July 18, 2024
Little-Known Tips For Building Muscle After Turning 50 – Health Digest
Many fitness fans who want to look as good as they feel may cringe at this advice: Add easy days. Rather than going all-out with HIIT (high intensity anaerobic training) workouts or powerlifting every day, research shows that incorporating steady state cardio aids in weight loss and builds endurance (via CDC). Aerobic cardio exercise also increases blood […]
Eating Strawberries With Peanut Butter Has One Major Health Benefit – Health Digest
Even if you’ve had perfect vision all your life, your eyes and vision tend to decline with age. One of those age-related eye issues is cataracts. Cataracts occur when proteins in your eyes break down and cloud your vision. Oxidative stress plays a role in cataracts, which is where vitamin C can help. According to […]
The Simple Leg Exercise That Can Help Lower High Blood Pressure (And How To Do It) – Health Digest
While the researchers behind the 2023 study aren’t entirely sure how certain exercises performed better than others when it came to lowering resting blood pressure, some experts have theories. The study compared isometric exercises — like static weighted leg extensions, isometric hand grips, and wall sits — with other forms of exercise, like aerobic training, resistance training, […]
The Number One Thing You Can Do To Prevent Kidney Stones – Health Digest
Guzzling a ton of water all at once probably isn’t the best strategy to stay hydrated. The American Physiological Society says your body will see this as overhydrating and you’ll find yourself running to the bathroom. Instead, it’s best to sip a little bit of water at a time throughout the day and drink while you’re […]
This Popular Yogurt Brand Isn’t As Healthy As You Thought – Health Digest
Stonyfield’s Organic Chocolate Underground yogurt cups are fat-free, which might get you to snatch them off the shelf. Who wouldn’t want fat-free chocolate? A 150-gram tub (about 5 ounces) of this yogurt is just 110 calories and not a trace of fat or cholesterol. It’s also low in sodium and provides 200 milligrams of calcium. […]