by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Jan 14, 2016 | Health Blogs, Research
Last week, Lumosity, a popular “brain training” game found on phones and tablets everywhere, was fined $2,000,000 by the FTC over its claims of helping users excel at work and school and reduce or delay “cognitive impairment associated with age and other serious...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Nov 9, 2015 | Health Blogs
We are now into fall, and as the days get colder, there’s no better time to make sure your immune system is in tiptop shape. Contrary to popular belief, you cannot catch a cold from cold temperatures. More people get sick during the colder months because they spend...
by Dr. Russo | Sep 2, 2015 | Health Blogs, Physicians Corner
The MadAthlete Emerald Necklace 3-Day Stage Race is a grueling 80-mile running race with almost 13,000 feet of elevation gain. Competitors raced as Solo Competitors or in Teams of Two. I ran with my running partner Shane Vanhoose as Team Trail Ghost. The race...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | May 6, 2015 | Health Blogs, Physicians Corner, Research
In the March 2015 edition of the journal, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, researchers showed the direct effects of physical activity on the body and brain using identical twins as each other’s test and control groups. This extensive study selected...
by Margaret Conger | Mar 19, 2015 | Health Blogs
Carolina HealthSpan Institute Sponsors 5K in Charlotte to Benefit Project 2 Heal Changing the lives of children and adults with special needs, one puppy at a time, Project 2 Heal’s goal is to utilize the healing power of dogs to help children and adults with...
