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The number of kids ages 10 to 17 estimated to have Type 2 diabetes has gone up 400% since 2017, according to a newly released study in JAMA Pediatrics. That means that ever-more preteens and teens are looking at a future plagued with not just Type 2 diabetes but with obesity, premature heart disease, increased cancer risks and cognition problems...Read more

In 2010, the Common Core Standards dropped the requirement that cursive handwriting be taught in public schools. Bad idea. Some studies indicated it deprives kids' brains of an important exercise that strengthens the integration of sensory perception and muscle movement. That's why around 27 states have decided to pass laws mandating or ...Read more

Two-thirds of Americans don't get the minimum amount of aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and combined physical activity recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association (AHA). Those recommendations are: at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity ...Read more

"No Guts, No Glory" was the title of an air-to-air combat manual written by U.S. Air Force pilot Frederick Corbin Blesse in 1955. The title could also be the motto for anyone hoping their health will fly high.

Your guts are at the center of your physical and emotional resilience. And to help your gastro system do its complex jobs (from ...Read more

I've been advocating walking -- 10,000 steps or the equivalent a day -- for decades. But recent findings both confirm the amazing power of walking to protect your health and longevity and offer confusing insights into what's enough and what leaves you a few blocks from home -- and short of your health goals.

The bottom line is that any walking ...Read more

As spring blooms into summer and summer ushers in ragweed season, more than 80 million Americans with seasonal allergies reach for antihistamines and Kleenex. In addition, 28 million children and adults contend with (allergic and non-allergic) asthma.

Not only can those conditions cause serious respiratory distress, but the chronic, body-wide ...Read more

Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) affects around a million folks in the U.S. -- only Alzheimer's disease is more prevalent. But many folks don't understand what it is or what signs to look for.

LBD is caused by deposits in the brain of a protein called alpha-synuclein and that can lead to either dementia with Lewy bodies (first you develop dementia, ...Read more

Sarcopenia is a muscle-wasting disease, first recognized in 2016, that's associated with premature aging, inactivity, taking GLP-1s without doing resistance exercise, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, smoking and excessive alcohol. (Before that, medical science thought it was just something that happened to folks as they aged.)

It develops when...Read more

Here's good news for the more than 86 million U.S. adults with elevated lousy LDL cholesterol. You can reduce your risk of dying from heart disease -- or any other cause -- by upping your fiber intake.

A new study in Lipids in Health and Disease looked at around eight years of data on more than 1,700 adults. It showed that for every 10 grams of...Read more

You know that stress is the No. 1 cause of premature aging, and you want it to go away! But you can't seem to find the time to do whatever it is that would make you feel calmer and more relaxed. Tai chi? Mindful meditation? Running? Hanging out with friends? Doing a project that has deep meaning to you? That's a lot of pressure!

Well, guess ...Read more

Around 28 million folks with premature heart disease have a family history of cardiovascular disease (CVD). But many folks don't know they carry genetic risk factors for cardio woes and they lose the opportunity to retool their lifestyle and receive medical treatments to control or reverse the dangers.

Now, a study in JACC that looked at the ...Read more

Americans became aware of the magic mushroom, psilocybin, in 1957 when Life magazine published an article by a U.S. banker, R. Gordon Wasson, on his experience with it during a trip to Southern Mexico. Timothy Leary advocated its use during the 1960s and 1970s. But the U.S. government then classified psilocybin and other psychedelics as Schedule...Read more

Post-surgical complications, ranging from infection to chronic pain and blood clots, are very common. And for folks on Medicare, nearly one in seven surgeries leads to a potentially preventable adverse event that makes it necessary to go back into the hospital within a month of discharge.

But a new study published in the Journal of the American...Read more

Your immune system is designed to protect you from toxins, infections, harmful viruses and bacteria, and to destroy abnormal cells, like cancer. When immune system cells encounter these potential hazards, they can not only knock them out, but they can also form a memory of their battle against them so that they can wage an even more effective ...Read more