ISLAMABAD, July 26(ABC): In around 440 B.C., the Greek physician Hippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food.” Although treating food as medicine is a highly debated concept, many recent studies have demonstrated the wisdom in this statement and how monitoring food quantityTrusted Source, type, and timing are crucial for good health. However, what precisely …

ISLAMABAD, July 26(ABC): Although women tend to have longer lifespans than men, they also have more health conditions. Likewise, while women tend to have more robust immune systemsTrusted Source than men, they also account for 80%Trusted Source of autoimmune conditions. Many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s diseaseTrusted Source and age-related macular degeneration, are more common in women than men. Some …

ISLAMABAD, July 26(ABC): A new study has found that walking can ward off knee pain for people with osteoarthritis. This condition affects more than 32 million adults in the United States. As a form of exercise, walking traditionally has been promoted as benefitting your heart. Lately, it has been linked with battling depression and cognitive impairment as well. The new …

ISLAMABAD, July 23(ABC): Ultra-processed foods (UPF) are increasingly replacing Trusted Source traditional diets based on minimally-processed and unprocessed foods worldwide. In the United States, UPFs comprise 57%Trusted Source of the energy intake among the adult population and 67%Trusted Source among children and adolescents. Processed foods typically include two or three ingredients and include: •       canned vegetables •       salted nuts •       …

ISLAMABAD, July 23(ABC): Everyone may feel anxious or sad at times. However, some people may experience life-disrupting levels of these emotions on a regular basis, developing into a mental health disorder that requires treatment. Researchers at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom studied how vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 may impact anxiety and depression levels. Vitamins B6 and …

ISLAMABAD, July 23 (ABC): Contact lenses are a popular and convenient way for many people to correct their vision. Several online manufacturers offer vision correcting and non-correcting contact lenses. A quick look at 5 of the best colored contact lenses Best for authentic appearances: 1-Day Acuvue Define Best for a range of colors: AIR OPTIX Best for virtual try-on: DAILIES …

ISLAMABAD, July 23(ABC): The retina is composed of tissues in the back of the eye that process light signals and send them to the brain. Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells make up part of this important structure for vision. A recent animal study by the National Eye InstituteTrusted Source, part of the National Institutes of HealthTrusted Source, suggests that the …

ISLAMABAD, July 22(ABC): A healthy diet can’t counter the effects of a sedentary lifestyle, the same as regular exercise can’t offset poor eating habits. A July 2022 study shows that exercise and a healthy diet can individually reduce your overall risk of mortality, but the largest risk reduction comes from doing both. The results, published in the British Journal of …

ISLAMABAD, July 22(ABC): New scientific research has found that sunshine can cause men to seek food and increase their food intake, while similar findings were not observed in women. Published in the Journal Nature MetabolismTrusted Source, the study highlights the association between UVB—one of the types of invisible ultraviolet rays that come from the sun—and elevated levels of ghrelin “the …

WEB DESK, July 22(ABC): Social media users are sharing online articles and misleading claims about the superiority of “natural immunity” compared to vaccine-induced antibody responses based on results of a study published online in June by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The study by Harvard researchers found that 26 people infected with BA.1 or BA.2 versions of the …