Healthy U - USANA Bataan Independent Distributor

15/02/2026

Love—Just What the Doctor Ordered

Love comes in many shapes and sizes. No matter where you stand on the subject, one thing is becoming clearer. Strong relationships and love are good for your health.

Here are a few of the possible health benefits of love:

• Less frequent trips to the doctor: Studies have linked marriage to fewer doctor visits and shorter hospital stays. It’s thought that people in good relationships are more likely to take better care of themselves.

• Reduced risk of depression and substance abuse: Although it shouldn’t be surprising, people in good marriages have lower rates of depression, drinking, and drug abuse.

• Less anxiety: According to a study using MRI brain scans, strongly connected couples in long-term relationships have more activation in the areas of the brain associated with bonding and less in the area that produces anxiety.1

• Healthier blood pressure: A good relationship can be good for your blood pressure. A study in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine showed that happily married people had better blood pressure than singles. The worst were unhappily married people.2

• Better stress management: Research has shown a link between good social support and relationships and improved ability to cope with stress.

• Healthier immune system: People in healthy relationships are less likely to get sick after exposure to cold or flu viruses. This may be partly due to reduced stress and depression resulting in enhanced immune response.3

• Longer lifespan: Many research studies have linked happy marriages to longer life. The feeling of love and connection helps protect against loneliness and isolation, which are tied to increased mortality risk.

• Happier life: One of the greatest benefits of love is joy.

According to research in the Journal of Family Psychology, happiness depends more on the quality of family relationships than on the level of income.4

You don’t have to be married or in love to have good health and live a long life. But reduced stress, lower levels of anxiety, and strong social connections are key ingredients in a recipe for a longer, healthier life.

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277362/
2.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18347896
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17101814
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18540776

https://aspe.hhs.gov/.../effects-marriage-health...

11/02/2026

Getting better and better…

10/02/2026

Red Blood Cells Carry a Heavy Load

Maintaining a healthy heart and circulatory system requires healthy red blood cells. These hard-working, unique cells deserve some attention. So, here are a few interesting facts that will earn your respect:

• The average red blood cell lives for 120 days. Once mature, red blood cells contain no nucleus or DNA, so they can no longer replicate or repair themselves.
• There are approximately 2.5 trillion red blood cells in your body at any given time. To maintain this number, the body has to produce about 2.5 million red blood cells per second in the bone marrow. That is over 200 billion new red blood cells per day.
• About 5.6 liters of blood circulate through the body three times every minute. That means a red blood cell can circumnavigate your body in less than 20 seconds.
• The largest artery in the body, the aorta, is about the diameter of a garden hose.
• Capillaries, on the other hand, are only 1/10th the diameter of a human hair.
• The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps to sq**rt blood over 10 meters (30 feet).

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05/02/2026

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03/02/2026

Myth: Raw Vegetables Are Always Better For You than Cooked Ones

The truth about raw vs. cooked vegetables is complicated. It depends on the specific vegetable, the nutrient in question, and your method of cooking.

Nutrients like beta-carotene are more bioavailable from cooked carrots, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, cabbage, and peppers than from the raw vegetables. But, it is also true that cooking destroys much of the vitamin C and polyphenol content.

Another important carotenoid, lycopene, is also more bioavailable when the food source (i.e. tomato) is cooked. Broccoli is a vegetable that provides more of some healthy nutrients when cooked, and more of different healthy compounds when raw.

So, the answer to whether vegetables are healthier when raw is yes, no, and maybe. And, the best way to ensure you get all the health benefits is to eat the recommended servings of fruits and veggies no matter how they’re prepared. The more ways you make them delicious and inviting to you, the more likely you are to eat them.

https://askthescientists.com/food-preparation/

29/01/2026

Moderate Iodine Deficiency May Reduce Fertility

Previous research has indicated that mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency is becoming more common among women of childbearing age.

In a new study, women with moderate-to-severe iodine deficiency were 46% less likely to become pregnant during each menstrual cycle compared to women who had sufficient iodine concentrations. The study published in Human Reproduction was the first to look at the connection between mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency and fertility.

Iodine is an essential nutrient that regulates metabolism, bone growth, and brain development in children. Iodine deficiency is becoming more common due to the preference for sea salt or kosher salt instead of iodized table salt, and is more common among vegetarians and vegans.

The researchers suggested that public health officials in countries where iodine deficiency is common should consider programs to increase iodine intake in women of child bearing age.

https://www.nih.gov/.../iodine-deficiency-may-reduce...

J L Mills, G M Buck Louis, K Kannan, J Weck, Y Wan, J Maisog, A Giannakou, Q Wu, R Sundaram; Delayed conception in women with low-urinary iodine concentrations: a population-based prospective cohort study, Human Reproduction, https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dex379

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28/01/2026

26/01/2026

Lycopene is a carotenoid and antioxidant that is present in red and pink colored fruits and vegetables. Research has indicated that lycopene likely has benefits for heart health.

Read about a study linking lycopene intake with heart health.

https://askthescientists.com/lycopene-intake-related.../

24/01/2026

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22/01/2026

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14/01/2026

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