You’d probably never guess what the world’s biggest killer is.
It’s not heart disease… Or cancer… Or malaria… Or war.
It’s not even COVID-19.
A study in the journal The Lancet found that pollution causes an estimated 9 million premature deaths a year. That’s 15 times more than all wars and terrorism combined.
It’s eight times more than COVID-19.[1]
It’s three times more than malaria, AIDS, and tuberculosis combined.… Read More
Raw vegetables are all the rage among many health-conscious people. But cooked vegetables are not always nutritionally inferior.[1]
Many essential nutrients in vegetables are bound inside thick cellular walls. Cooking breaks down these walls and releases the nutrients. This increases their bioavailability. Cooking also softens cellulose fiber, which makes vegetables easier to digest.[2]
Here are five veggies that are actually healthier cooked than raw:
1.)… Read More
Thanksgiving can be a nightmare for people with celiac disease.
While everybody else looks forward to stuffing themselves, someone with gluten issues must worry about which dishes are safe and which may contain wheat, which causes their digestive system to go haywire.
Now, a new two-part study shows that celiac sufferers not only don’t have to fret about the main dish on Thanksgiving, they may want to go for seconds.… Read More
Credit card commercials ask: “What’s in your wallet?” But here’s a better question…
“What’s in your water?”
Most of us have no idea. And the answer often isn’t pretty.
Carcinogens, lead, prescription drugs, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and fertilizers are all common contaminants found in water systems around the nation. But how bad is the problem?
The U.S. Geological Survey and Environmental Protection Agency discovered 47 different pharmaceutical drugs in tap water across America.… Read More
For years, we’ve been praising the virtues of an extraordinary beverage. Studies show it fights cancer, arthritis, dementia, anxiety, and more.[1]
Researchers have found that green tea may be the healthiest thing you can put in your body.
One study found that it may be even more beneficial than previously believed. Green tea was shown to promote weight loss, stable blood sugar, and better memory.… Read More
You might be surprised to learn that there are plenty of medications to treat Alzheimer’s. The FDA has approved five of them.
They are Aricept (donepezil), Razadyne (galantamine), Namenda (memantine), Exelon (rivastigmine), and Namzaric (donepezil and memantine).[1]
The reason you probably haven’t heard of them is that they don’t work very well. These drugs do nothing to stop the underlying disease—or even slow it down.… Read More