by root | Dec 18, 2023 | Health
A Texas pastor has been found liable five years after he gave a woman herpes. Reverend Ralph D West II, the assistant pastor at the Church Without Walls’s Elridge Campus in Houston, was ordered to pay $2.45m after a jury found him liable following a three-day civil...
by root | Oct 23, 2023 | Health
When talking specifics, stretching terminology can get confusing. “Passive” and “static” generally refer to the same old-school method of relaxing into a stretch and holding it for 30 to 60 seconds. But when a coach or trainer recommends doing “active” stretches...
by root | Oct 23, 2023 | Health
A new study looks at how racial and ethnic discrimination can affect the gut. nazar_ab/Getty Images Racial discrimination increases the risk of poorer mental health, sleep problems, inflammation and obesity — in adults and children. The link between racial...
by root | Oct 23, 2023 | Health
Researchers have been warning for a while that sitting for most of the day is not good for our physical health. A new study in JAMA suggests it may specifically hurt our brain health, too. Researchers found that people 60 and older who sat for 12 hours a day or more...
by root | Oct 23, 2023 | Health
In news that we shouldn’t take sitting down, a study just published in JAMA finds that people who stay seated for long hours at work and home are at much higher risk of developing dementia than people who sit less. The negative effects of extended sitting can be so...
by root | Oct 23, 2023 | Health
Tired of living in a walk-up apartment? Hate it when an escalator breaks down? It’s a nuisance, but climbing those flights of stairs might be saving your life, according to a new study from Tulane University. And stair-climbing might be even better than walking...
