18 Apr, 2025
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The Scientific Reason Sleep Helps Us Make Better Decisions – Health Digest

Thomas Barwick/Getty Images When your life is jam-packed with activity, it’s tempting to cut back on sleep. Sleep isn’t just a passive activity, though. Your brain does a lot of processing of your daily experiences to help form memories. Sleep allows your brain to clear out toxins so you […]

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Completing This Unexpected Activity Helps You Live Longer – Health Digest

According to a 2015 study published in PLOS ONE, the magnitude of death because of low education is similar to that of death attributable to people who are current rather than former smokers. Cardiovascular disease was one of the main causes of death among the participants born in 1925, 1935, and 1945. Data from more […]

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The Popular Sandwich Spread That Helps Prevent The Risk Of Stroke – Health Digest

A 2021 study in Stroke followed more than 70,000 people in Japan for more than 13 years, looking at their diet and incidence of stroke, ischemic heart disease, and cardiovascular disease. The people who incorporated more peanuts in their diet had a lower risk for stroke, ischemic stroke, and cardiovascular disease. Ischemic strokes occur when blood […]