For decades, cardiologists have considered “soft” plaque your heart’s worst enemy. This is plaque made up mostly of cholesterol and fatty compounds. It’s also called “lipid-laden.”
Doctors believed that soft plaque in coronary arteries was the kind most likely to rupture, block the flow of blood, and give you a heart attack.1
Statin drugs are prescribed specifically to prevent soft plaque.… Read More
A new study finds that 20% of patients who’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure actually don’t have it.
This means more than 10 million Americans are taking hypertension medications for no reason.
How can this be?
… Read MoreIn the 1960s, the sugar industry perpetrated a huge fraud on the public.
People were starting to blame sugar for the sudden rise in heart disease in America. So sugar makers hatched a plot to keep their profits rolling in. They called it Project 226.1
Under the scheme, they bribed Harvard professors to publish fake research. Their “studies” showed heart disease was not caused by sugar, but by fat.… Read More
For years we have been telling you about the benefits of curcumin. It’s the substance that gives turmeric its sunny yellow color.
People in India have used the spice liberally in their cuisine for centuries… And the rate of Alzheimer’s in that country is one quarter the rate in America.1
… Read MoreA new study shows that a daily dose of one kind of fruit juice increases blood flow to the brain, improving cognitive function and memory in seniors. Not only that, the findings suggest the juice reduces depression.
What is this miracle drink?
It’s the juice of a superfood that you may already eat: blueberry.
… Read MoreFor decades, doctors have been prescribing Valium as a standard treatment for lower back pain.1
The idea was that this powerful sedative would relax the muscles to ease pain.2
But a new study finds that Valium (diazepam) works no better than a sugar pill for back pain. In fact, patients taking a sugar pill actually recover faster.
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