Welcome to the Heartbeat- a roundup of interesting facts, studies, news, and tidbits on health, diet, and living your best life. Health Why wouldn’t you do it? 10-min run can boost brain power. Get outside: the sun has incredible health benefits, from setting circadian rhythm to vitamin D delivering on cardio health. And if your… Continue reading Heartbeat 19

Welcome to the Heartbeat- a roundup of interesting facts, studies, news, and tidbits on health, diet, and living your best life. Health NY Times says there’s no “good” or “bad” way to eat. Just wrong. Agree to disagree, reduced meat diets help the environment. Lookup: Pasture-raised animals Listening to good music improves brain elasticity. Also,… Continue reading Heartbeat 18

Welcome to the Heartbeat- a roundup of interesting facts, studies, news, and tidbits on health, diet, and living your best life. Coffee and tea reduce stroke, dementia. I’m in. Reduce your carbon footprint by avoiding candy, pastries, fried foods. Diet trumps drugs for health & anti-aging. Regular hot & cold exposure increase energy expenditure, burns… Continue reading Heartbeat 17

Welcome to the Heartbeat- a roundup of interesting facts, studies, news, and tidbits on health, diet, and living your best life. The younger you feel the better you age: Subjective age and health. Can Omega-3 fatty acids and polyphenols prevent Alzheimer’s? Stop the sugar and processed foods already. 88 million Americans are prediabetic, I’d say… Continue reading Heartbeat 13

Welcome to the Heartbeat- a roundup of interesting facts, studies, news, and tidbits on health, diet, and living your best life. To reduce food waste, eat nutrient dense foods that are satiating. Ignore studies like this that feed participants muffins for breakfast. I’m a fan of animal protein as it’s often full of vitamins and minerals, but there’s a limit… Continue reading Heartbeat 12

Welcome to the Heartbeat- a roundup of interesting facts, studies, news, and tidbits on health, diet, and living your best life. Veggies high in nitrate help build muscles. Fake meat isn’t so great after all. I’m a big believer in gut health. When animals changed their environment- such as in CAFOs, their gut changed remarkably.… Continue reading Heartbeat 11