The Conversation – When our body becomes injured or encounters an infection, it activates defence mechanisms to protect itself. It does this by instructing our cells to fight off the invader. This fighting process causes inflammation, which often presents as swelling, redness and pain.
In the short-term, inflammation is a sign your body is healing, whether from a grazed knee or a cold.
If inflammation persists for a longer time it's called "chronic". That can indicate...
Study one of few to examine health benefits of Mediterranean diet in a non-Mediterranean context and to assess the health benefits of an overall Mediterranean lifestyle
It’s no secret that diet is a powerful component of overall health and wellness. But what about using food as medicine? Is it possible to eat your way out of a chronic condition?
PBS NEWS HOUR – Around the world, communities have been contending with record-breaking heat waves and the life-threatening dangers that go along with them.
With long-term average temperatures on the rise, and summers getting progressively hotter in many places, the challenge of keeping people safe under extreme heat – and its comparably nefarious cousin, high humidity – will only grow more dire.
“It’s not cooling off anytime soon,” said Heidi Brown, associate professor of public health...
ARS TECHNICA – A little over a decade ago, researchers discovered that bites from lone star ticks could cause some people to develop a food allergy to meat and meat products—an allergic condition called alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), which can vary from mild to life-threatening.
The condition is named after a carbohydrate called galactose-α-1,3-galactose (aka alpha-gal), which is commonly found on proteins in most mammals—with the important exception of primates, like humans.
Alpha-gal shows up on all...
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – C&E Farms Inc., of Oxnard, CA, is recalling certain bins of romaine lettuce because the product may be contaminated with rodent droppings.
According to the details posted online by the FDA, the recall was initiated on June 16, 2023, and is ongoing.
The recalled product was distributed in Massachusetts and Minnesota.
Recalled products:
Romaine lettuce packed in bulk 45-pound mini-bins
2580 mini-bins
Code: Tierrasol 23-26R08
Anyone who purchased the recalled product should immediately dispose of it and...
AP – Ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people, including six hospitalized, in four Northeastern states, federal health officials said Tuesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said illnesses have been reported in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ground beef is the only common food reported in the outbreak.
People who recalled what they ate and where they bought it reported eating 80% lean ground beef purchased from ShopRite...
Fortune – David Sinclair, a 54-year-old professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, says his regimen has helped him stay biologically 10 years younger than his age—underscoring a modern phenomenon called reverse aging by combating age-related disease and decline.
So what is Sinclair’s secret to aging well and staying young? He began working on it in his early thirties. Here are the three ways the longevity researcher got started:
Taking resveratrol
Sinclair swears by resveratrol,...
MASHED.COM – Whether you're brand new to Aldi or you've been going there for years, shoppers are bound to have a misconception or two about the Aldi experience.
It's time to dispel some of these myths and set the record straight ...
"Everything in the store is cheap"
Aldi is known and loved for their wallet-friendly products, which are sometimes so cheap that you find yourself asking how it's even a viable business option. The general inexpensiveness...
THE TAKEOUT – McDonald’s decision to make changes to its burgers seems like a pretty big deal, yeah? I mean, this is an iconic product with a pretty singular flavor in the fast food world.
McD’s elicits fond childhood memories in just about everyone, and its menu has even influenced a lot of chefs (check out the Le Pig Mac at Cochon Butcher in New Orleans).
To make any alterations to such a recognizable stable of...
DUBLIN — Changing the way food options and information is presented on food delivery apps, as well as default smaller portions, may encourage healthier selections, lowering the calorie intake by 4%-15%, show three new randomized trials from the UK.
The prominent positioning of low-calorie menu items, and restaurants with low-calorie main meals, on a food app emerged as the most promising approach to promote healthier eating, followed by preselecting smaller portions by default, and finally...