New research explains why people with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue have a poor response to physical activity and low energy production. This research offers hope for improving these health issues and is helpful for anyone seeking to improve energy, sleep, and fat burning.

Researchers at Boston Medical Center measured the grip strength and walking speed of 2,410 adults, average age 62. They followed them for 11 years and discovered that stronger grip was associated with a lower risk of stroke, whereas slower walking speeds were linked to a higher risk of dementia.

Damage to your digestive tract throws a monkey wrench into your metabolism, and also heads up the list of possibilities for stubborn weight loss issues, whether you think you have digestive problems or not.

All tissues in the body require B vitamins for healthy aging and daily function. Lifestyle, stress and medications deplete B vitamins rapidly.

The major problem with giving speed-like medication to children and adolescents in an effort to help them focus is that the substances are highly excitotoxic. Any benefit in terms of short-term cognitive improvement is traded off against long-term destruction of nerves.

Gray hair is expected to come with age and advanced years, but some individuals experience gray hair in their 20's and 30's as well. Premature graying can be a warning sign of certain nutrient deficiencies and oxidative stress beneath the surface.

Drug Industry Helping Obama Overhaul Health Care

Contribution of the mitochondria to Locomotor Muscle Dysfunction in COPD patients.

Increasing off-label use of antipsychotic medications in the United States, 1995-2008.

Citalopram--a review of pharmacological and clinical effects.

Low ileocecal valve pressure is significantly associated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).