Pretty much everyone dreams of a long, healthy retirement. Your chances of achieving it, though, vary dramatically.
If you make it to 60-years-old, in some countries like Mexico, Colombia and the United States, on average men can only expect a healthy decade — or less — in retirement. Whereas in the likes of France and Luxembourg, men can look ahead to over 18 healthy years in retirement, according to Bloomberg News calculations.
Countries everywhere, though, are battling the same dilemma. As life expectancy rose, governments started to push people to stay in the workforce longer. Yet healthy life expectancy —…
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Six Healthy Lifestyle Habits Linked to Slowed Memory Decline
Adhering to six healthy lifestyle behaviors is linked to slower memory decline in older adults, a large, population-based study suggests.
Investigators found that a healthy diet, cognitive activity, regular physical exercise, not smoking, and abstaining from alcohol were significantly linked to slowed cognitive decline irrespective of APOE4 status.
After adjusting for health and socioeconomic factors, investigators found that each individual’s healthy behavior was associated with a slower-than-average decline in memory over a decade. A healthy diet emerged as the strongest deterrent, followed by cognitive activity and physical exercise.
“A healthy lifestyle is associated with slower memory decline, even in the…
A workaholic discovered quitting was the start of a healthy life
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My name is Janet. I’m a recovering workaholic.
Almost two years ago I quit working full time and transformed my life. After decades as a frazzled, 24-7 Washington political reporter I retired and became a freelance writer, leaving more time to cultivate other interests and try new things. It’s been great for my physical and mental health.
I loved my career, but it consumed me. Phone calls came and went at all hours. Pinging texts and news alerts relentlessly jangled my nerves. All my waking hours, I checked Twitter as reflexively as I used to check…
As the planet warms, scientists worry that cases of infectious diseases could spike | WFRV Local 5
NEW YORK (AP) — People around the world are living longer, healthier lives than they were just half a century ago.
Climate change threatens to undo that progress.
Across the planet, animals — and the diseases they carry — are shifting to accommodate a globe on the fritz. And they’re not alone: Ticks, mosquitoes, bacteria, algae, even fungi are on the move, shifting or expanding their historical ranges to adapt to climatic conditions that are evolving at an unprecedented pace.
These changes are not happening in a vacuum. Deforestation, mining, agriculture, and urban sprawl are taking bites out of the…
A systems approach to the promotion of healthy lifestyles
The WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases of WHO/Europe, the Université Côte d’Azur and the Ulysseus European University, in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast and York University, are holding a 3-day summer school course on how to navigate the concept of systems thinking and systems-based approaches from theory to practice.
The course will provide insights on how these approaches can facilitate consensus among different stakeholders while also providing a platform for strengthening multisectoral collaboration across complex systems.
Day 1 of the summer school will be live streamed online. On that day, Hans Henri P. Kluge,…
Raspberry Walnut Salad with Chicken
My favorite Raspberry Walnut Salad with Chicken made with leafy greens, fresh raspberries, shredded chicken, chopped walnuts, and sliced red onions all tossed with a creamy raspberry vinaigrette!
This salad truly has all my favorite components! Sweet and tart raspberries, leafy greens, tender shredded chicken, savory red onions, crunchy walnuts and drizzled with the most delicious raspberry vinaigrette! So delicious and super simple to throw together.
You can easily customize this salad to your liking as well. Sprinkle in a little goat cheese or feta cheese, swap out the raspberries for strawberries, blueberries or other fruit of your choice, add…
Healthy Living: The tragic inequality of human beings
When there was no communication from the submersible craft, everyone around the world watched as fleets of aircraft and other naval vessels flew over and under the Atlantic…
Between midnight on June 14 and midday on June 17, while continents away from each other on separate oceans, the inherent inequality between human beings was, tragically, on all our screens in front of our transfixed eyes.
Unless you were in a cave with bad WiFi, it was impossible not to bear witness, via satellite link, to the event which exposed the darkest angels of our species.
On June 17, several hundred…
A healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of developing severe liver disease
In a recent study published in metabolism, researchers investigate the correlation between a healthy lifestyle and Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) scores in new-onset severe non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Study: A healthy lifestyle, Life’s Essential 8 scores and new-onset severe NAFLD: A prospective analysis in UK Biobank. Image Credit: Explode/Shutterstock.com
Approaches to mitigate the effects of NAFLD
NAFLD is a significant cause of hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis, as well as cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the relationship between new-onset NAFLD and a healthy lifestyle remains unclear.
The American Heart Association (AHA) created Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) in 2010, which offers patient-centered…