A few extra pounds ? Not so bad when you get older

2023-08-11 13:11:55 No diet after 65. If obesity is deleterious, being moderately overweight helps preserve muscle mass, which is crucial for seniors. It’s a paradox: even though the obesity epidemic is taking on alarming proportions, particularly in France, where one inhabitant in two is affected, a series of studies tend to show that moderate overweight … Read more

Grandma Elsie: A Love Story for Over 100 Years – The Untold Tale of Staying in the Same House Forever

2023-07-20 09:30:36 Can anyone live in the same house for the rest of their lives? For women, that is often not possible. After getting married, we move to our husband’s house, then for work and so on. But this grandmother has been living in the same house for the past 105 years. Grandma NC says … Read more

Indoor plants significantly reduce psychological stress

dragon tree and co. 23. August 2022 22:38 Robert Klatt Dragon tree as a houseplant in the office (Photo: © kcotS ebodAaisatsanAorüB mi eznalfpremmiZ sla muabnehcarD) indoor plants improve that well-being of man clear Raise potted plants at school and in the office concentration and performance the students or the staff and reduce sick days … Read more

Marine Lorphelin gives an update on allergies

There are allergens everywhere in the environment, but usually in non-allergic people they are harmless and the development of an allergy occurs in several stages. Already, we become aware, that is to say that we have a first contact with a molecule that will later trigger exaggerated reactions from our immune system. Seasonal allergies give … Read more

Drinking alcohol every day harms brain health

According to a study, a low daily alcohol consumption causes significant structural damage in the brain. According to a recent American study published in the journal Nature Communicationthe consumption of four units ofalcohol per day not only causes structural damage to the brain, but also a loss of brain volume. This is equivalent to two … Read more

Organized screening for colorectal cancer: only 33.5% of those concerned take part

Only a third of French people aged 50 to 74 undergo a colorectal cancer screening test every two years. Yet free and easy to perform, it allows early detection of lesions and cure in 90% of cases. This month of March is that of the national mobilization against colorectal cancer, baptized Blue March. Colorectal cancer … Read more