Avocados are one the trendiest foods among health-conscious people. For good reason.
Years ago, they were considered fattening. But then researchers discovered that they actually help you lose weight.
Studies have also found that they lower inflammation, protect against heart disease, and lower your risk for cancer.
Now, new research shows that avocados have another important benefit: They make you smarter. … Read More
If you have weight issues, you may have joked that you get heavier merely by looking at food. Of course, that’s impossible.
But a new study shows that simply breathing can actually cause you to pack on weight.[1]
The study was published in the journal Environment International. It found that breathing a certain kind of pollution can trigger obesity.… Read More
The news from the labs has not been good…
Hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug once thought to be the best hope for a coronavirus treatment, was found to have serious drawbacks.
A study using 368 Veterans Affairs patients showed that using hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 sufferers didn’t reduce the need for ventilators. And it was associated with higher risk of death.[1]
Another study found hydroxychloroquine led to potentially fatal abnormal heart rhythms in coronavirus patients.… Read More
The coronavirus crisis has left us with two food options: We can cook at home or we can order prepared takeout/delivery food.
But is the second option safe? What if the restaurant cook has the virus? Could it be passed on to us?
Professor Don Schaffner specializes in microbial risk assessment at Rutgers University. He ordered Thai takeout recently. And he intends to continue to do it throughout the pandemic. … Read More
Coronavirus treatment is a race against time.
So many people have gotten sick so quickly that our healthcare system is stretched to the breaking point in many places.
We face a critical shortage of ventilators, hospital beds, and healthcare worker protective gear.
That’s why it is vitally important that doctors figure out a way to get patients to recover faster, so precious medical resources are available to all who need them. … Read More
For decades, doctors had one main message for patients with high cholesterol: Stay away from saturated fat.
Meat, dairy, and eggs, they told us, were the worst things to eat if you want to avoid a heart attack.
This advice was not based on any solid evidence. But it seemed to make sense. If you ate foods high in cholesterol, wouldn’t that cholesterol end up in your arteries?… Read More