Do you drink diet soda because you think it helps stop you from gaining weight? Think again.
A new study shows that diet soda makes you hungry to point that you can increase your caloric intake by as much as 50%.1
It’s just the latest research showing that artificially-sweetened soda may be even worse for your health than the sugary variety.… Read More
A massive review of over 1,000 studies brings both good news and bad news for coffee drinkers.
We’ll give you the bad news first…
There’s one thing you should never do with your coffee. Don’t drink it piping hot. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that drinking very hot beverages likely causes throat cancer.1
The WHO warned that hot drinks can cause chronic irritation of esophagus tissue.… Read More
A massive new study finds that nearly half the women who get chemotherapy for breast cancer don’t need it.
The surprising findings show that thousands of women are subjected to the harsh side effects of chemo without getting any health benefits whatsoever.1
Chemo patients often suffer hair loss, severe fatigue, pain, nausea, and many other hard-to-bear side effects.
… Read MoreNo one wants to live near a toxic waste dump. But if you’re like most people, that’s essentially what you have underneath your kitchen sink.
Commercial cleaning products are full of chemicals that can cause serious health problems. They include laundry detergents, bathroom cleaners, dishwashing soaps, and floor cleaners.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a consumer organization, analyzed thousands of cleaning products.… Read More
When it comes to breast cancer, the curse of nature can be overcome by clean living.
That’s the upshot of a new study that provides hope to women who have a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. It shows that if breast cancer runs in your family, you can beat your heightened risk by making simple lifestyle changes.1
Johns Hopkins researchers looked at women with one or more gene variants that put them at greater risk for breast cancer.… Read More
A new prostate cancer study is being touted as evidence that men should get the PSA test.1
But don’t be bamboozled by the headlines. This is a bad test.
That’s because PSA screening often starts a medical chain of events that needlessly leaves men impotent and/or incontinent. Sometimes they even die.2 The new study does nothing to change that.… Read More