Author: healthtost
After a hard workout, your body needs more than just a bite. It needs the right combination of nutrients to replenish energy stores, support muscle recovery and help you feel ready for your next workout. This Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding it’s a delicious way to fuel up with a balance of carbs, protein and healthy fats. Made with simple plant-based ingredients like frozen cherries, soy milk, cocoa powder and chia seeds, this creamy pudding tastes like dessert while providing the nutrients active bodies need after exercise. Whether you’re a runner looking for a post-run snack, an athlete who needs an…
Obesity can act as a fuel for leukemia, according to a study led by scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine. To help many patients facing aggressive blood cancers overcome this metabolic risk, researchers have identified a potential new treatment strategy that combines popular weight-loss drugs with anti-inflammatory drugs. The findings were recently published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. While obesity is known to increase the risk of certain blood cancers, researchers have been trying to determine exactly how the chronic condition changes the body to help leukemia thrive. This study presents a fundamentally new understanding of…
There is a certain kind of confidence that comes from reading the original studies rather than the abstracts of the abstracts. Professor Tim Noakes has spent decades using this confidence to deconstruct one of modern medicine’s most persistent assumptions: that cholesterol is the main culprit behind heart disease. Recently, Azza Motara, Clinical Dietitian and Science Education Specialist, sat down with Professor Noakes for a live discussion hosted by the Nutrition Network. The hour-long discussion traversed seventy years of nutritional science, the candid case for GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic, and a brand new study that pushes the ketogenic diet to the…
Embarking on a fitness career represents an exciting step in helping others achieve their health goals. Many individuals find that the initial financial commitment acts as a barrier to entry into the field. Gyms look for credentials before offering employment, making a valid fitness certification essential. Finding an option that fits a tight budget requires careful planning. Chart your fitness career path Embarking on this journey requires defining your target audience and work environment. Acquiring recognized CPT certification opens doors to large gym chains and local boutique training studios. Your choice dictates the types of clients you can legally…
An investigation of two widely used health datasets reveals problems of poor provenance and potential reliability of the data, raising concerns about the clinical prediction models created from them and prompting calls for stricter research standards. Study: Evidence of unreliable and poorly sourced data in clinical prediction model research and clinical practice. Image credit: Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com A new study published in BMC Medicine conducted exploratory analyzes to examine data quality and reporting in two large, publicly available stroke and diabetes datasets widely used in clinical prediction models. The fast-turnover survey raises concerns about data quality By 2024, researchers had published approximately…
A new study by researchers at LSU’s Pennington Center for Biomedical Research, FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Metamor Institute demonstrate that metabolic and bariatric surgery can be performed safely and effectively in adolescents and young adults living with severe obesity, offering promising improvements in weight loss and obesity-related health conditions. Posted on Bariatric Surgery”Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Southern Louisiana” looked at outcomes from 76 patients ages 10 to 25 who underwent bariatric surgery from January 2020 to March 2025 through a Louisiana-based bariatric surgery program…
Sharing my latest Japan posts! We had the most magical time in Kyoto and I’m excited to share the details with you if you’re considering adding it to your travel bucket list! More posts from our incredible time in Seoul and Tokyo: Seoul recap Korean head spa experience Recap of Tokyo and why I love Japan and Tokyo eats + gf picks Kyoto recap, bamboo forest and monkey park Many of our friends had told us to take a train to explore the nearby areas while in Tokyo. Okinawa, Nara, Kyoto and Osaka are highly recommended. I think I mentioned…
Bakuchiol is a natural retinol alternative. Its effects on the skin are similar to retinol, minus the negative skin reactions that retinol often causes. Bakuchiol can be used reduces sun spots, increases collagen production and protects against collagen breakdown. It can also improve fine lines and wrinkles and has even been shown to be helpful in improving acne-prone skin. It speeds up cell turnover which is vital as this process slows down as we age leaving dull, wrinkled dry skin that should have been removed. What’s really cool about Bakuchiol is that strengthens the natural structure of your skin from…
When we think of someone getting tested for chlamydia, we probably don’t picture a 60-year-old woman or an 80-year-old man. Our society tends to think of sex as something young people do. But Americans are living longer, staying healthier and having sex into their 60s, 70s and beyond.On the one hand, this is great news—we should all be able to enjoy sex as much as we want. At the same time, sexually transmitted infections (STDs) among the elderly have increased dramatically in recent decades, and we’re still not talking about it.Older adults still have sexA National survey 2022 from the…
Hayley had always dreamed of becoming a mother and couldn’t wait to experience the pregnancy and birth. After planning a birth center birth with her first baby, everything changed when she learned her baby was a breech, resulting in a C-section after she couldn’t find a provider who offered a vaginal birth when she needed it.Before becoming pregnant again, Hayley immersed herself in learning about VBAC and evidence-based birth. She shares how she carefully chose a VBAC-friendly provider, hospital, and doula, only to find out at 33 weeks that her second baby was also a breech.This conversation explores the importance…