The U.S. dietary guidelines have told us for years to watch our cholesterol.1 That meant staying away from eggs… Especially the yolks.2 Now experts admit eggs aren’t the problem.3 That’s because dietary cholesterol has little effect on cholesterol in the blood. According to Steven Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, “We got the dietary guidelines wrong.… Read More
How to Keep Your Muscles Strong With Age
Losing muscle as you age can make you weak… It may even steal your independence. But new research reveals a simple way to help prevent this…
Researchers at the University of Iowa found eating two natural compounds may help you hold on to your muscle mass and strength. They’re called tomatidine and ursolic acid.
They fed elderly mice diets containing small amounts of these compounds.… Read More
What You Need to Know About That Vitamin C Study
You may have seen the news about vitamin C around the web. Some articles suggest it could be a “replacement for exercise.”1 But is that true?
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder wanted to see how the cardiovascular benefits of vitamin C stack up against exercise. They looked at its ability to lower endothelin-1 (ET-1) in overweight or obese adults.… Read More
These “Healthy” Sugar Substitutes Are Even Deadlier
If you’re a regular Health Watch reader, you know the dangers of eating sugar. It may be the single biggest threat to your health… Eating it does more than just make you pack on extra pounds. A recent study confirms that simply swapping sugar for something else isn’t the solution.
A team of researchers in Israel found that artificial sweeteners are just as dangerous.… Read More
5 Simple Steps to Instantly Brighten Your Day
You don’t need to be clinically depressed to be unhappy. You could be having one of those days—or weeks—where everything seems to go wrong. And the weird thing is, you may have no idea why.
No matter the reason, these five easy adjustments to your daily routine will help you feel happier…
1. Add Color to Your Plate:
There’s a reason why candy bars look more appealing when you’re upset.… Read More
An Easy Way to Fight Diabetes and Obesity
You know how important it is to take fish oil. And the evidence keeps stacking up… Researchers in Sweden have revealed it may be an easy way to help fight diabetes and prevent obesity.
To test the effects of fish oil on gut bacteria, they fed one group of mice lard, and another fish oil for 11 weeks. They found the mice eating the lard diet had more Bilophila bacteria in their intestines.… Read More