Your Best New Year’s Resolution is to Go For a Walk
The World Health Organization estimates that 3.2 million people worldwide die prematurely each year due to a sedentary lifestyle. In contrast, an active lifestyle improves one′s general health and decreases the risk of chronic diseases.
Sitting long hours in many typical work scenarios increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic health risks. This sedentary time may have musculoskeletal and/or cognitive impacts on office workers. Sitting (with a relatively low energy expenditure) has the potential to result in a decline of cognitive function over time. It is known that exercise improves cognitive function.[1. Olanrewaju O, Stockwell S, Stubbs B, Smith L. (2020). Sedentary behaviors, cognitive function, and possible mechanism in older adults: a systematic review. Aging Clin Exp Res. Jun;32(6):969-984.] Continue reading “Sedentary Life Has Many Hazards”
The FDA’s approval of aducanumab as a treatment for Alzheimer Disease in June, 2021 was controversial. There were a number of known side effects and new information from clinical trials reveals possible serious consequences. Acucanumab was developed by Biogen and is being sold by Acumen as a $56,000-a-year treatment for Alzheimer’s. 
Does Sunlight Danger Outweigh the Benefits?
Poor night vision or night blindness can be a life-limiting symptom. Night blindness can be caused by either an inherited or acquired reason. Poor night vision disorders (night blindness, impaired dark adaptation, etc.) include the experience of reduced vision in dimly lit environments, including at night. They include partial or complete impairment in ability of the eyes to adapt from brightness to darkness. It is not a disease in itself, but rather a symptom of an underlying problem, usually located in the retina. It is common for patients who are myopic (nearsighted) to have some difficulties with night vision, but this is due to optical issues rather than to a retinal condition. Symptoms include difficulty driving at night, tripping over objects when walking in the dark, and slow response when light conditions change (such as entering a dark movie theater). Photoreceptor cells in the retina allow you to see in dim lighting. When they malfunction, vision in dark conditions becomes difficult.
Natural Treatments for the Eyelid
The most common form of glaucoma is “open-angle” glaucoma, where the eye pressure or IOP remains higher than normal (typically 8-20 mm Hg). Eye doctors also look at changes in peripheral field typically measured with a visual fields test and any changes in the optic nerve such as optic nerve thinning or increased cupping. Ocular hypertension is diagnosed when IOP is higher than normal but there as no signs of glaucoma. In addition glaucoma can occur without high IOP, “normal or low tension glaucoma.”