January 14, 2016

More than exercise or eating right, your connections with other people may be the key to long-term health. Surveys found that the more social ties people had at a young age, the better their health was early and late in life, measuring factors linked to heart disease, stroke, cancer and other diseases. Source Link
 
A website that offered games to build your brain power is not making the grade with federal regulators. The FTC says Lumosity has agreed to refund subscribers $2 million after making deceptive claims that its products could improve attention and memory and lead to better school performance for students. Source Link
 
Young visitors to “The Happiest Place on Earth” seem content with eating healthier foods. A study found that 50-percent of kid’s meals at Walt Disney World were served with vegetables or fruit instead of a typical side order of french fries. The theme park made fruit or vegetables and water or milk the default choice rather than fries and soda. Source Link