Flaxseeds have been big in the natural health world in recent years. They are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which can prevent heart disease. And they are a great source of fiber and help fight inflammation.[1]
New research shows that flaxseeds may also be a powerful weapon against obesity and diabetes.[2]
The study was published in the American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism.… Read More
Diabetes changes your life.
You have to watch what you eat.
You have to take your medication.
And you have to carefully monitor your blood sugar.
More than 30 million Americans are dealing with this. An additional 84.1 million are prediabetic. That means they will likely face full-blown diabetes in the near future.[i]
But what if stopping diabetes were as simple as taking one vitamin?… Read More
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest failures of mainstream medicine. An estimated 5.7 million Americans suffer from it. And by 2050 that number is expected to more than double.[i]
But conventional doctors don’t have a clue about how to treat the disease…or even what causes it.
Now, a new study shows that Alzheimer’s creeps into your brain in the dead of night.… Read More
We’ve always known that fried foods were unhealthy. But we’ve never really known exactly how much damage they did…until now.
A new study quantifies the health damage done by eating fried foods regularly.
Existing evidence makes it clear that fried foods can trigger heart disease and type 2 diabetes. But researchers at the University of Iowa found a clear link between fried foods and premature death.… Read More
Cannabis offers great promise in improving health. But the marketing hype has outpaced the scientific evidence for its effectiveness, according to cancer researcher Dr. David Grimes.
He says that cannabis is effective in helping his patients deal with nausea from chemotherapy. And it works for other, more common conditions as well. “But the reality is that many of the health claims made about cannabis are wrong-headed and devoid of evidence,” Dr.… Read More
There’s one major reason researchers have made little progress in the fight against Alzheimer’s…
They haven’t been able to find what causes it.
Some studies point to genetics. Others say it may be due to brain injuries or even viruses.
Now, a new paper published in the journal Science Advances shows that Alzheimer’s may come from a completely unexpected source.[i]
Scientists took samples of saliva, spinal fluid, and brain tissue from dead and living people.… Read More