Biggest Risk Factors for COVID-19 Death are Under Your Control
At this writing, we are in the middle of the summer season and looking at a leveling off in the number of COVID-19 cases in some parts of the United States. Let’s hope this respite lasts. However, experts warn people should not get complacent as it’s likely that the virus will come roaring back in [...]
Diabetes Defeated
Official figures from the United Kingdom show a quarter of hospital deaths from COVID-19 are in patients who also had diabetes. If you have diabetes, the deadly pandemic should be all the incentive you need to overcome the illness. Because, in many cases, it can be overcome with lifestyle changes. Let’s take a look at [...]
Can a Cloth Mask Reduce Your Risk of COVID-19?
It’s safe to say that never has such a little piece of cloth given birth to such a big controversy. I’m talking about the face masks you may wear to reduce the risk of being infected with COVID-19, or infecting someone else if you’ve got the disease (perhaps without knowing it). Now I’m not going [...]
Study: Women’s Lifestyle Changes Reduce Stroke Risk
Every year 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke and 140,000 die.1To put that number into perspective, someone dies of a stroke in the U.S. every four minutes. While people of both sexes can suffer from a fatal stroke, the research shows that it’s women who are more likely to die from one. The Centers for Disease [...]
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Can Keep You Fit
Wouldn't it be great if you could reap the benefits of exercise by doing something most everyone considers as fun, relaxing entertainment? The surprising results of a new study show you can. All you have to do for this enjoyable, calorie-burning, brain-health boosting activity is to attend a live stage show or go to the [...]
This Mineral Helps Your Body Fight off Viruses and More
Your immune system depends on an important mineral it uses to make proteins enabling it to fight back against infectious microbes. So, it didn’t surprise me to find that research in China shows that, in areas of the country where people consume more of this mineral, the death rates from COVID-19 are lower than in [...]
Minimize Your Risk of Getting Infected by a Virus
In today’s world, figuring out how to avoid viral infections is obviously important business. The news is full of advice on the subject. Much of it is poorly informed or wrong. There are important measures you should take to dodge viruses – and I’ll explain those in a moment – but there’s also a worrisome [...]
The High Health Cost of Low-Calorie Sweeteners
One of the chief complaints lodged against low or no-calorie artificial sweeteners is that they don’t help you lose weight. As a matter of fact, they seem to have the opposite effect: low-calorie sweeteners may actually lead you to gain weight, not lose it.1 How’s that for irony? Plus, despite the fact that the food [...]
Natural Yeast Helps the Body Resist Disease
Ever feel like you get more than your fair share of colds and other annoying illnesses? In today’s world, it’s a challenge to remain disease-free and avoid colds, viruses and severe illness. But even when it’s “just” a cold, your immune system’s efforts at combating infection can lead to body aches, fever, a stuffy nose [...]
Broccoli Ingredient May Help Defend Against COVID-19
Broccoli contains a phytochemical that's one of the most potent activators of cell-protecting enzymes known to science. Switching on these enzymes boosts defenses against heart disease, neurodegenerative disease, diabetes and cancer. But the benefits don’t stop here. This phytochemical also combats viruses and guards against respiratory illnesses. That means it would make a valuable addition [...]
The Truth About Nighttime Anxiety and What to Do About it
Why does it seem that one’s darkest thoughts emerge in the middle of the night? Perhaps in the light of day it’s easier to ignore feelings of anxiousness or despair? Anxiety is a normal human emotion characterized by feelings of worry and nervousness. You may feel anxiety during stressful episodes in your life, such as [...]
Fevers: What You Need to Know Including Natural Remedies
You place your hand on your warm forehead and realize something is amiss. A thermometer confirms your suspicion: it’s a fever. Before pushing the panic button, know that feeling a little feverish means your body’s immune system is doing its job. Fever is one of the body’s most effective ways of fighting infection. That fever [...]
Classic Bedtime Beverage Boosts Circulation to the Legs
If you’re over the age of 40, then you’re at risk for peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. PAD involves a narrowing of the arteries that carry blood to the legs. The most noticeable symptom is leg pain while walking which gets better with rest. While there’s no cure for PAD, doctors may prescribe aspirin or [...]
Vegetarians Replace Meat with This Nutrient-Rich Fruit
Stroll through your local supermarket and you’re apt to spot more than a few trendy meat alternatives. Besides mainstays like tofu and tempeh, there are faux-meat burgers that boast fat marbling and “bleeding” from beet extract. But there’s another substitute that’s been on the vegetarian scene for years and is now a mainstay on many [...]
New Help for Inflammatory Diseases Like Arthritis in Your Kitchen
From making cookies to cleaning the stove, baking soda has been a kitchen staple for generations. But its use extends far beyond leavening dough and scrubbing away stains. For many, baking soda is a home remedy for common ailments like coughs, sunburn, muscle aches, and urinary tract infections. Naturopathic physicians also prescribe it for heartburn, [...]
Collagen: A Secret Ingredient for Better Health
If you’ve been paying attention to recent health trends, you’ve probably noticed the growing popularity of bone broth. This kind of broth is usually made from the bones of beef, chicken or ham which release collagen—the most abundant protein in the body—into the broth. Researchers are finding that when you consume collagen, whether in a [...]
Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day?
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper," said nutritionist and best-selling author Adelle Davis in her 1954 book Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit. Nearly five decades after her passing she'd be delighted that many experts agree with her and promote breakfast as the most important meal of [...]
Tooth Trouble? New Research Links Poor Dental Health to Serious Health Problems
In the past, we’ve delved into the importance of good dental health on this site, as well as its sister publication, Aging Defeated. But after hearing the dental woes of my older (and younger!) friends and family members I believe the topic needs to be covered once again. The message simply isn’t getting out that [...]
The Oldest “New” Cold and Flu Remedy
Winter weather is still hanging on in many parts of the country and could be around for another month or two, depending on where you live. Unfortunately, winter’s nasty pals cold and flu aren’t going anywhere, either. Now we have the coronavirus to add to our worries. So, finding an effective antiviral remedy is more [...]
Exercising This Part of the Body May Seem Odd, But it Could Save Your Life
One out of every four people over 65 will lose balance and fall down this year. Three million will end up in the emergency department; 30,000 will suffer hip fractures and head injuries that are so bad they die from them. For someone in their 80s, a hip fracture is a near death sentence. This [...]
