Having A Healthier Heart Could Make You Smarter

There’s more bad news for night owls who are also diabetic. We already know that obesity can increase the risks of developing heart disease, recent research suggests that diabetes and heart disease risk is especially high when they are combined with night owl tendencies. 

The brain is an incredible and mysterious organ, and it makes sense to do everything that you can to take care of it as it is incredibly important. While there is no magic pill to protect the brain from cognitive decline or a miracle food to ensure that it stays sharp as you age, there are steps you can take to help protect your cognitive fitness. 

The chemical bisphenol F (found in plastics) can induce changes in a gene that is vital for neurological development. This discovery was made by researchers at the universities of Uppsala and Karlstad, Sweden. The mechanism could explain why exposure to this chemical during the fetal stage may be connected with a lower IQ at seven years of age -- an association previously seen by the same research group. The study is published in the scientific journal Environment International.

A team of McMaster University researchers who studied heart patients found that stair-climbing routines, whether vigorous or moderate, provide significant cardiovascular and muscular benefits.