Men who regularly practice heart-pounding exercises are less likely to develop Cancer, reveals a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
The main reason behind this was the higher rate of oxygen consumption among people who exercised.
Researchers in the Universities of Oulu and Kuopio in Finland studied the leisure-time physical activity, over a [...]
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Here’s more to green tea. Latest study from Japan further supports previous evidences, confirming that drinking green tea can have cardiovascular benefits.
A study conducted on elderly people from Shizuoka, revealed that regular green-tea drinkers have considerably lower levels of cardiovascular mortality, than those who rarely drank the beverage.
Etsuji Suzuki and colleagues at Okayama University, studied [...]
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A natural supplement extracted from tomatoes can help protect against heart diseases and stroke, says a new study.
The active ingredient in the tomato pill, lycopene, helps in blocking bad LDL cholesterol, which clog the arteries.
Ateronon, made by a biotechnology spin-out company at Cambridge University, is being launched as a dietary supplement and will be made [...]
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Two cups of green tea a day can reduce the risk of having the most common form of stroke, goes the latest research finding.
Prof. Colin Binns, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Western Australia, says that people who drink at least one cup of green tea a day, can reduce their risk of ischemic stroke. [...]
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The main reason for heart ailments to reach an epidemic level is the unhealthy lifestyle led by the present generation, which includes high-fat diet, lack of exercise, mental stress and may be use of tobacco.
Yoga, unlike presumed by many, does not mean just the practise of asanas. It also implies leading a holistic, healthy lifestyle, [...]
A new study by Dutch researchers revealed that wine helps promote longevity. The findings were based on the research on a total of 1373 randomly selected men, aged 50 years, and were repeatedly monitored during the period 1960 to 2000.
The researchers found that men who drank less than half a glass of wine every day, [...]
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Experts recommend daily dose of fish oil in any form, for regulating cholesterol levels in the body, as they contain high Omega-3 fatty acid content that helps in cholesterol regulation.
The scientists at Columbia University Medical Center have proven this fact, yet again. The Director at Columbia Institute of Human Nutrition, Dr. Richard Deckelbaum, says that [...]
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According to a new study, a diet rich in whole grains significantly reduces risk of heart diseases, in contrast to a diet rich in egg and high-fat dairy consumption which could double the risk of a heart failure.
The results of the study, published in the November 2008 edition of the Journal of American Dietetic Association, [...]
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