Stretching usually feels great, and can keep us limber as we age. Exercise programs abound that tout the benefits of yoga, pilates, and stretching. These programs have been shown over time to benefit the person exercising. Now, the latest trend is face yoga to give your face a youthful appearance. What’s fact and what’s fiction regarding this exercise program?
Since the mid-20th century, the government and the milk producers of America have promoted the health benefits of milk. Both the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) promote milk as a healthy option in their ad campaigns and literature. Some studies show milk is beneficial for humans up to age 35. But after that, do adults still need milk? Many studies show that milk isn’t all that it is advertised. “What are the unique nutrients that dairy has that nothing else has? Nothing,” says Christopher Gardner, a professor and nutrition researcher from the Stanford Prevention Research Center. “It is true calcium is easier to get from milk than just about anything else. That is totally true. But you can get calcium from lots of other things.” Dairy shouldn’t necessarily be avoided at all costs, but some prudence when consuming it is worth bearing in mind.
Scientists have long been interested in studying inflammation in the body. Inflammation has been noted in Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and even the aging process itself. In and of itself, inflammation has a purpose. It eliminates things like bacteria, tumor cells, even splinters, from our body. So if you’ve ever had swelling at the site of a splinter, this is your body’s way of trying to eliminate the invading culprit. In isolated incidents, this inflammatory response lasts a day or two. The problem becomes when inflammation is chronic. This leads to infection-fighting chemicals, naturally produced in the body, fighting our healthy tissues.
