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You’ve probably seen articles in recent years warning of the dangers of sitting. The headlines often call sitting “the new smoking.”
A study found that media stories comparing sitting to smoking have gone up 1,200% since 2012. And standing desks have become a major office trend.
But the fact is, sitting is not the new smoking.
Not even close…
A team of researchers from the U.S.,… Read More
When you eat fat, you get fat. For decades, mainstream doctors told us it was that simple.
All we had to do to lose weight and prevent heart disease was to go on a low-fat diet, they said. Dairy, they warned, was particularly harmful.
Two major studies add to the growing evidence that this advice is complete bunk.
The first found that dairy is actually linked to lower rates of heart disease, stroke, and death from any cause.… Read More
When you think about the biggest health problems facing our country, COVID-19, heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease probably come to mind.
But another affliction—pain—affects more Americans than all of those conditions combined.[1]
The U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) has published a list of the most painful health conditions you can get.[2]
If you’ve had any of these, you will probably always remember the suffering you endured.… Read More
You lost your keys…
You forgot someone’s name…
You couldn’t remember where you parked your car…
These are normal memory lapses. They become more frequent with age. Most of us have them from time to time.
But when seniors have an episode of absentmindedness, it’s hard not to wonder if it could be the start of dementia.
In the past, there was no way to find out, other than to undergo an exam by a neurologist.… Read More
Most of us know that the overuse of antibiotics has caused the rise of deadly drug-resistant “superbugs.”
Thanks to doctors handing out antibiotics like candy, these powerful germs now kill 23,000 Americans every year.[1]
But there’s another alarming antibiotic danger that your doctor won’t tell you about. In fact, he may not even know about it. It was only recently discovered…
The study was done at Case Western Reserve University.… Read More
Millions of Americans take angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to lower their blood pressure.
The drugs include lisinopril, benazepril, enalapril, ramipril, and perindopril.
They work by causing the muscles around blood vessels to relax. This allows them to open wider, reducing hypertension.[1]
But a major study shows that these medications raise the risk of one of the most feared and deadly diseases in America by nearly a third.… Read More