For years, doctors and researchers believed that high blood pressure increases the risk of dementia. It was thought that hypertension damaged blood vessels in the brain.1
But ground-breaking new research has found the opposite may be true: The elderly may need higher blood pressure to stave off brain aging.
An intriguing study at the University of California, Irvine has found that high blood pressure may be your body’s way of preventing dementia.… Read More
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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 surprising 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
We spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on the stuff. It’s in almost everybody’s medicine cabinet. But it’s a total waste of our hard-earned money. It doesn’t work.
At least 15 clinical trials have proved using cough syrup is no better than taking a placebo.1
Its sales spike during cold and flu season. We spend almost $600 million a year on over-the-counter cough syrup, according to Drug Store News magazine.… Read More
New research shows that drinking three to five cups a day dramatically decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
The findings were presented at the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society’s Congress in Lisbon, Portugal. Presenters gathered brain research from across the globe.
One study at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tracked the coffee drinking habits of over 6,000 women. They gave subjects annual cognitive tests for up to 10 years.… Read More
In 1963, Coca-Cola introduced Tab, its first “diet” soda. It was sweetened with cyclamates and saccharin instead of sugar.1
That’s when Big Food started telling a big lie about diet soda: that it could help you become thin while still allowing you to enjoy a sweet treat.
Millions of people believed it. After all, it seemed to make sense. If something had no calories…how could it be fattening?… Read More