 130/80.

That was pretty shocking, but it makes us wonder how many more folks,...Read more

When Cole Porter penned the lyrics "It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delectable, it's delirious; It's dilemma, it's de limit, it's deluxe, it's de-lovely," he wasn't talking about vitamin D. But he could have been, since it has so many definite distinctions.

A new study published in Seminars in Cancer Biology points out that in addition to...Read more

In 1989, actress Halle Berry passed out while filming a television show. She woke up seven days later to learn she had Type 2 diabetes. After her hospital discharge, Berry made some serious changes in her diet. One was to stop eating red meat.

At that time, research suggested that regularly consuming red meat was associated with being diagnosed...Read more

Remember the seven dwarfs from the 1937 Disney classic "Snow White"? Well, turns out Grumpy was setting himself up for big problems down the road, according to new research published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia. Chronic repetitive negative thinking, RNT, is associated with memory decline and brain deposits of amyloid tangles and tau ...Read more

After Lou Reed's death, Laurie Anderson published a eulogy about her musician husband: "He died on Sunday morning looking at the trees and doing the famous 21 form of tai chi with just his musician hands moving through the air." Reed was a longtime practitioner of the Chinese martial art, and Anderson said when her husband practiced the form, he...Read more

Kyrie Irving is one of several NBA players who have adopted a vegan diet. The 28-year-old Brooklyn Nets guard told the press that since switching to a plant-based diet, his energy is up and "my body feels amazing." And Irving and other athletes, such as teammate center DeAndre Jordan, are clearly onto something.

Research has emerged that finds ...Read more

When it comes to tipoffs, Shaq is king. He's credited with winning 814 jump balls during his career, and often they were game changers. Clearly, there's nothing like a good tip -- and the American Cancer Society has delivered a new set of them to help you avoid cancer. Developed by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, and Health and Human ...Read more

The children's novel "Matilda" by Roald Dahl is about a precocious girl ignored by her parents and bullied by a tyrannical school principal. Matilda feels hopeless, but soon learns she possesses an unusual talent -- telekinesis. She can move objects with her mind, so she figures out how to beat the bad guys. "Matilda" is a story about mind over ...Read more

In 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner went 11 days without sleeping. That's the outer edge of what a person can endure without inflicting lasting damage. In contrast, it turns out you assuredly inflict lasting harm if you repeatedly have lousy sleep patterns -- can't fall asleep, wake up and can't get back to sleep easily, wake up too early or have...Read more

James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano) had a fatal heart attack after eating a meal that included fried king prawns and a plate of foie gras. The 275-pound actor opted for an artery-clogging feast and paid the ultimate price. That same year, 2013, 801,000 fellow Americans also died from heart and cardiovascular disease.

A study published in PLOS One ...Read more

Once upon a time, Lucky Strike cigarettes used the slogan, "It's toasted." They referred to the processing method -- heating tobacco rather than air-drying -- in an attempt to make consumers think the smokes were wholesome. One ad even compared Lucky Strikes to buttered toast. Vaping brands have tried the same kind of ploy: Remember the ...Read more

Participants in kettlebell competitions are judged on how well they're able to hold the bell over their head while their body achieves "fixation," with all joints locked and their posture in alignment. Failing to hold that position earns them a "no-count."

Luckily, helping your kids avoid no-count foods is a lot less difficult and comes with no...Read more

When Kelly Ripa, co-host of "Live with Kelly and Ryan," declared that yogurt is "my dessert, my breakfast, my everything," she was echoing the sentiments of millions of Americans. Marketing research shows that in 2018 the country gobbled down 13.4 pounds of yogurt per person. But in reality, only about half of you like the probiotic-laced food, ...Read more

On Thanksgiving Day 2019, when QB Drew Brees and the Saints clinched their third NFC South victory in a row, they chowed down, post-game, on succulent roasted turkey legs. Just the protein boost needed to repair tired muscles after a workout.

We know that when you're done with a moderate- or high-intensity round of exercise, you want to refuel ...Read more

"The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk," is a rhyme by humorist Ogden Nash. Well, it's the milk end that we're interested in -- particularly the colostrum, the first secretion of the mammary glands of a cow after giving birth. (It happens for up to seven days, and cows produce far more colostrum than a calf needs.)

Bovine...Read more

In the movie musical "Little Shop of Horrors" Steve Martin plays a dentist who revels in horrifying his patients. Fortunately, going to the dentist while COVID-19 is still circulating doesn't have to be that scary. There are guidelines designed to protect you -- and the dentist/staff -- from exposure.

The Centers for Disease Control and ...Read more

Chili peppers, cinnamon and red pepper are the three best-selling spices in the U.S., and oregano, parsley and basil are the most favored herbs, according to researchers from the University of Illinois. But many other herbs and spices are gaining favor lately. Around 40% of folks now say they like ginger and rosemary a lot. And 33% are wild for ...Read more

In a 2018 opinion piece in USA Today, singer Barbra Streisand, founder of the Women's Heart Alliance and the Cedars-Sinai Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, wrote, "Today in America, women are being sent to early graves because our country has failed to combat a disease that kills more of us annually than all forms of cancer combined."

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When it comes to textile fibers, cotton is king. In the U.S., 17 million bales (each weighing 480 pounds) are produced annually -- with Texas, Georgia and Mississippi growing the most. When it comes to fiber foods, all beans (pinto, black, lima, kidney, etc.), raspberries, avocados, oats, apples, carrots, nuts, collard, turnip and beet greens, ...Read more

Since the beginning of April, comedians Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke have been posting videos of themselves performing elaborate lip-syncs complete with over-the-top choreography and costumes at #LockdownLipsync. They're fighting off the COVID blues -- and helping others do it too!

Unfortunately, there are many folks still riding the ...Read more