Getty Images Laura always wondered if her body was running on empty Olympic gold-medallist Dame Laura Kenny is Britain’s most successful female athlete. She has two young boys but also had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy, and has always wondered if the physical toll of elite sport had damaged her fertility. The BBC News…
Older adult with walker. Source: Toa55 / Shutterstock Photo ID 690950734 Aging is associated with reduced performance in multiple domains of cognition: memory, executive functions (planning, inhibition, manipulating information in one’s mind), language, processing speed, and visuospatial abilities. If there is an ongoing neurodegenerative disease within an individual, then cognitive decline will be accelerated. Yet,…
The start of a new year brings energy, enthusiasm, and motivation in individuals to focus on their self-improvement and the betterment of their health. Weight loss finds its place among the most popular new year’s resolutions. However, 2025 is not just about following this trend; it is about adopting a sustainable lifestyle for long-term health…
Delap, who McKenna described as “a different beast”, opened the scoring for Ipswich with a 12th-minute penalty. Incredibly, it was Town’s first penalty goal in the Premier League in more than 23 years – Marcus Stewart’s strike in November 2001 also came against Chelsea. Meanwhile, the 21-year-old Delap took his goal tally to seven in…
This post was written by Julie Burgener, NBC-HWC, lifestyle change specialist, Parkview Employer Solutions. Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Type 2 diabetes risk increases with factors such as genetics, a diet high in processed food, a sedentary lifestyle and stress. Positive lifestyle factors such as balanced nutrition, physical activity…
What does it take to live until you’re 100 years old? That’s a question many researchers have been trying to answer.Mercy Medical Center primary care physician Dr. Jonathan Rich said there are some simple things you can do to promote longevity.He often recommends patients be social: Find your network and be engaged with others. Also,…
Four teams have been relegated in the Premier League era having been in United’s current 14th position at the turn of the year. Leeds were the last two seasons ago. Of course, it might not come to that but on the evidence of events at Old Trafford, it might need an injection of new players…
A recent article hailed Lifestyle Medicine training as a way to “empower” physicians through education. But a closer look at the study reveals modest knowledge gains, inflated confidence, and little evidence that it translates to practice changes. Let’s investigate just how empowering this training really is. A recent headline proclaimed, “Lifestyle medicine education empowers clinicians.”…
Does the onset of a new year have you craving a healthy reset? If so, Kevin Till of Carpinteria has designed a system just for you. Till’s app Functional Health provides a platform to assess and build on healthy habits for mind and body. In the following interview, Till weighed in on his app, inspiration…
Former England manager Gareth Southgate was among the hundreds named in King Charles’s New Year honours list published on Monday. The full list includes more than 1,200 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded honours ranging from Member, Commander or Officer of the Order of the British Empire (MBE, CBE…