Are you over-medicated?
The University of Michigan’s national poll on healthy aging reports that one in four older adults take aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes. However, more than half of these adults don’t have any history of heart disease. Though it was once used as a one-size-fits all prevention tool, the guidelines have changed. Aspirin can increase your risk of bleeding – a threat that continues to grow as you age.
Reading may be the secret to success
Dr. Laurie Gauger is an assistant clinical professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences. She says parents should be constantly talking to their kids – even as infants. Reading books to them helps develop oral language skills and prepares them better for school. Getting this early start also helps catch any reading disabilities so that children can get the necessary support as soon as possible. (University of Florida)
If you’re pregnant, you may want to add more salt to your diet
For the first time ever, a field study has shown adding folic acid into iodized table salt can prevent severe birth defects. Folic acid is a crucial nutrient during early pregnancy to reduce brain and spine defects. The World Health Organization recommends that women wanting to get pregnant should ingest 400 micrograms daily. The U.S. adds folic acid to enriched grain products like bread and cereal, but this new research, published in JAMA Network Open, suggests it can be just as successful when added to our table salt.
The solar eclipse is almost here
Tomorrow, April 8, a total solar eclipse will take over the sky, so make sure you’re safe by wearing protective eclipse glasses. They need to have an ISO 123122 certification. Without the glasses, your retinas could be damaged and cause blindness. Even your cameras, telescopes, and binoculars need to have a solar filter.
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