Diet Drinks Don’t Do Your Heart Any Favors

Diet Drinks Don’t Do Your Heart Any Favors

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Replacing sugary drinks with diet versions may not be any healthier for the heart, a large, new study suggests. French researchers found that people who regularly drank artificially sweetened beverages had a higher risk of heart disease and stroke, … Read more

COVID-19: Ayurveda’s emphasis on healthy food habits and good sleep

COVID-19: Ayurveda’s emphasis on healthy food habits and good sleep

To the extent possible one should try to adopt the practice of having early and light dinner. (Representational image: IE) By Bhuvaneswari Ravindran Ayurveda recommends that good food habits have to be followed up with a healthy lifestyle and exercising. In these lock down days, when we are stuck at home, engaged in indoor activities only, … Read more

Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others

Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others

THURSDAY, Aug. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For a host of reasons, millions worldwide are deciding to give up meat and focus on a plant-based diet. But new research out of Greece is a reminder that not all vegetarian diets are healthy — especially for people who are already obese. “The quality of plant-based diets … Read more

Going to space is a real pain in the back | CNN

Going to space is a real pain in the back | CNN

Story highlights Astronauts can temporarily gain 2 inches in height but suffer muscle loss and back pain More countermeasures involving exercise may help mitigate pain and muscle loss CNN  —  A six-month stay on the International Space Station can be a pain in the back for astronauts. While they may gain up to 2 inches … Read more