Men are willing to pay big bucks to halt the aging process and win the war against their belly fat. In 2012, sales of Abbott Labs’ testosterone replacement gel AndroGel exceeded $1 billion.1
They say all you need is a cream, pill, gel, or injection of synthetic testosterone.
But hormones are complex. You can easily throw them out of balance.… Read More
Everybody knows a sensible diet is important to good health. But a new study finds that when you add an extra dose of olive oil to a healthy eating plan, something amazing happens…
Scientists in Spain had thousands of women between the ages of 60 and 80 supplement their diet with 4 extra tablespoons of olive oil a day.
Five years later, what they found was a true cancer-prevention game-changer: Few of the women in the study developed breast cancer.… Read More
Does your skin take forever to heal? Even from the tiniest cuts, scrapes, and sores? You may not be getting the nutrients your body needs to mend.
These five foods can slash healing time:
1. Broccoli
You need vitamin C to repair damaged skin, form scars, and produce collagen. And broccoli is a great source. In fact, it has 90% more vitamin C than oranges.… Read More
Samurai warriors drank it for lasting energy on the battlefield. And modern science shows that it can protect your heart as you age.
Matcha (pronounced MA-cha) tea comes from young green tea leaves grown in the shade. It packs much more antioxidant power than standard green teas. Studies have shown the potent brew lowers inflammation and even helps kill cancer cells.… Read More
New research suggests there may be a simple—and satisfying—way to help avoid diabetes in the first place.
A Spanish study reveals that eating this overlooked snack food may help you reduce metabolic risk markers. Things like insulin resistance and inflammation. Maybe even how your body processes the sugar you eat.
Researchers looked at 54 subjects for a little over eight months.… Read More
You may recall reading in Health Watch that eating hot peppers may help lower your death risk by 14%.1 The compound that gives them their heat—capsaicin—even fights colorectal cancer.2
But that’s not all it does…
In 2006, researchers genetically modified mice to develop human prostate cancer cells. Then they fed them large doses of capsaicin.The highest doses slowed the growth of cancerous cells.… Read More