There is no shortage of drugs to treat high blood pressure.
No fewer than 14 different classes of medications have been approved for hypertension. And within those classes are more than 110 drugs.i
So why would any doctor advise you to take one that not only works poorly, but also raises your risk for the deadliest type of cancer?
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States.… Read More
So much death… So much addiction… So much misery…
It all could have been avoided…
If only doctors hadn’t made a tragic assumption.
Since 1999, more than 400,000 Americans have died from opioid overdoses. And that number grows by the hour.
An average of 130 of us die every day from opioids. And every day, 1,000 Americans are rushed to the hospital after overdosing.… Read More
If you enjoy a couple drinks at the end of your day, here’s good news…
A major long-term study has found that drinking two beers or glasses of wine daily increases longevity.
Researchers from the University of California have been closely following the health of over 1,600 elderly people since 2003. It’s part of a research effort known as the “90+ Study.”… Read More
Americans are not going to let the surge of the COVID-19 Delta variant spoil their Labor Day travel plans. Reservations for the long weekend are up 46% from 2019, according to the short-term rental property management company Guesty.
Labor Day weekend traditionally marks the end of summer. It’s a chance for many of us to travel and enjoy warm-weather activities for the last time before fall sets in.… Read More
As we get older, many of us find that the numbers on the scale keep going up year after year. You may figure that weight gain is just an inevitable part of aging.
After all, metabolism slows down with age, right? So it makes sense that we will put on weight, even if we eat the same amount we did when we were younger. … Read More
Don Benedict’s back hurt so badly that he wanted to kill himself. He was bedridden and didn’t see the point of going on.i
Just a few years earlier, things were very different.
Don was an avid athlete. He played competitive handball and was a long-distance runner, doing 5 miles every other day. … Read More