Category: Health & Fitness

Hidden Salt: How Everyday Foods Harm You

It’s in your bread. Your cheese. Your soup. It’s everywhere, and it could be killing you. What is it? Salt. the American Academy of Family Physicians is spreading the word and offering resources to help consumers lower their daily intake of “hidden” salt in the foods they eat. Why? Because...

Nike Vision Launches New Men’s Training Sunglass Collection

New for Spring, premium sports eyewear brand Nike Vision launches its Men’s Training Sunglass collection with five new styles. Through insights in design and the latest technology, the new styles are dedicated to providing multi-sport athletes with eyewear that pushes the limits of performance. The line launches with the Nike...

More than Half of College Football Athletes Have Inadequate Levels of Vitamin D – Deficiency Linked to Muscle Injuries

More than half of college football athletes participating in the NFL Combine had inadequate levels of vitamin D, and this left them more susceptible to muscle injuries, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). “Vitamin D has been shown to play a role in muscle function and...

Waking to go to the Toilet is the Leading Cause of a Poor Night’s Sleep, say Experts on World Sleep Day

On World Sleep Day, sleep experts encourage people to understand the value of healthy and solid sleep. Interrupted sleep is associated with significant health problems, both physical and psychological, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, depression and anxiety. The most common cause of sleep disturbance is nocturia – the need to go...

Philips releases survey revealing how people across the globe prioritize sleep

Royal Philips released its report, “Unfiltered Sleep: A Global Prioritization Puzzle,” which showcases the results of an international survey conducted online in February by Harris Poll on behalf of Philips. The survey looks at how 6,461 adults across five countries (United States, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Japan) perceive, prioritize...

Michigan neurosurgeon cautions how lack of knowledge about concussions can cause long-term damage to children and adults

Michigan-based Jay Jagannathan, M.D., prominently known as one of the United States’ top neurosurgeons, says that a lack of information and knowledge about concussions can lead to long-term issues for children and adults who have suffered head and brain trauma. Speaking as March is Brain Injury Month, Dr. Jagannathan said...

Knee Pain and Stem Cells: What does the future look like?

Medicine is constantly changing. The same is true for stem cell science and Regenerative Medicine in general. The knee has arguably been given the most attention in musculoskeletal and sports medicine as it relates to stem cell treatments. Dr. Dennis Lox an expert in Regenerative Medicine and stem cell therapy...

Indigenous South Americans With Healthiest Arteries of Any Population Ever Studied Offer Healthy Lifestyle Clues

The Tsimane people—a forager-horticulturalist population of the Bolivian Amazon—have the lowest reported levels of vascular aging for any population, with coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) being five times less common than in the U.S., according to a study published today in The Lancet and presented at the American College...