You need a dress coat for winter but you’re not sure what type is right for your style or body type. Consider these tips when comparing pieces to find the best match for your look and lifestyle. Try the coat on over layers. In winter, you’ll be wearing your coat over a shirt and sweater, … Continue reading Choosing a Winter Dress Coat
Local honey has been known to help with allergies, but there’s new evidence that locally produced foods may help decrease your diabetes risk, abdominal fat and blood pressure. Why buying locally may help A team of researchers in Italy wanted to dig into the benefits of eating locally produced food. Specifically, they wanted to know … Continue reading Local Food May Decrease Diabetes Risk
Need a simple way to boost your sexual function? A new study indicates that simply adding two handfuls of nuts to your daily diet may help increase sexual desire and the quality of your orgasms. Creating a study A team of researchers from Spain looked at two sources of data—biomarkers in blood and questionnaires—to determine … Continue reading Eating Nuts May Boost Sexual Function
Whether you’re an athlete or just experiencing the annoyances of aging, knee problems can become a frequent problem. But there are exercises that can help strengthen the muscles around the largest joint in the body. Here are a few worth trying if you’re experiencing knee pain. Wall squats (works the gluteal muscles and quads) Stand … Continue reading Exercises to Strengthen Your Knees
Walking is one of the easiest, cheapest and safest forms of exercise, but it’s often overlooked in terms of benefits. Many men don’t realize that walking can burn a significant number of calories as long as it’s done at a brisk pace. If you’ve been thinking you need to be sprinting or lifting to get … Continue reading Can You Really Lose Weight by Walking?
There’s new evidence that simply looking at nature—even from a window in your home—may help your diet by reducing cravings. Previous studies have already indicated that spending time outdoors can help improve and maintain good health. A 2018 study published in the journal Environment and Behavior found that walking in nature could improve mood and … Continue reading Just Viewing Nature May Help Your Diet
Having trouble falling asleep? You probably already know that taking a warm shower or bath can help. But did you know there’s actually an ideal time to do it? A new study figured out when. Criteria for analyzing sleep A team of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin analyzed information from 5,322 studies. … Continue reading Improve Sleep With a Shower or Bath
Although past research has indicated that adding spicy foods, such as chili peppers, to your diet is generally good for your health, a new study seems to indicate the opposite. Cognitive decline linked to spicy diet A longitudinal study involving 4,582 Chinese participants over the age of 55 has found that large amounts of chili … Continue reading How Does Your Diet Can Affect Your Colon?
When most people think of potassium-rich foods, bananas come to mind. But there are plenty of other foods rich in potassium, an electrolyte that regulates blood levels and fluid in the body. Here are a few to add to your diet. BEANS In addition to plenty of fiber and protein, many beans are high in … Continue reading Potassium-Rich Foods to Consider for Your Diet
We’ve all heard that too much bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein or LDL) can raise our risk of heart disease and early death. But there’s new evidence that too little of it may also increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Excessively low bad cholesterol levels A team of researchers from the Nutritional Epidemiology Lab at Penn … Continue reading Study: Too Little Bad Cholesterol Can Raise Stroke Risk
