Pollution is Linked to Top Three Causes of Death
It causes 200,000 premature deaths each year. The highest rate was found in Baltimore, with 21,000 early deaths per year. In the UK, the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, is so concerned by this issue, she made it the subject of her 9th Annual Report released in March. It’s entitled, “Health Impacts of [...]
This Remarkable Nutrient Fights off Allergies, Cancer and Heart Problems
Want allergy relief, cancer protection and better heart health all rolled into one inexpensive remedy? A nutrient found in certain fruits and vegetables has now been shown to both relieve the annoying symptoms of hay fever and other allergies AND defend the body from life-threatening conditions like cancer and cardiovascular disease. This nutrient all by [...]
Fennel Reduced Lung Inflammation by 86 Percent
Fennel is a popular, tasty herb that chefs all over the world use to improve their entrees. And the plant is just as popular in the medicine cabinet as it is in the kitchen. The medicinal use of fennel goes back to ancient times. In a book written in the first century A.D., it is [...]
Millions of People Do This to Lose Weight; It Makes You Fat
The American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association are quite clear in their recommendations. Replacing regular sugar in food and drinks with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, acesulfame-K, and neotame can help you reach and maintain a healthy body weight and control glucose if you have diabetes. Sounds sensible and reasonable. Problem is, [...]
These Sugary Foods Can Add Years to Your Life
Sugary foods have a bad reputation. And they deserve it. Supermarket shelves and fast food joints are filled with processed junk loaded with refined sugar. It comes in brightly colored packages, bears the names of famous food companies and sometimes even screams “Natural!” from the labels. But it can wreak havoc on your blood sugar, [...]
You’d Never Think This Might Cause a Heart Attack
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 [...]
A Spicy New Solution to Macular Degeneration
Many people experience reduced eyesight as they get older. Problems with driving at night, blurry vision and losing the ability to enjoy reading a good book are often chalked up to old age. Don’t be complacent. The culprit behind these symptoms could be macular degeneration. This condition threatens you with blindness, and it sneaks up on [...]
Your Vitamin D is Largely a Waste of Time if You Lack This Mineral
There’s one mineral that’s so important for health and so lacking in the foods Americans eat that medical researchers from around the country recently attended a workshop in Massachusetts just to discuss this single nutrient. The folks at the workshop, which included academics from Northwestern, the University of Minnesota, Indiana University and other institutions, concluded [...]
Did You Take the World’s Most Dangerous Drug Today?
There’s a common, over-the-counter drug that most people think is safe, but which some medical researchers believe is actually one of the most dangerous drugs in the world. More than 100 Americans a day are hospitalized because of the effects of this painkiller – which you can buy in any drug store, and probably have. [...]
This May be the Only Nutrient That Can Heal the Damage of Heart Disease
When heart disease damages your arteries or blocks the heart’s blood supply, cardiologists have tools designed to stop the harm and restore blood flow. But do any of these treatments actually fix the damage? Don’t count on it. Mainstream medicine is at a loss to heal deteriorating blood vessels or heart tissue. However, research at [...]
When High Blood Pressure Isn’t Really High at All
On Monday, November 13, 2017 something quite startling happened. The previous day, 72 million American adults were classified as having high blood pressure. On Monday this soared to 103 million. It’s not that 31 million people suddenly developed a medical condition over the weekend. What happened was that Big Medicine change the definition of high [...]
Two out of Three Americans Affected by a Condition Doctors Say Doesn’t Exist
It's becoming an epidemic. So says an expert in this potentially devastating health condition. And yet his medical colleagues do not even recognize its existence. That leaves millions of people with nowhere to turn for help. The problem centers on glands that play a crucial role in handling stress - the adrenals. Our stressed-out lifestyles [...]
Scientists Discover that Placebos Can be Powerful Medicine
A friend of mind once said it’s too bad we can’t bottle the placebo effect and sell it. In tests against pharmaceutical drugs – and other treatments, too – the placebo (usually a sugar pill) often performs better. Now the idea of using placebos as a therapy is starting to shake things up among medical [...]
Sunshine Offers Far More Benefits than Just Vitamin D
Medical researchers are finally beginning to recognize the benefits of a health “secret” that natural health practitioners have recommended for thousands of years. It even precedes the era of the Greek physician Hippocrates, often called the first doctor. This “secret” – it’s called “sunshine” – is easily available and free of charge. You probably know [...]
Gasp: Authorities Say Coconut Oil is Harmful
Because it's nearly 90% saturated fat, you should limit your intake of coconut oil to very small amounts -- or avoid it altogether. Why? Because it increases the risk of heart disease. That's not my advice. That’s the advice given by prestigious organizations like the American Heart Association (AHA), the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, [...]
New Test on The Way For Early Detection of Arthritis
It usually develops slowly and gradually gets worse. In time, the pain, stiffness and swelling of the joint is diagnosed as osteoarthritis. Or just plain arthritis, as most of us call it. Early detection – before symptoms appear – could have made a considerable difference to the 30 million US adults suffering with this condition, [...]
Trouble Sleeping? This Fruit Juice Can Help
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 [...]
Most Pleasant Way to Get Over a Cold
First described by the early Greeks, their writings were followed up in the 12th century by the Egyptian physician and philosopher Maimonides. His experience led him to recommend this food favorite as a treatment for upper respiratory tract infections. His advice has been passed down over the generations. Today chicken soup is consumed not just because it’s [...]
Bad Things Happen to People Who Eat Too Fast
If you were asked the speed at which you eat – slow, normal, or fast – what would you say? That same question was posed to over a thousand healthy volunteers in Japan. The answers they gave led to an important discovery regarding their future health. If you want to avoid a serious condition that [...]
My Must-Have Remedy For Cold and Flu Viruses
Its healing abilities can be traced back thousands of years. Hippocrates – the “father of medicine” – called this plant his “medicine chest” because of its value in treating so many health conditions. Other historic Greek physicians such as Galen believed it to be one of nature’s greatest healers. Based on my personal experience, I [...]