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Changing Your Diet Can Add Up to 10 Years to Your Life Expectancy, New Study Shows

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Everyone wants to live longer. And we’re often told that the key to doing this is making healthier lifestyle choices, such as exercising, avoiding smoking, and not drinking too much alcohol. Studies have also shown that diet can increase lifespan.   A new study has found that eating healthier could extend lifespan by six to … Read more

Hemp-Derived Compound Offers Benefits of THC With Less Paranoia, Study Suggests

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Over the past year, you may have seen something called delta-8 THC or “delta 8” appear in convenience stores and pharmacies alongside CBD gummies, oils, and lotions. Delta-8 THC is a hemp-derived compound that’s closely related to delta-9 THC – what’s commonly called THC and which is the psychoactive component of cannabis that’s responsible for … Read more

We May Be Prescribing Antidepressants Wrong, Claims Concerning New Review

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Millions of people take antidepressants each day, but a major new review of the data brings up some concerns with how the drugs are currently prescribed.  In fact, when taken over long periods for mild and moderate depression, antidepressants may be doing patients more harm than good, the review explains.   That’s not to say … Read more

Welfare: Children’s brains are bigger if they receive more generous benefits

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The size of a child’s hippocampus can be limited by stress, and US state welfare schemes that give families $500 a month or more are linked to a reduction in this association Humans 20 December 2021 By Jason Arunn Murugesu Illustration of the hippocampus in a child’s brain Science Photo Library / Alamy Higher payments … Read more