Go to the dairy aisle of any supermarket and you’ll see the same thing…
A selection of low-fat cheese, sour cream, yogurt, and skim milk.
And it’s there for one reason…
Because mainstream doctors have told us for decades that full-fat dairy will clog your arteries and give you heart disease.
We’ve been telling you for years that this widely held myth is nonsense.… Read More
Who wants to deny the kids a sweet treat on Halloween? If it’s just once a year, can a sugar splurge be so bad?
The problem is that Halloween has evolved far beyond a one-day candy-fest.
The average American now eats 3 1/2 pounds of sweets during the increasingly lengthy Halloween season. The average trick-or-treater totes home more than 21 ounces of pure sugar.… Read More
Food packaging dates are a confusing mess.
Are they supposed to tell you when a food is unsafe to eat? Or how fresh it is? Or do they signal something else entirely?
And some foods don’t even have a date. What does that mean?
The fact is, food package dates are largely unregulated. Aside from infant formulas, the FDA does not require them.… Read More
Was it hard to concentrate during that important work meeting?
Maybe the crossword puzzle was more difficult than usual?
Or perhaps you had a hard time remembering what you were supposed to buy at the grocery store.
You may think these common mental lapses are a normal part of getting older. But a study shows that there is often a simple solution that can restore your cognitive sharpness.… Read More
The hot flashes…
The mood swings…
The insomnia…
Menopause can be miserable.
But it turns out there is a way to delay the “change of life” for years. And you can do it naturally, without hormone treatments or drugs, a major study finds.
Researchers at the University of Leeds compiled data on 14,000 women. They were part of a multi-decade ongoing national health study in England.… Read More
Low-carb diets have become wildly popular in recent years—for good reason.
Studies show that they help people lose weight better than traditional low-fat diets. And low-carb dieters are better able to keep off the weight over the long-term.
A low-carb diet also helps reduce belly fat, lower blood sugar, and improves cholesterol better than other types of diets.i
Now, researchers have found that low-carb eating has another benefit you might not expect.… Read More