Big Pharma knows that every year millions of Americans make a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking.
That’s why you see so many TV commercials this time of year for smoking-cessation drugs. There’s only one problem…
The drugs don’t work.
A major study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine looked at 10 years of smoking data collected by the U.S.… Read More
Most dieters try to lose weight by eating certain foods or by eating fewer calories.
But researchers have found that there’s another factor that may be more important than either of these for diet success.[i]
Scientists at Hiroshima University in Japan tracked the eating habits of 1,083 people for five years. During that time, subjects filled out detailed questionnaires about their lifestyle and eating habits, including speed of eating, physical activity, and medical history.… Read More
When the pandemic began, it looked like COVID-19 was simply a deadlier version of flu. It seemed to cause flu-like symptoms that turned into severe pneumonia in some patients.
But the longer the pandemic goes on, the more we find that there’s far more to coronavirus than meets the eye.
It’s really nothing like the flu. Besides being far more lethal, it causes all kinds of unexpected complications.… Read More
The most popular New Year’s resolution Americans make is to lose weight.[1]
The cruel truth is this: The overwhelming majority will fail.
Studies show that the failure rate of all New Year’s resolutions is 80%. And a resolution to lose weight through dieting may have even less of a chance at success. A whopping 95% of all diets fail to help people get slimmer.… Read More
Most of us are thrilled to say goodbye to 2020. Perhaps that’s why you celebrated with more enthusiasm than usual on New Year’s Eve.
And today you’re paying the price.
New research may be able to help. It found that one supplement eases hangover symptoms.[1]
The study was published in the Oxford Academic Journal of Alcohol and Alcoholism.
Researchers in Finland divided male subjects into two groups.… Read More
Scientists call it the “Goldilocks Zone.”
It’s when too little of something is bad for you and so is too much…but a moderate amount is “just right.”
A major new study shows that’s the case with alcohol and Alzheimer’s disease.
Previous research has come to conflicting conclusions about how much you should drink for optimal brain health.
Scientists at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research set out to settle the question.… Read More