• Science-Backed Strategies to Fend Off Winter Illness
  
  Most people know the basics for avoiding infection such as washing hands frequently and covering coughs and sneezes. But research has identified several lesser-known strategies that can also help protect your health during the winter months. what experts...
• Foods, Supplements to Boost Immunity for the Holidays
  
  The best defense is a good offense and staying healthy during the holiday season starts with preparing your body to fight back. Colds and flu are more common in winter as people gather indoors and viruses spread more easily. Experts say optimizing your immune system with...
• Smartwatch Helps Defuse Children's Temper Tantrums
  
  Parents can better defuse their kids temper tantrums with the help of AI-powered smartwatch monitoring a new study says. Smartwatch alerts of an impending tantrum helped parents swoop in within seconds cutting by more than half the duration of outbursts by young children...
• Home-Delivered Food Boxes Improve Diabetes Control
  
  People with diabetes might fare better if health care professionals pick out and deliver their groceries a new study says. Folks with diabetes who received home deliveries of diabetes-appropriate grocery boxes for three months had better blood sugar control by the end of...
• Breastfeeding Key to Avoiding Child Food Allergies
  
  Farm kids tend to have far fewer allergies than urban children and a new study offers one possible explanation The milk provided by breastfeeding moms. Children who grow up in farming communities have immune systems that mature faster with higher levels of protective...
• How to Boost Happiness in 15 Minutes
  
  The holiday season for most people is a fun time of the year filled with parties celebrations and social gatherings with family and friends. However for many people it can be a time filled with sadness. While theres a lot of information out there about how to increase...
• Rising Temperatures Linked to Less Sleep
  
  Increasing temperatures are costing people some shut-eye and a new study says its only going to get worse. Higher daytime or nighttime temperatures slightly lower the amount of sleep a person gets researchers reported in the December issue of the journal Environment...
• Why You Wince When Watching Another's Pain
  
  Ever wonder why you instinctively wince when you see physical harm come to a TV or movie character on screen Theres a scientific explanation for why we flinch when watching painful events even though we know its not real researchers reported Nov. 26 in the journal...
• One Week Off Social Media Improves Mental Health
  
  For many young adults social media is where life happens Friendships news stress all rolled into a single screen. But a new study suggests that stepping away even for just one week may help ease anxiety depression and sleep problems. Researchers tracked 295 young...
• Tai Chi Equals Talk Therapy in Easing Insomnia
  
  Having trouble sleeping New Chinese research suggests the age-old practice of tai chi might help. The study found it equaled talk therapy in helping middle aged people with insomnia regain restful slumber in the long term. "Our study supports tai chi as an alternative...
• The Best Time to Eat Thanksgiving Dinner
  
  Most American families sit down to Thanksgiving dinner in the late afternoon typically between 4 and 5 p.m. according to a YouGov poll. This timing gives everyone a chance to enjoy a relaxed meal socialize and still have room for dessert or snacks later in the...
• Sticking to a Regular Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure
  
  A step as simple at sticking to the same bedtime each night could improve a persons blood pressure new research suggests. In just two weeks people whose more haphazard bedtimes shifted to a regular bedtime saw improvements in blood pressure that were equal to those seen...
• Dr. Small: Be Mindful of Mental Health This Thanksgiving
  
  With Thanksgiving just days away many Americans are already anticipating their favorite holiday comforts - turkey stuffing gravy cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. While the meal and the gathering often bring joy experts say the holiday can also have real effects on...
• All About Fiber: The Next Food Fad
  
  U.S. consumers who have had their fill of finding protein added to everything from cereal to ice cream are about to meet the next big food fad fiber. Americans have been boosting their protein intake for years even Pop-Tarts and Starbucks are selling protein-enhanced...
• Daily Orange Juice May Affect Heart Health Genes
  
  Your morning orange juice may be influencing your health in ways you cant see. In a new study published recently in the journal Molecular Nutrition Food Research researchers found that daily OJ intake altered gene activity connected to heart and metabolic function. For...
• Recover Faster From Common Cold Without Drugs
  
  Everyone is at risk for the common cold. Cases tend to peak during the fall and winter months largely because people spend more time indoors in close contact. Cold dry weather also dries out the nasal passages making them more vulnerable to infection. average adult...
• Survey: 72% of Adults Experience Sleepiness Daily
  
  Tired Well a new national survey shows that youre not alone. Researchers found that most adults feel sleepy during the day and that tiredness affects many parts of everyday life. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine AASM surveyed U.S. adults and found that 72% say...
• How to Stop Waking During the Night to Pee
  
  The need to urinate during the night affects one-third of adults over the age of 30 and half of those over the age of 50. Known as nocturia it is considered a medical problem if you have to pee more than twice during the night or have trouble going back to sleep. A common...
• Nonhormonal Options for Symptoms of Menopause
  
  Shilpa Gajarawala struggled with hot flashes night sweats sleep problems and brain fog. But given her history of breast cancer treating these menopausal symptoms with hormone therapy wasnt an option. "For two years I tried to kind of power through" said the 58-year-old...
• Daily Self-Hypnosis Decreases Hot Flashes
  
  Self-hypnosis might help some women in menopause find relief from hot flashes. Hot flash frequency and intensity decreased by more than 50% among women who listened to a daily audio hypnosis session researchers reported Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open. "All sessions were...
• Regularly Listening to Music Lowers Dementia Risk
  
  Listening to your favorite singers may do more than lift your mood - it could also protect your brain. A new study from Australian researchers found that older adults who regularly listened to music had a 39% lower risk of developing dementia compared to those who didnt...
• Eat These 4 Nutrients to Lower Blood Pressure
  
  High blood pressure often called "the silent killer" typically has no symptoms but is responsible for nearly half of all heart disease and stroke-related deaths worldwide. Left untreated hypertension can also raise the risk of kidney disease and other serious organ...
• Dr. Crandall: Long-Term Melatonin May Harm Heart
  
  New research is raising concerns about long-term melatonin use. According to the American Heart Association a study found that people who took melatonin for more than a year had a higher risk of developing heart failure within five years compared to nonusers. They were also...
• Dark Chocolate May Give Memory a Quick Boost
  
  Japanese researchers have discovered how the astringent "bite" of cocoa flavanols can stimulate the brain - even though very little of the compound actually enters the bloodstream. In mouse studies the sensation of astringency triggered sensory nerves that activated...
• How a Full Moon Affects Sleep
  
  For centuries people have wondered if the moon has the power to influence our behavior and health. Many believe that when the full moons radiant glow lights up the night sky it can stir something deep within us-affecting our sleep emotions and even our sanity. In fact...

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