“It is easy to condemn,
it is better to pity.”
~ Lyman Abbott
Health Alert: Heat Waves Place Seniors with Cardiometabolic Disease at Higher Risk of Death.
Using the Veterans Administration Corporate Data Warehouse, researchers found that older adults with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and other indicators of poor cardiometabolic health had a 10-14% higher risk of death on extreme heat days—days with temperatures above the 95th percentile of historical average temperatures.
JAMA Network Open, November 2025
Diet: Daily Orange Juice May Influence Heart Health.
In a recent experiment, researchers observed that drinking two cups of 100% orange juice a day stimulated expression of genes that help regulate inflammation, blood pressure, and fat metabolism—all of which benefit heart health.
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, October 2025
Exercise: Does Exercise Redirects Energy Away from Tumors?
According to a recent animal study, exercise diverts glucose and oxygen toward muscles at the expense of tumors, slowing tumor growth by 60% in mice models during a four-week time frame. Interestingly, rodents that exercised before tumor introduction experienced similar findings. If such benefits extend to humans, it will add to a growing body of evidence supporting the role of exercise in both the prevention and treatment of cancer.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2025
Chiropractic: Treatment for Forward Head Posture.
Forward head posture is a postural misalignment in which the head protrudes forward in front of the body’s center of gravity, increasing strain on the neck and upper back muscles. A recent study involving 46 young adult women with symptomatic forward head posture found that adding diaphragm myofascial release—a manual technique used to reduce tension, stiffness, and fascial restriction of the diaphragm—resulted in greater improvements in cervical spine posture and chest expansion than neck exercises alone. Doctors of chiropractic commonly use a combination of manual therapies and targeted exercises to address postural faults, including forward head posture.
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, December 2025
Mental Attitude: The Brain Changes in Stages with Age.
An analysis of brain imaging data from nearly 3,900 individuals ranging in age from newborn to 90 years revealed major transitions in brain connectivity occur around ages 9, 32, 66, and 83. Specifically, early childhood is characterized by rapid growth; young adulthood by extensive neural rewiring and increased vulnerability to mental health disorders; midlife by relative stability; and older age by increasing independence among brain regions (reduced interregional connectivity), followed by a sharper decline.
Nature Communications, November 2025
Wellness/Prevention: New Female Crash Test Dummy to Make Cars Safer for Women.
To better assess car safety systems, the United States Department of Transportation has approved a new female crash test dummy featuring more accurate anatomical representation of the female neck, pelvis, collarbone, and legs. Current research suggests that women are significantly more likely than men to be seriously injured or killed in automobile crashes, in part because safety testing has long relied on models based on an average-size man from the 1970s.
New York Times, November 2025
