health-letter
My teenage daughter wants to be tan when we go to Florida for our winter vacation. I have suggested one of the so-called sunless tanning products, but she says they don’t look natural and wants to go to an indoor tanning salon instead. What do you think?
Research suggests that more deliberate and thoughtful eating habits could help some people lose weight.
A panel of experts acting at the request of the Institute of Medicine has determined that most Americans are in fact getting enough vitamin D from a combination of sun exposure, diet, and supplements.
Results of drug trials and studies: selenium does not lower prostate cancer risk, lifestyle factors have a definite effect on longevity, and a possible correlation between physical warmth and opinion of warmth of personality.
A study comparing popular diet programs found that women lost the most weight with a high-protein diet that also had the benefits of helping to raise HDL cholesterol and lower triglycerides. But whatever the diet, consuming less fat is still a key.
Studies reinforce the benefits of hand washing in preventing illness, and suggest that red wine may provide protection from lung cancer in some people, but B vitamins do not appear to offer any help against Alzheimer’s disease.
OTC disorder, a genetic anomaly that affects the body’s ability to properly metabolize protein, is most commonly seen in children, where it can be fatal, but less severe forms of it can affect adults as well.
A study of patients with Alzheimer’s disease found that taking the omega-3 fat DHA did not affect the progression of the disease.
Getting a full night’s sleep may help the body lose more fat.
A study of two drugs used to treat macular degeneration found no added risk of heart disease or death compared to older treatments.