If you’ve ever gone on a diet, you know why 95% of them fail.
It comes down to one word…
Hunger.
You can cut calories for only so long until your brain revolts. It increases food cravings to the point where you can’t help but eat more.[1]
But researchers have found that one food can control your mind to make you better able to resist cravings.… Read More
Even before the pandemic, vitamin D supplements were flying off the shelves. In recent years, studies have found that this crucial nutrient can prevent heart disease, preserve muscle strength, stop diabetes, reduce belly fat, and fight osteoporosis.
After the coronavirus began spreading, researchers discovered that being low in vitamin D nearly doubles your chances of infection.… Read More
We all know that eating organic foods is an important part of staying healthy.
Chemicals on conventionally grown foods are linked to a long list of serious illnesses. They include cancer, Parkinson’s, birth defects, brain damage, male infertility, asthma, and diabetes.[1] [2]
And that’s just the beginning.
But the problem for many of us is that organic foods are pricey.… Read More
If you have a hard time identifying common smells, it could be an early warning of Alzheimer’s.
That’s the surprising finding of a study at McGill University in Montreal. It looked at whether a simple smell test could reveal someone’s Alzheimer’s risk.
Researchers tested 300 people who had a family history of dementia. All the subjects were given scratch and sniff patches of common smells such as gasoline, bubble gum, and lemon.… Read More
Doctors often continue to push medical procedures even when research clearly shows they do no good, or even are harmful.
Sometimes it’s because the physician hasn’t kept up on the research. He or she may not know that a treatment has been debunked.
Other times, it’s because of a financial incentive. High-profit surgeries are important to a physician’s bottom line.
If your doctor urges you to have any of the following procedures, you should think twice.… Read More
Cannabis relieves depression immediately in most patients, according to a recent study at the University of New Mexico.[1]
Researchers found that giving medical marijuana to depression sufferers improved their symptoms just moments after consumption by nearly four points on a 0-10 scale.
The findings have major implications for the 20% of Americans who suffer from depression.
The current standard depression treatment includes a class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).… Read More