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Research Matters Highlights:

• Drinking black tea was associated with a modest reduction in death in a large study.
• The results support black tea being part of a healthy diet.

According to a news release, former smokers who stick to a healthy lifestyle have a lower risk of dying from all causes than those who don’t engage in healthy habits, based on findings from a new study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The reduced risk of dying was observed for specific causes, including cancer and heart and lung diseases. Lifestyle interventions have not been robustly studied in former smokers, and these new findings could have important implications for the 52 million former smokers in the United States.

At some point in their lives, just about everyone has experienced an occasional nightmare. New research from the University of Birmingham published in the LANCET journal EClinicalMedicine suggests that experiencing bad dreams frequently during middle age may be a sign of the possible onset of future cognitive decline and dementia years or decades later.

Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world's top cardiologists, best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care.