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Laughter = Exercise
Bet you didn’t know that! Laughing works up an appetite just like a workout does. Seems there are two hormones that regulate appetite: leptin and ghrelin. Increased ghrelin means increased appetite, and decreased leptin also results in greater appetite. After…
Tags: appetite, blood pressure, exercise, ghrelin, heart disease, immune system, laughter, leptin, Loma Linda University, stress reduction
Low Levels of Vitamin D Linked to Death in Seniors
– by Eric Sheehan If you’re a senior with low levels of vitamin D, you’re more likely to die of any cause. A study following 3,200 Germans of the average age 62, most with heart disease of some form, checked…
Tags: cardiology, death, fish, Health Care, immune system, seniors, sun, sunshine, vitamin D