No health problem plagues more Americans than obesity.
Some 73% of adults in the U.S. need to lose weight.
About 40% are obese. Another 33% are overweight.[1]
This is a serious matter because being too heavy is linked to more than 60 chronic diseases. They include the nation’s top killers such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke.
What if you could slim down simply by taking a pill?… Read More
Here’s the scariest thing about the coronavirus epidemic…
Doctors have no way to prevent it.
And they have nothing that treats it.
Researchers are working furiously to come up with a vaccine. But it looks like they are at least a year away from developing one.
They are also trying to come up with antiviral drugs that can treat it. That will also take months, if not years. … Read More
Wash your hands.
That’s the number one recommendation from mainstream doctors to avoid getting the coronavirus or other viruses that are circulating, such as the cold or flu.
But hand washing is only half the answer.
Here’s why…
Viruses don’t get into your body through your hands. Unless you have a cut or sore, germs can’t penetrate your skin. Your hands can be teeming with coronavirus or flu virus, but you still won’t get sick unless…
You touch your face.… Read More
This is the number one rule of healthy eating…
Avoid processed foods.
They are often full of dangerous chemicals, sugar, and trans fats. And they’re linked to cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and many other serious conditions.[i] [ii]
Cooking at home using whole foods is a much healthier way to go. But it’s easy to fall into cooking habits that can undermine your efforts, making your homemade food as unhealthy as junk food.… Read More
It’s the biggest killer you’ve never heard of…
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rarely mentioned as one of America’s worst health threats. Heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes get far more publicity.
But NAFLD is more common than any of these. And it can have equally deadly consequences.
More than 30% of Americans have NAFLD. It’s also known simply as fatty liver.… Read More
Primum non nocere is a Latin phrase that means, “First, do no harm.”
It’s the basic principle that medical professionals the world over are supposed to follow. It’s meant to remind physicians not to cause patients undue harm.
But new research shows that’s exactly what many doctors are doing.
It’s crucial for health professionals to make sure they aren’t spreading germs from patient to patient.… Read More