Cardio Fitness Reduces Death And Disease By Close To 20%

Social media has become a part of many people's lives, for better or worse. They can provide entertainment and a variety of information ranging from home improvement to trending dances and world news. Some reports even suggest that younger people prefer using social media platforms rather than using traditional search engines when looking for answers, and this is most often not a good thing.

Health information found on social media is no exception. While you can find countless tags leading to information with millions of views, and it can be a good way to share health concerns and find others in similar situations, just because something has a lot of views does not mean that information is credible or even safe. 

Research from the University of Exeter published in Environmental International suggests that participating in physical activity while being surrounded by natural environments helps to prevent almost 13,000 cases of non-communicable diseases a year in England which could save the healthcare cost of more than £100 million.

Women who regularly swim in cold water report experiencing significant improvements to both their physical and mental menopause symptoms, according to research recently published in Post Reproductive Health that was led by researchers from the University College London (UCL). 

The blood vessels of the lungs are not quite like others in our body, and this difference becomes clearer in pulmonary hypertension in which only lung blood vessels will progressively stiffen leading to chronic lung disease, heart failure, and death. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with researchers from the Université Côte d'Azur conducted this study to investigate the underlying reasons for this organ-specific vessel stiffening and made a surprising discovery about these blood vessels in those with pulmonary hypertension.