How Your Eyes Can Warn of Cancer, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s and More
Whether emerging from sadness or joy, tears of emotion also contain the secrets of your true health. Tears can be such a good predictor of one’s health status that NASA has even proposed using tears to monitor the health of astronauts in space. Now researchers believe that the inexpensive, non-invasive and easy-to-collect nature of tears [...]
Which is More Important for Longevity, Exercise or Weight Loss?
Exercise or weight loss, which is a better bet for health and longevity? We’ve explored the benefits of both in this newsletter. The guidelines for obesity management have long focused on weight loss through dieting and increased physical activity. And in recent years, some scientists have suggested a “fat-but-fit” approach with increased physical activity levels [...]
Important Herb in Chinese Medicine Can Help Your Whole Body
When medical researchers investigate plants that have been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years, they get important lessons in the unique ways that herbs can improve health. That’s certainly the case with the herb known as skullcap. It’s a central herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine and has been used to help the body [...]
2,000-Year-Old Aphrodisiac Protects the Body Against Illness
It’s a familiar story, but always impressive: When medical researchers take a close look at ancient healing traditions and inevitably find that foods and herbs used for thousands of years have remarkable health benefits. Consider arugula, a green-leafy vegetable popular in salads, which the Greeks and Romans considered an aphrodisiac. Modern day science shows arugula [...]
Watch Out for This Danger in the Doctor’s Office
Even if you lead a very healthy lifestyle, you’re bound to feel ill every now and then. If your health takes a serious turn for the worse, you’ll probably depend on your healthcare providers to figure out why you’re sick and what to do about it. But how dependable is that expertise? Well, as it [...]
Supercharge Your Antioxidants’ Heart-Strengthening Power with This Simple Secret
Antioxidant compounds called flavonoids are key to the remarkable health benefits of many fruits and vegetables, and even red wine. For instance, researchers have discovered that flavonoids can fight inflammation and protect your heart. Recently they made another discovery: The heart health benefits of flavonoids may be the result of a process that happens in [...]
Free Time: Too Much of a Good Thing?
In our time-crunched world many of us lament our lack of free time, which can lead to burnout and a host of stress-related health issues. However, researchers say there’s a fine balance when it comes to the amount of free time necessary for good mental health and wellbeing. Can too much free time actually be [...]
New Research Reveals Even More Health Benefits of this Vitamin (But Chances Are, You’re Not Getting Enough)
About 80 years ago, when vitamin research was in its infancy, scientists began studying vitamin C. They discovered a disease called scurvy that resulted from vitamin C deficiency, and wanted to know just how much vitamin C was necessary for prevention. Their early research revealed this ordinary vitamin’s critical importance to human health. Ironically, their [...]
New Health Benefits of an Ancient Aromatherapy Staple
An herb that’s been used medicinally since the time of the ancient Greeks and Egyptians is proving its worth in modern labs around the world. And while the ancient Greeks used it for breathing problems and the Egyptians put it in their cosmetics (and mummification chemicals), today the latest research shows that this fragrant herb [...]
How Your Toothbrush and Dental Floss Can Save You from Alzheimer’s
New research linking gum disease with Alzheimer’s disease will have you reaching for your toothbrush and dental floss. Let’s dig deeper into the story on this fascinating trigger for Alzheimer’s disease... Gum disease, or more specifically periodontal disease, is a huge concern for older people. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that [...]
Are Onions a Secret Weapon Against Cancer and Other Illness?
Although onions are members of the Allium family of plants, and are close relatives to garlic, they seem to get a lot less attention for their health benefits than their more celebrated botanical cousins. Nevertheless, onions contain important natural substances for improving health and fighting off chronic disease that should not be overlooked. For example, [...]
Lower High Blood Pressure While You Watch TV?
Imagine, a blood pressure solution that’s so fast it takes just five minutes a day... so easy you can do it while watching television... and so effective it will cut high blood pressure like prescription drugs, but without the use of prescription drugs or supplements. Researchers say they’ve found it and all you need is [...]
Gain More of This Fat and Burn More Calories
When you think of maintaining a healthy weight, you might think of losing excess fat. Now new research suggests that the gold standard in healthy weight management may not be trying to lose fat after all… but to gain it. Now, I’m not talking about gaining just any type of fat, but about increasing your [...]
The Surprising Fruit You Can Eat for Stronger Bones and a Healthier Heart
For decades researchers have pointed to the mineral calcium as the key nutritional ingredient for building up bones, along with vitamin D. And while those nutrients are important, they’ve overlooked a fruit that contains natural bone-building compounds that help the body keep up its bone strength as we get older, a time when many folks [...]
Simple Way that’s Clinically Proven to Reverse Graying Hair
Many folks believe that their hair will turn gray at the same age and the same rate that their parents’ hair grayed. While that might be true, there are other factors that go beyond genetics. One of them is stress. Now, new research shows that not only can an abundance of stress trigger the graying [...]
Traditional Pain Remedy Reveals Powerful Inflammation Fighter
One of the most popular spices comes from a plant root that’s been used medicinally for thousands of years. Now, modern scientific analysis of the natural compounds within this plant reveal proof that it’s a boon to your health, especially when it comes to fighting inflammation or autoimmune illness. Let’s take a closer look at [...]
Is Wheat Ruining Your Health?
When eating a gluten-free diet first became a "thing," it was ridiculed as a fad that would soon fade in popularity. At the time, the conventional medical folks warned that while about one out of every one hundred people had celiac disease, which is an illness-causing autoimmune response to the gluten proteins in wheat, barley [...]
“Huge” Scientific Discovery Stops Diabetes
You know omega-3 fatty acids are great for your health. They fight inflammation, improve blood flow and now, research shows, they can help stop diabetes. But before you pop another omega-3 supplement, you should know that when it comes to controlling blood sugar at least, eating fish is just as important. Here’s the surprising story... [...]
Chronic Pain Can Ruin Your Life – But Changing Your Diet Can Help Better Than Drugs
If you suffer from chronic pain, you’re far from alone. Studies show that Americans are suffering an epidemic of chronic pain. And it’s steadily getting worse. Research at the University of Buffalo demonstrates that, in people aged 25 to 84, the number of those suffering with chronic pain grew dramatically from the start of the [...]
When Drugs Don’t Work, These Activities Might Help
In the United Kingdom a new medical trend is taking root, and it’s one that I can really get behind. Instead of prescribing pharmaceuticals, doctors are prescribing social activities. In this type of therapy, called “social prescribing,” primary care physicians are encouraged to prescribe gardening, art classes, ballroom dancing and more for their patients. It's [...]
