Sometimes when we overindulge in our favorite foods, we get a bloated, uncomfortable stomach. But what if you have a bloated belly and you can’t blame it on a recent pig out?
There are some hidden causes of a belly bloat that have nothing to do with overeating.
Bloating can be defined as any abnormal swelling in the abdominal area. A feeling of fullness, increased stomach growling, and pain are sometimes also present.… Read More
There is one condition that kills so quickly, you can be dead within 24 hours if you ignore the symptoms.
It takes 270,000 American lives a year. That’s more than breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s combined.
Despite the massive death toll it causes, half of Americans have never even heard of sepsis.[1] [2] [3]
It occurs when the body has an extreme response to an infection.… Read More
America has become a nation of pill poppers.
Some 66% of American adults now take at least one drug daily. That’s up from 51% just 15 years earlier.[1] [2]
The inside of many medicine cabinets in the U.S. looks like a pharmacy. About 13% of Americans are on five or more prescription drugs.[3]
Big Pharma spends millions every year on advertising and marketing.… Read More
You may have heard that “sitting is new smoking.”[1]
It’s a way of saying that sitting too much takes a toll on your health that is comparable to smoking. Researchers have found that remaining in a seated position for hours at a time without getting up increases the risk of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
Now, new research shows that sitting with your legs crossed in a chair is particularly damaging.… Read More
By now, most of us know what makes us more vulnerable to dying from COVID-19. The major risk factors include age, obesity, smoking, lung conditions, and diabetes.[1]
Now, German researchers have discovered another one for men: low testosterone.
Researchers at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf tested people severely ill with COVID-19 who were in intensive care for the male hormone.… Read More
America’s health care system has battled hospital-borne infections for years. But there has been little success.
Nearly 100,000 Americans a year die from hospital infections. That’s more deaths than are caused by breast, colon, and pancreatic cancers combined.[1]
Why can’t we stop this scourge? A study by researchers at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in California may have found the answer.… Read More