Recent headlines are providing many people at risk for a stroke with hope. The problem is that’s not the whole story…
Researchers from some of the top universities in the U.S. and Israel followed 14,357 stroke-free subjects for nearly 25 years. They were all between 45 and 64 years-old. By the end of their study, only 1,051—about 7%—experienced a stroke. By the end of the study, the team found that overall stroke risk in subjects had decreased by 24%.… Read More
We’ve told you before about the dangers of sleeping pills and antidepressants. Both drugs put your health at serious risk. And if that’s not bad enough? There’s a class of drugs that combines them.
Benzodiazepines are extremely dangerous. And they’re just about everywhere. Drugs like Xanax, Valium, and Ativan. They claim to treat anxiety, insomnia, and depression. But people also use them for alcohol withdrawal… Even for general muscle relaxation.… Read More
Last week we told you that air pollution could be causing major damage to your heart. But there’s another reason to avoid this gross—and dangerous—pollution…
The offenders—once again—are PM2.5. They’re the same particles that can increase your odds of having an irregular heartbeat by over 40%. But research also links these deadly particles to cognitive decline in the U.S.
Researchers found people living in high-pollution areas had 1.5 times higher error rates on cognitive tests.… Read More
It’s one of the scariest neuromuscular diseases you can get…
It kills neurons that control your voluntary muscle movement. This cuts off communication between your brain and your body. The effects are devastating… Yet you don’t hear much about it.
Maybe it’s because there are only about 5,000 new cases in the U.S. each year. Roughly 30,000 people in the U.S.… Read More
Going through menopause can make you feel uncomfortable in your own skin. And it’s not something that you can adjust to easily. If you or someone you love have gone through it, you know how helpless it makes a person feel. And the “gold standard” treatment for relief is really more like “fool’s gold.”
Estrogen therapy (ET) is the main treatment for hot flashes and night sweats.… Read More
It’s the second most common cancer among men and women. Colorectal cancer kills more than 50,000 people a year… And that’s just in the U.S. alone.1
It shares common risk factors with other cancers. Like obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and diabetes.2 But poor diversity of gut bacteria is another.3
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