Good News Notes: “Living a longer, healthier life can start with your diet. You could add up to 13 years to your life if you ate few red and processed meats and more fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains and nuts, a recent study revealed. According to the study , the largest gains in longevity were found…
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Therapy dogs help students relax and relieve stress
Good News Notes: “At Tannenbaum Quad, Esha Pathi, a first-year student at the Wharton School, said spending even a little time with a therapy dog helps relieve stress. “The last few weeks have been very stressful with a lot of assignments, and the weather is perfect today,” she said. “The opportunity to pet dogs is a…
Med students rescue passenger mid-flight during medical emergency
Good News Notes: “Some heroes need a plane to fly. Two med students jumped into action when a fellow passenger had a medical emergency midair on a flight to Greece. Thankfully, the young women were able to use their skills to get the situation under control. The LSU Health Sciences Center recognized Heather Duplessis and Lauren Bagneris…
Heart attack survivor says knowledge of heart disease saved her life
Good News Notes: “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. In February we celebrate American Heart Month. The saying goes, ‘You don’t know what you don’t know.’ For Judi King, knowledge about a problem she thought she’d never have likely saved her life. ‘I didn’t have high cholesterol…
NEUROIMAGING SHOWS THAT MEDITATION CHANGES THE BRAIN FOR THE BETTER
Good News Notes: “Meditation is nothing new: It’s a fixture of many religions, and has been practiced for thousands of years. However, scientific understanding of how meditation changes the body is ever-increasing. Some studies indicate that meditation can physically change the brain and body, capable of reducing blood pressure, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and…
Mindfulness training may lower blood pressure
Good News Notes: “There is anecdotal evidence that meditation and mindfulness training may be able to reduce high blood pressure and hypertension. However, clinical confirmation of these claims has been scarce until last month, when researchers published a new study in the journal PLOS One. The authors report the results of a Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP)…