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Fake Healthy Foods: 6 Foods We Think are Healthy
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
May 14, 2022
woman looking at fruit options in the grocery store

What Healthy Food are Actually Unhealthy?

When you think about healthy foods, what comes to mind? Acai fruit? Yogurt? Oatmeal? Our perception of what food is healthful is influenced by a wide range of factors: scientific studies, stories in the media, what our mother told us and what food… See more
New Brain Stimulation Approach May Help Severe Mental Illness
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
May 13, 2022
Brain Activity

How Does the Brain Work

Your brain is composed of networks of neurons – electrically excitable cells. These networks are the building blocks of your nervous system and the basis of brain activity. They transmit information to and from your brain and the rest of your body to help you think… See more
Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day?
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
May 7, 2022
a group of women walking outside
If you’re a walker, you’ve probably heard the recommendation to walk 10,000 steps (or about five miles) every day for health. Did you ever wonder how experts arrived at this amount?  Not through science. The original concept came from a 1964 Japanese marketing campaign to promote an early… See more
Obesity Can Triple the Risk of Heart Failure in Women, Study Says
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
May 6, 2022
woman in a bathroom weighing herself on a scale
When it comes to your heart, being obese is a real killer. Researchers have known for years that obesity raises the risk of heart failure for men (11 percent) and women (14 percent), but a new study shows that for some women, being… See more
How Volunteering, Giving Boosts Your Mood and Health
By Sean Kelley
MDVIP
April 14, 2022
Volunteering and giving to charity both boost health outcomes and make you feel better.
Have you ever volunteered for a good cause? If yes, how did it make you feel? Did it boost your mood? What about when you donated to your favorite charity? It turns out volunteering and giving are two activities associated with good health and longevity.  Let’s focus on volunteering first.… See more
How Having a Purpose Can Lead to Better Health
By Sean Kelley
MDVIP
April 14, 2022
Most Americans close link their family to their purpose in life. Having a purpose can lead to better health outcomes.
Does your life have meaning? Does it have purpose? If you answered yes, here’s some good news: Studies show that having a purpose can lead to better health outcomes. That’s the bottom line, but from there it gets a little murky. Let’s start with how we define what gives us meaning or purpose in… See more
Depression in Men Looks Different than It Does in Women
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
April 10, 2022
Depression in Men Looks Different than It Does in Women
Depression is often thought of as a women’s health issue. Women are almost twice as likely as men to experience symptoms of depression, according to the Office on Women’s Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  But the truth is: Depression also affects men and in large… See more
Lean Body Mass Can Help Forestall Osteoporosis, Particularly in Men
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
April 9, 2022
Lean Body Mass Can Help Forestall Osteoporosis, Particularly in Men
Most men aren’t too concerned about their own bone density. Understandably so. Bone thinning affects far more women than men. Take hips for example. Hip osteopenia is prevalent in 56 percent of women and 18 percent of men… See more
Why is Sugar Bad for You?
By Dr. Andrea Klemes
MDVIP
April 8, 2022
Woman pulling apple juice off the grocery shelf
Of all the things we eat, nothing perhaps does more harm than foods that are awash in sugar. Cakes, cookies, sugar-sweetened beverages like gourmet coffee and sodas come to mind. But sugar is everywhere — in low-fat yogurt and barbecue sauces, in granola, protein bars and canned soup, in canned… See more
Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease: Imaging Technique Gives Researchers Important Insights
By Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES
March 31, 2022
How Does Alzheimer's Disease Develop?
For decades, Alzheimer’s researchers have faced a major challenge in treating early stages of the disease. They could only study the brain after a patient died and the disease spread throughout the brain. But a relatively new imaging technique is giving scientists a window into the development of… See more

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