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You can’t avoid phthalates. They’re in the food you eat, the water you drink, and the clothes you wear.
Phthalates are chemicals added to plastics to make them more flexible. They are in everything from food wrappers to T-shirts. Plastic is used in so many products, that phthalates used to make it is contaminating our water and food.1
… Read MoreDo you know the three leading causes of death in the U.S.?
The top two are easy. They are heart disease and cancer.
But what about the third one?
… Read MoreThe first advice mainstream doctors often give to heart disease patients is to lose weight.
On some level, this makes sense. The lower your body weight, the easier it is for your heart to pump blood through it.
But a major new study shows that losing weight does NOT help heart patients live longer. In fact, for some of them, it actually increases the risk of death.… Read More
It’s long been known that having Type 2 diabetes can affect your memory and thinking skills.
But what about people who don’t have the disease? Can rising blood sugar levels damage your mental sharpness if you’re not a diabetic?
That’s the question researchers at Peking University Health Science Center set out to answer.
… Read MoreThe number of people taking statin medications has soared by 50% in just the last 15 years. Today, nearly a third of Americans over 40 are taking one or more of these cholesterol-lowering drugs.1
What effect has that had on reducing cardiovascular disease in America?
… Read MoreTraditional low-calorie diets are an exercise in futility for most people.
Few dieters manage to lose weight. Even fewer keep it off.
Research shows that only 1-5% of dieters get thinner and stay that way. One major study found that half of all people on diets actually gain weight instead of losing it.1 2
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