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Just 5 minutes more exercise and 10 minutes more sleep may lower your risk of heart disease.

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A new study suggests that making small lifestyle changes can significantly protect your heart health. Image credit: Westend61/Getty ImagesThis article was originally published on Medical News Today A new study investigated how small changes in lifestyle affect cardiovascular health. The research team followed more than 50,000 people for about eight years, tracking their sleep, nutrition, … Read more

Higher vitamin D levels in midlife are associated with lower risk of dementia

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Study Links Higher Vitamin D Levels to Lower Dementia Risk

People with higher levels of vitamin D as they enter middle age may have a lower risk of developing dementia, new research suggests. For the study, researchers measured vitamin D blood levels in about 800 adults without dementia who were on average 39 years old at the start of the study. Some 16 years later, … Read more