When you go to the doctor for your check-up, your doctor probably talks to you about your weight if you could stand to lose a few pounds. If you smoke, he or she likely mentions that you should quit.
But there’s something else that is a bigger health threat than either obesity or smoking…and doctors almost never discuss it.
Brigham Young University researchers looked at 218 studies of the health effects of social isolation.… Read More
Credit card commercials ask: “What’s in your wallet?” But here’s a better question…
“What’s in your water?”
Most of us have no idea. And the answer often isn’t pretty.
Carcinogens, lead, prescription drugs, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and fertilizers are all common contaminants found in water systems around the nation. But how bad is the problem?
The U.S. Geological Survey and Environmental Protection Agency discovered 47 different pharmaceutical drugs in tap water across America.… Read More
For years, we’ve been praising the virtues of an extraordinary beverage. Studies show it fights cancer, arthritis, dementia, anxiety, and more.[1]
Researchers have found that green tea may be the healthiest thing you can put in your body.
One study found that it may be even more beneficial than previously believed. Green tea was shown to promote weight loss, stable blood sugar, and better memory.… Read More
You might be surprised to learn that there are plenty of medications to treat Alzheimer’s. The FDA has approved five of them.
They are Aricept (donepezil), Razadyne (galantamine), Namenda (memantine), Exelon (rivastigmine), and Namzaric (donepezil and memantine).[1]
The reason you probably haven’t heard of them is that they don’t work very well. These drugs do nothing to stop the underlying disease—or even slow it down.… Read More
With the holidays coming up, many of us are lamenting the fact that we won’t be able to see our loved ones who live out of town because of the pandemic.
But a new study by the U.S. military shows that flying may be safer than you think. It found that the risk of being infected by coronavirus on an airliner is very low if the passengers wear masks.… Read More
For months, Alex Trebek was plagued by stomach pain. He didn’t know what was causing it.
Eventually, he went to the doctor. The diagnosis could not have been worse: Advanced stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
It is considered incurable. Median survival is only three to six months.[1]
Trebek beat those odds. He lived for some 20 months. During much of that time, he was able to work, stay active, and entertain us.… Read More