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Regular physical activity keeps your body running smoothly, but even if you do have a heart attack, it can help you after then, too. People with the highest levels of physical activity were nearly 50 percent less likely to die from a heart attack than those who got moving the least, researchers from Denmark discovered. They hypothesize that people who exercise may develop collateral blood vessels in their heart, which allow for alternate sources for blood flow if another route is blocked.
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Maple syrup may be a smart sweetener, according to a presentation at the American Chemical Society’s annual meeting. After analyzing the scientific literature out there, researchers now believe that maple syrup can be considered a “functional food.” That’s due to the discovery of inulin, a natural dietary fiber, in the syrup, which encourages the growth of good bacteria in your gut. And that,they believe, can help protect against the far-reaching effects of chronic inflammation.
UNDERSTAND THE SURPRISING RISK OF STEROIDS
Oral corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory drugs commonly prescribed for upper respiratory tract infections, allergies, and spinal pain. But corticosteroids may come with some surprising risks: People taking short-term courses—less than 30 days—were more likely to break a bone, develop a blood clot, or contract a blood infection called sepsis within the next 90 days, a study in the journal BMJ found. That’s major, since approximately 1 in 5 insured adults were prescribed these meds over a three-year period.
PUT DOWN THAT PHONE
Always tethered to your phone? You may be addicted to it: Twelve percent of college students are considered “fanatics” regarding their phones, while seven percent are identified as “addicts,” researchers from Binghamton University found. Both groups exhibited signs of poor mental health, including depression, social isolation, social anxiety, shyness, impulsivity, and low self esteem. If you turn to technology to escape problems, ignore what’s happening in real-time in favor of what’s going on within your online world, constantly check your phone even when it’s not vibrating, or get paranoid when you forget your phone at home, you may fit the bill.
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The fine particles in polluted air have been shown to hurt your health—but taking vitamin B can help reverse the effects, researchers from Columbia University discovered. When participants were exposed to particulate matter, they showed an increase in heart rate and white blood cell count. But when they took vitamin B supplements before exposure to the particulates, those negative effects were reversed.
SOURCE: Menshealth.com
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