Mediterranean diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and olive oil
The Mediterranean diet is known to help with heart health, but new evidence shows it can reduce depression, too.
Spanish researchers followed 4,000 people aged 55 to 80 - some on a Mediterranean diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and olive oil, and some on a low-fat diet - for four years. During that time, more than 200 of the group developed depression.
The Mediterranean diet cut the risk, most significantly - by 41 per cent - among diabetic men, according to results published in the journal BMC Medicine.
The diet is thought to lower levels of inflammation. Inflammation reduces the secretion of a brain compound called neurotrophic factor, levels of which are lower in patients with depression.
Perils of not wearing your hearing aids
Just a fifth of people with hearing loss wear a hearing aid, a study has found.
Researchers from Manchester, Southampton and other universities studied the habits of 160,000 people in the UK aged 40 to 69, and found that 10.7 per cent of adults had significant hearing impairment - but only 2.1 per cent used a hearing aid.
Many people refuse to wear a hearing aid because they think they are unsightly and associated with ageing.
But studies have shown that untreated hearing problems can lead to poorer quality of life, depression, anxiety and social exclusion, all of which can also impact on your physical health.
Can probiotic pills easy creaky joints?
A dose of bacteria may reduce the pain, swelling and stiffness of rheumatoid arthritis.
Women with the condition who used probiotics daily for eight weeks found their symptoms improved seven times more than those given a placebo pill.
Women with the condition who used probiotics daily for eight weeks found their symptoms improved seven times more than those given a placebo pill.
Rheumatoid arthritis is caused by the immune system attacking joints. Recent research has suggested that the balance of bacteria found in the gut may play a role in the development of the disease.
The women in the study group were given a daily capsule of the probiotic lactobacillus casei.
Researchers at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, found the symptom score went down by 43.96 per cent in the women in the probiotic group, compared with 5.99 per cent in a placebo group
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