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Managing cholesterol through diet is crucial for heart health. Incorporating foods like oats, fatty fish, beans, nuts, and fruits can effectively lower LDL cholesterol levels. These foods are rich in soluble fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, and other beneficial compounds that support cardiovascular well-being and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL), also known as the ‘bad’ …

Staying sharp, healthy hearts and beach-day calm: The week in Well+Being  The Washington Post Lifestyle Changes That Will Keep You Strong and Healthy  Dagens.com Heart-healthy habits prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s, COPD, other diseases  The Brighter Side of News Source link

Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not a simply linear process. Instead, recent research appears to show that we age in three accelerated bursts; at about 40, 60 and 80 years old. To find out what might be going on, Ian Sample hears from Prof Michael Snyder, the director of the Center for Genomics and Personalised Medicine at …

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One cannot have a well-balanced meal without incorporating vitamin B12 foods into the mix. The water soluble vitamin, explains Samantha Dieras, RN, DCN, director of ambulatory nutrition services at Mount Sinai Hospital, plays a vital role in nerve function, blood cell formation, metabolism, DNA production, and many other functions that our bodies need to stay healthy. Vitamin B12 foods are …

How’s the weather inside your head? If it’s foggy, you are not alone. You may have what people with a variety of health conditions call brain fog — a common term for thinking problems that can make getting through the day a mental slog. While there’s no official list of symptoms, people with brain fog often say that “their thinking …

A Maine resident has been hospitalized with the year’s first human case of the rare tick-borne Powassan virus.  Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reported the hospitalization of the unnamed Hancock County resident this week, noting the Powassan virus as the cause of illness.  The rare virus, spread from animal to human, usually via a tick or …

Gov. Mike Dunleavy participates in an onstage interview as part of the Arctic Encounter Symposium at the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage on July 31, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN) Gov. Mike Dunleavy has again received treatment for basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, his office said Thursday. An abrasion was visible on the governor’s forehead when …

Stronger Than Fentanyl: A Drug You’ve Never Heard of Is Killing Hundreds Every Year  MSN Lethal drug could cause ‘biggest public health crisis’ since 1980s  The Independent Traces of deadly synthetic opioids found at needle and syringe disposal sites in SA  Scimex Stronger than Fentanyl – a new drug Nitazenes is sweeping Europe  Northlines Lethal opioids ‘more potent than heroin’ found in syringes in …

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