“Insulin tells the muscles to be a sponge and absorb the glucose in the blood,” said senior study author Steven Malin, an associate professor in the department of kinesiology and health at Rutgers University in New Jersey. “Think about it like water from a water faucet: You turn the water on and a drop touches … Read more
Signs of the malady can include breathing problems, brain fog, chronic coughing, changes in taste and smell, overwhelming fatigue, difficulties in performing daily life functions, and disruptions in sleep that can last months, even years, after the infection has cleared the body. People who self-identified as having anxiety, depression or loneliness, or who felt extremely … Read more
Health benefits rose with every step, the study found, but peaked at 10,000 steps — after that the effects faded. Counting steps may be especially important for people who do unstructured, unplanned physical activity such as house work, gardening and dog walks. “Notably, we detected an association between incidental steps (steps taken to go about … Read more
If you’re 40 or older without underlying health conditions, however, new research has found that small amounts of alcohol can reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. “Those diseases are the leading cause of death in a good part of the world,” said senior author Emmanuela Gakidou, a professor of health metrics science … Read more