How Exercise Can Help You Stay Young

The consumption of fermented products is on the rise, and drinks like kombucha and kefir have gone viral in their popularity. But is there more to this than consumers searching for natural and healthy foods? 

Normal aging is associated with progressive cognitive decline. But can we train our brains to delay this process? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), HES-SO Geneva and EPFL has discovered that practicing and listening to music can alter cognitive decline in healthy seniors by stimulating the production of grey matter. To achieve these results, the researchers followed over 100 retired people who had never practiced music before. They were enrolled in piano and music awareness training for six months. These results open new prospects for the support of healthy aging. They are reported in NeuroImage: Reports.

A study from the University of Barcelona has found that eating peanuts and peanut butter may benefit the hearts of young, healthy people(1). The findings are significant since the incidence of heart disease, heart failure and endocarditis has been on the rise in young adults(2) – an alarming trend because those conditions are typically seen in an older population.

Golf is acknowledged as a sport allowing players to blow off steam and enjoy the outdoors, but a new study led by the University of South Australia shows it may have serious benefits for people with the chronic disease osteoarthritis. The study was undertaken by researchers from the University of South Australia, the University of Dundee, the University of Oxford, the University of Melbourne, and the University College London.