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You’ve heard it before…
“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”
Eating breakfast is linked to lower body weight, better cognitive performance, and healthier blood sugar levels.[i]
But it turns out that an early meal has an even more important benefit.[ii]
A new study shows that people who skip breakfast have a much higher risk of dying of heart disease.… Read More
“Waste not, want not” are wise words…but there are times when you shouldn’t follow them.
If you hang on to certain items for too long, they can harm your health.
Here are seven things that you should toss before they hurt you:
1. Old sneakers. Paul Langer is a podiatrist and a clinical professor at the University of Minnesota. He points out that the cushioning on athletic shoes deteriorates quickly.… Read More
Mainstream doctors have known for years that they prescribe way too many antibiotics. A study by the Centers for Disease Control found they write 47 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions a year.
Physicians hand them out for minor infections that would clear up on their own. Or they prescribe them for patients with viruses. Of course, antibiotics have no effect on viruses.… Read More
It starts out as numbness or tingling in your hands or feet.
Gradually, it turns into a prickly sensation.
Eventually, you feel sharp, burning pain that impairs your ability to walk, grasp objects, and perform other basic physical tasks.
Neuropathy pain typically comes on slowly, but it can destroy your quality of life.
Other types of chronic pain such as arthritis, back, and migraine pain may get more attention.… Read More
You’ve probably heard of “white coat hypertension.” That’s when your blood pressure is fine, except when you go to your doctor’s office.
The mere sight of a doctor (in a white coat or not) is enough to cause stress. In turn, this gives you high blood pressure.
Now, a new study shows that the traditional white coat doctors wear can have far more damaging effects on your health.… Read More
The widely used herbicide Roundup has made headlines lately because thousands of people say it gave them cancer.
A federal jury recently ordered the maker of the chemical weed killer to pay $80 million to a 70-year-old man with cancer. The jury found that Roundup was a “substantial factor” in his illness.[i]
The World Health Organization calls glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, a “probable human carcinogen.”… Read More