If you walk into your doctor’s office with high blood pressure, chances are that you’ll walk out with a prescription for a hypertension drug.
But major new research shows that exercise can lower high blood pressure just as much as medications…and without the side effects that drugs often cause.
The study is believed to be the first of its kind.… Read More
When it comes to Big Pharma’s misdeeds, the opioid epidemic gets most of the headlines. And for good reason. More than 400,000 Americans have died from opioid overdoses in the past 18 years.[1]
Not surprisingly, sales of opioid painkillers have plummeted and some have been pulled from the market.
But a new study shows that Big Pharma has found another way to profit from drug addiction.… Read More
When it comes to body fat, there’s one thing most of can agree on: We want less of it.
But in recent years, researchers have discovered something surprising about one type of body fat. Doctors call it brown adipose tissue. The common name is brown fat.
Unlike regular white fat, it’s good for you.
… Read MoreThe Hippocratic oath is supposed to be the foundation of doctors everywhere: “First, do no harm.”
But a new study shows that some doctors treating patients with human growth hormone (HGH) may have done great harm. They may have given their patients Alzheimer’s disease.1
… Read MoreWe’ve told you for years that statin drugs are of questionable valuable when it comes to preventing heart disease. And now, thanks to new research, mainstream doctors are starting to come around to our way of thinking.
Under current U.S. guidelines, 40% of American adults should be on a statin drug.
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