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03/11/2026

Nose, mouth or belly?

Learn how the way that you breathe can affect your sleep, stress, and workout.

Experts explain how nose and belly breathing can improve sleep, reduce stress, boost heart and lung health, and even enhance your workouts — while chronic mouth or chest breathing may do the opposite

03/11/2026

It’s easy to brush off symptoms as “nothing” or chalk them up to stress or a busy schedule. But repeated or unexplained signs from your body deserve attention. Ignoring health clues can sometimes lead to bigger issues down the road. If something doesn’t feel right or keeps coming back, a doctor’s visit can bring clarity and peace of mind. Trust yourself—you know your body best. Click on the link below to learn more!

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/second-guessing-symptoms

03/11/2026

Many modern foods are packed with excessive carbohydrates, such as starchy foods or sugary drinks.

Nutrition experts say these eight foods are some of the high-carbohydrate foods that should be avoided.

Carbs are found in grains, vegetables, fruit, and milk products. Carbohydrates are essential, but getting too many is dangerous.

03/11/2026

The new report highlights six modifiable risk factors that contribute to almost one-third of the breast-cancer burden worldwide.

Health experts say targeting these modifiable lifestyle changes could help reduce breast cancer risk for the next generation.

Breast cancer incidence is likely to continue to rise, experts project. They also highlight that almost one third of cases are currently linked to modifiable risk factors, according to global data.

03/10/2026

For decades, many health care providers have relied on body mass index, or BMI, to determine if a person was overweight.

But experts say BMI has pitfalls, as it doesn’t measure how much body fat you have — a key factor in assessing your health and your risk of chronic illness.

Healthy weight depends on age, height, gender and body frame

03/10/2026

The exact cause of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is unknown -- but a disconnect between how your gut and brain communicate is believed to be a main factor.

The exact cause of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is unknown. A disconnect between how your gut and brain communicate is believed to be a main factor.

03/10/2026

A new study has uncovered why some brain cells are more resistant to Alzheimer’s diseasedamage than others.

Researchers have found a natural cleanup system that helps remove toxic tau protein before it can form harmful clumps, while showing that cellular stress can produce a dangerous tau fragment linked to Alzheimer’s.

A new study has uncovered why some brain cells are more resistant to Alzheimer’s damage than others. Researchers found a natural cleanup system that helps remove toxic tau protein before it can form harmful clumps. The study also shows that cellular stress can produce a dangerous tau fragment link...

03/09/2026

A new study finds that by 2050, nearly 60% of women are predicted to have high blood pressure, a key risk factor for heart disease, up from about half in 2020.

And the share of women ages 22 to 44 with some form of cardiovascular disease including high blood pressure is projected to climb to nearly one‑third, compared with less than one quarter today.

New data shows cardiovascular disease is going to grow in women by 2050, and affect younger women more than ever. Here’s how you can lower your risk

03/09/2026

A new study has found that drinking 2-3 cups of strong coffee a day can reduce the risk of dementia and slow cognitive decline.

Higher tea intake (one or two cups daily) showed similar results, while decaffeinated coffee did not.

Drinking two to three cups of strong coffee a day can reduce the risk of dementia and slow cognitive decline, a study has found.

03/09/2026

In a new study, researchers found microplastics deep inside prostate cancer tumors, raising more questions about the role the ubiquitous pollutants play in public health.

Plastic particles were found at higher levels in tumor tissue than nearby noncancerous tissue, raising questions about the role they may play in tumor development.

03/08/2026

Aging can bring a lot of changes to your body — including allergies that seemingly develop overnight — so don’t be surprised if spring pollen suddenly sets off sneezing fits after never being an issue before.

Adult-onset allergies are most common in your 30s and 40s, but they can appear at any age.

Can you develop new allergies later in life? Absolutely, say our allergists, and here’s why it might happen.

03/07/2026

Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3 am and wonder if something's wrong.

It might help to know that this is a deeply human experience.

Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3 am and wonder if something's wrong.