In spite of advances in prevention and a wealth of fancy, high-tech procedures, heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the US. Yet some of the factors that increase your risk of sudden death from a heart attack are not very well-known. These dangers are a surprise to many. I call them [...]
If you have problems sleeping at night, and find yourself tossing and turning in bed, you may be alone in your bedroom, but you’re not alone in your frustration. About 60 million Americans suffer insomnia. And it gets worse as you age. For reasons that researchers have not pinned down, sleeplessness is particularly troublesome for [...]
Nothing is more annoying than the pounds around your waistline you can’t lose – except maybe the way they come back when you do manage to slim down a bit. Despite the frustration many would-be weight losers feel, researchers say there are measures you can take that will help you eliminate extra weight and keep [...]
The winter season brings with it a host of nasty infections – most notably colds, sore throats and flu. Many also find their arthritic joints become more painful in cold weather. Lots of people will stock up on tissues, cold medications and anti-inflammatory drugs. Yet there is a little-known plant molecule — a pigment extracted [...]
One of the easiest, most useful ways to help you lose weight is something you’ve probably never heard about or thought of before. Timing. A growing number of studies show that while the types of foods you eat affect how much you weigh and how much body fat you carry around, the times when you [...]
Weighing two to four pounds, the “friendly” microbes in your colon are considered so important, some of the best scientists in America have been enrolled by the National Institutes of Health to explore their association with health and disease. They affect us in multiple ways including production of vitamins, neurotransmitters and hormones; detoxification; the ability to resist [...]
This Cheap Food May be the Best “Supplement” You’ll Ever Buy! If it sometimes seems like supplements are too expensive – and there are too many you “should” take – I can sympathize. I take something like 30 or 35 pills and capsules every morning. So today I’m happy to bring you some good news [...]
The Refreshing Sip that That Gives Bad Health the Slip Ordinary tea is anything but ordinary when you take a look at how it helps the body. Researchers are finding remarkable benefits in tea – including black tea, green tea and herbal teas. When you consider that tea is the most widely-used beverage in the world, [...]
It’s as close to a genuine fountain of youth as you can get. And yet it’s not new. It was first put forward as a way of extending life in the 16th century, and was extolled by Benjamin Franklin two centuries after that. In the 1930s, scientists showed that, using this simple secret, they could [...]
There are plenty of studies that show that sitting too long in one place is bad for your health. Still, there is one place you should sit that can soothe the mind, improve your heart, add to your life-expectancy and even drop your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The healthiest place to sit: A sauna. Researchers [...]
