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Beer Ingredient Fights Weight Gain, Blood Sugar, Cholesterol

In All Health Watch, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Weight Loss

Move over red wine. Research has found that an ingredient in beer has surprising health benefits.

A new study at Oregon State University found that a natural substance in hops lowers cholesterol, controls blood sugar, and reduces weight gain.1

Xanthohumol (XN) is a natural flavonoid found only in hops. Hops are the flowers of a perennial vine native to Europe.… Read More

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This Diet Mistake Kills 50,000 Americans a Year

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks, Heart Disease, Weight Loss

What if a study confirmed that Americans are making a diet mistake? One that causes tens of thousands of us to die needlessly each year?

Hopefully we would correct the error and lead long and healthy lives.

New research debunks a deep-seated medical myth. It’s about an eating habit you thought was saving your health. In reality, it was killing you.… Read More

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Eating This Weekly Could Add Years to Your Life

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Cancer, Cholesterol, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Longevity, Weight Loss

Looking for an easy way to help add years to your life? Researchers in China have discovered a simple solution for lowering your overall death risk by 10%. You don’t have to give anything up. And you don’t need to make major lifestyle changes.

Researchers looked at medical data from 487,375 subjects between the ages of 30 and 79. After seven years, they found people who ate this just once a week were 10% less likely to die for any reason.… Read More

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Is Your Neighborhood Destroying Your Heart?

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Featured Article, Health Warning, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks, Heart Disease

When it comes to heart health, there are some obvious factors that put you in danger… Like smoking cigarettes and eating too much sugar. But then there are hidden dangers… Ones that could be raising your risk of heart disease or stroke without you ever suspecting it.

Researchers in London have uncovered one of the most surprising threats yet… Road noise.… Read More

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Statins Aren’t the Only Heart Pills Stealing Your Memories

In All Health Watch, Big Pharma, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Cognitive Health, Dementia, Featured Article

Health Watch readers know statins are one of the most dangerous drugs you can take. They won’t save your heart. They put it in danger…along with your brain. But these aren’t the only dangerous heart drugs on the market. New research reveals another class of drug that will rot your brain…

Researchers at Rutgers University looked at medical data for almost 500,000 statin users from 1987-2013.… Read More