

Did You Know? October Newsletter
By New You Editorial
Posted On Oct 07, 2016
Posted On Oct 07, 2016

- Limiting your alcohol consumption to three drinks a week can lower your risk of breast cancer by 15%
- Women who eat a Mediterranean diet – rich in extra-virgin olive oil and healthy nuts – tend to have a reduced risk of breast cancer.
- Walnuts are a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are critical for brain health. No wonder walnuts look like a brain!
- 7.3 million Americans claim to follow a vegetarian diet
- According to a 2014 report from the USDA, 94 percent of the soy grown in the United States is genetically modified.
- Research shows that eating pizza once a week can reduce your risk of esophageal cancer.
- The sound of a “normal” snore is approximately 60 decibels—the equivalent to conversational speech. Intense snoring can reach more than 80 decibels—about the same sound level as a jackhammer.
- One human brain cell can hold more information than all of Wikipedia.
- If you sneeze too hard, you can actually fracture a rib.