Weston Medical News

There’s a significant link between smoking and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, but it depends on their body weight, researchers report. Breast cancer risk was higher than normal among female smokers who were not obese, but this strong association was not evident in obese female smokers, according to a new study.

Smoking is damaging to everyone’s health, but the nicotine in cigarettes may be even more deadly for people who have diabetes. In lab experiments, researchers discovered that nicotine raised blood sugar levels, and the more nicotine that was present, the higher the blood sugar levels were. Higher blood sugar levels are linked to an increased [...]

Luck and genetics play roles in longevity, of course, but you can’t control that. To hike your odds of hitting 100, focus on what you can do, like loading up on fruits and veggies (add five years), working out five days a week (add two to four years) and cutting down on stress (may add [...]

Sun and waves might be good for the soul, according to a new national survey naming Hawaii as tops in well-being among U.S. states — but the sunshine doesn’t necessarily elbow out Northern Lights and snow, as Alaska also made the top 10 happiest states list. The categories included These categories included life evaluation, emotional [...]

Did you know that walking only helps calm stress and release feelings of anxiety and depression if you do it mindfully? If you spend your walk dwelling on your problems instead of paying attention to the thoughts, feelings, and sensations you’re experiencing in the moment, your walk will have done little ease your mind.