A handful of peanuts can really hit the spot when you’re in the mood for a salty snack. According to new research, chowing down on peanuts before bed can also help maintain healthy blood sugar levels and ward off type 2 diabetes. The study, which was published earlier this year, focused on individuals with impaired…

If you’re busy and you love carbs, then we may have found — or make that rediscovered — the perfect weight-loss approach for you. A team of international researchers recently tested a version of the Special K diet to see if the classic cereal-based plan might be a worthwhile alternative to today’s many complicated diets.…

At first, it might seem simple enough to explain how flu spreads. But try explaining the icky phenomenon beyond “sneezing or coughing on someone else,” and you’ll realize it’s a lot more complicated than that. Fortunately, scientists are putting their heads together for all of our sakes to help explain what really drives the spread…

It can feel like an awkward topic, but making sure your elderly relatives are able to stay clean and healthy as they age is an important issue. A study by hygiene experts SCA found that almost half of older people hadn’t been able to talk to anyone about their changing hygiene needs, so it may…

Keeping ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol in check cuts the risk of heart disease, stroke and memory loss by 50 percent, plus helps immune cells circulate easily, reducing the risk of COVID-19 complications. And spring is the perfect time to tackle LDLs that tend to creep up over winter. To supercharge your ability to rein in these…

Brain aging is a hot topic these days, especially for women. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5.8 million people over age 65 are currently living with the disease, women being almost twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s than men. And new research suggests there could be a link between our mid-life stress levels and brain…

As we get older, it seems common that we have to deal with issues like tiredness or weak, achey muscles. But as it turns out, it’s not normal to feel chronically fatigued or in pain, and there’s a sneaky culprit that could be behind it for older adults — dehydration. Dehydration in Older Adults You…

By age 50, many of us have already begun to notice subtle changes in our eyesight. Age-related macular degeneration, which destroys the macula, or the part of the eye that provides sharp vision, is a leading cause of vision loss in the US, according to the National Eye Institute. The good news: Study-backed strategies can…