Verdict Fact Blast: The Importance of Dental Hygiene Skipping out on your daily routine of flossing and brushing could be detrimental to your health. Scientists in Sweden have found that poor dental hygiene may increase your risk of dying from cancer. In a 24-year period, study participants who had the highest levels of dental plaque... Read More »

Sleep 101: Smoking May Lead to Poor Sleep Quality If you smoke, you may be getting less sleep than those who don’t, a new study suggests. Study: The study included 1071 smokers and 1243 non-smokers. Possible variables such as: age, sex, education, income, anxiety and stress were also included in the analyses. Verdict: Despite those... Read More »

Does vitamin D help male fertility? Published in the Oxford Journal of Human Reproduction, a cross-sectional study examined the link between levels of serum vitamin D and male fertility. Verdict:  A positive correlation was found between vitamin D levels and percentage of motile sperm. Dr. Martin Blomberg explains that “[o]ur... Read More »

Health Verdict Fact Blast: Stress Disrupts Recovery Less stress might mean more muscle. A study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that anxious exercisers don’t recover as fast as the non-anxious. An hour after both groups exercised, those who were stressed generated less force in the leg press... Read More »

Study: Too Much Vitamin D Can Be Harmful Although low levels of vitamin D have been linked to higher incidences of diseases such as osteoporosis, cancer and various autoimmune disorders, taking more isn’t always better – or healthier. New research from the University of Copenhagen has found an increased rate of mortality... Read More »

Fish Oil Helps Reduce Inflammation & Anxiety Study: Published in the journal of Brain, Behaviour and Immunity, researchers from Ohio State University investigated the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on anxiety and markers of inflammation. Over 60 medical students took part in this 12-week, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Verdict: Compared... Read More »

Researchers from York University studied the effects between yoga and stress hormones in women with fibromyalgia. A first of it’s kind, the study was published in the Journal of Pain Research.  Kathryn Curtis, the lead author, found that practicing yoga helps reduce effects of the sympathetic nervous system, also known as... Read More »

Study: A first of it’s kind, researcher E.L Best and colleagues from the UK investigated the effect of lid closing – and lidless flushing – on the amount of potential Clostridium difficile (aka. C. difficile) exposure to surrounding surfaces. Claim: Closing the lid before flushing inhibits harmful bacteria like... Read More »