Fasting May Help To Improve Overall Health

Smokers are often portrayed as older looking and haggard with facial features that are associated with worn leather; such depictions most often carry over into reality. Regardless of how smokers are portrayed what can not be denied is the association between smoking, cancer, and cardiovascular disease being very strong.

Fibre: getting more of it may slash your risk of dying from some of the deadliest diseases by 24%; and your chances of ever getting any of those illnesses by up to 27%; and of each 8% increase in dietary fibre can help drop risks even further, according to a series of systematic reviews published in The Lancet commissioned by W.H.O to inform the development of new recommendations for optimal daily fibre intake.

Staying active in the golden years may help to maintain memory, thinking skills, and reduce the risk of dementia according to a new study from scientists at Rush University Medical Center, as published in the journal Neurology.

An FDA approved drug that blocks an integrated stress response is showing promise during preliminary testing against ALS and frontotemporal dementia, as published in EMBO Molecular Medicine.