by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Feb 14, 2020 | Health Blogs
Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn’t keep up with the removal of old bone and the loss of bone mass causes the bones to become porous and fragile. The amount of bone...
by Carolina Healthspan Institute | Jul 8, 2016 | Health Blogs
We all want lots of things. A new car, a great marriage, our kids to be successful, our grass to not die in the 100-degree heat… but what is really at the core of all of these wants? Happiness. A new car will make us happy. Our kids’ success will make us happy. Our...
by Dr. Russo | Mar 23, 2016 | Health Blogs
Omega-3 ranks among the most important essential nutrients out there today. Here’s a short list of omega-3 benefits: 1. Omega-3 benefits your heart health: An Italian study of 11,324 heart attack survivors found that patients supplementing with fish oils markedly...
by Dr. Russo | Feb 17, 2016 | Health Blogs
Findings derived from the Nurses’ Health Study suggest a protective effect for magnesium against the risk of ischemic stroke in women. The study, described in the October 2014 issue of the American Heart Association journal Stroke, included 459 Nurses’...
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...
