We’ve been telling you for years that statin drugs are overprescribed. Nearly 30% of Americans over 40 take them to lower their cholesterol. But mainstream doctors ignore the fact that more 75% of people who suffer heart attacks have normal or low levels of cholesterol.
And they downplay the side effects. They include muscle aches and increased risk of diabetes. They are also linked to memory loss, artery calcification, and vitamin deficiencies.… Read More
An enlarged prostate can make a man miserable.
It can cause him to constantly feel like he has to pee. This makes it difficult to get a good night’s sleep.
And that’s just the beginning…
Sitting through a long meeting, going on long car rides, or getting through a plane flight without getting up multiple times to use the bathroom can be impossible.… Read More
Scientists have known for decades that one of the most common ways to catch an infectious disease is through your hands.
You touch hundreds of things a day. If just one of them has infectious germs, you are in danger of getting sick.
Here are seven of the germiest objects you’re likely to touch in the course of a day. It’s important to wash or sanitize after coming into contact with them…
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Mainstream doctors have one message when it comes to “bad” LDL cholesterol: The lower, the better.
That’s why they pump you full of statins, hoping to decrease your LDL readings as low as they possibly can.
But new research shows they may be doing grave damage to your health.
The study was published in the journal Neurology. Scientists looked at the medical records of 27,937 subjects who were enrolled in the Women’s Health Study.… Read More
Big Pharma has all kinds of products to help you quit smoking…
You can try chewing nicotine gum to reduce cravings. You can wear nicotine patches. Or you can try smoking cessation drugs like Chantix (varenicline) or Zyban (bupropion).
The problem is that none of these methods work very well.
A 2016 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that only 19-27% of smokers can successfully quit using nicotine replacement or medications.… Read More
There’s no doubt about it… We love white teeth.
Teeth whitening products are a huge business. They bring in more than $5 billion a year.[i]
But a new study found they come with a downside… They can damage your teeth.
The research was presented at the Experimental Biology 2019 meeting.[ii]
The scientists investigated whitening strips…probably the most popular method of over-the-counter dental whitening.… Read More