Many people swear by the Mediterranean diet. And for good reason.
With its emphasis on vegetables, fruit, and healthy fats from olive oil and fish, research has consistently found that it is heart healthy. It also helps people lose weight and prevents diabetes.[1]
What’s more, there’s strong evidence it protects against cancer, depression, and Alzheimer’s.
Now, a new study shows how to make the Mediterranean diet even healthier.… 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
In the U.S., breast cancer is one of the most feared forms of cancer.[i]
We have pink ribbon campaigns, “runs for the cure,” and screening awareness programs to fight it.
In China, they have none of this. That’s because breast cancer isn’t nearly the threat it is here.
The death rate from breast cancer in China is 5.76 per 100,000 residents.… Read More
Have you ever felt tense without knowing why?
It wasn’t that you were under some kind of stress. Or were worried about something.
But for some unknown reason, you just felt anxious.
A new study may explain why.
Emulsifiers are processed food additives. They are used to make foods more appealing in various ways. They improve texture and shelf life. They keep ingredients from separating, such as the oil and water in mayonnaise.… Read More
When you sit in an office all day, it’s difficult to stay in shape. Spending eight hours or more tethered to a desk is terrible for your health.
But a new study shows there’s a simple way office workers can improve their fitness.
You do it by using your workplace as a piece of gym equipment…
Previous research had found that brief spurts of vigorous exercise can boost heart health.… Read More
For decades, doctors were taught in medical school that there were 11 major systems in the human body.
They are the circulatory, nervous, respiratory, urinary, reproductive, skeletal, muscular, endocrine, lymphatic, digestive, and integumentary (skin) systems.
All of these bodily systems have been known for a century or more.
But in 1988, scientists at St. Louis University School of Medicine announced the discovery of a 12th human body system.… Read More