Dr. Aseem Malholtra was amazed by what he saw when he visited the small village of Pioppi in southern Italy. The old folks there were different.
Not only were they extraordinarily old—many were past 100—they were active and healthy.
After doing some research, he discovered that residents there have an average lifespan of 89. That’s 11 years more than Americans.[1]
More importantly, they villagers age well.… Read More
A small daily snack of almonds increases your “good” HDL cholesterol more than taking a statin drug.
That’s the surprising finding of a study by researchers at Penn State University.
The study followed 48 people at high risk for heart disease. For six weeks, the participants ate an identical diet, with one exception. Half were given an ounce and a half of almonds as a daily snack.… Read More
This year more than 280,000 American women will be told by their doctors that they have invasive breast cancer. More than 43,000 will die from it.
One out of every eight women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives. The fact that it is so widespread and so deadly makes breast cancer perhaps the disease women most fear.… Read More
Ask anybody who has tried to lose weight…
The worst part is the hunger.
No one wants to deal with an empty, growling stomach while trying to stave off temptation.
But there’s an easier way. Sometimes losing weight is just a matter of eating foods that work for you—not against you.
Some foods naturally suppress your appetite. A little bit of them goes a long way.… Read More
You may have read how the coronavirus crisis has caused health to suffer even in people who have not been infected.
Studies have found that Americans are putting on weight and suffering from mental health issues at unprecedented rates.[i] [ii]
Now, new research shows that many people with chronic pain conditions report they are hurting more.
This is no small matter.… Read More
Stopping rheumatoid arthritis pain may be as easy as adding one common food to your diet.
That’s the suggestion of a surprising Harvard study which found that one simple diet fix can treat arthritis. And it might also prevent the debilitating disease from ever developing.[1]
Researchers at Harvard University and the affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston examined the diets of 176 people with rheumatoid arthritis.… Read More