It’s a bad year to be a baby boomer.
Here’s why…
Your flu risk is linked to your birth year. The first flu strain that made you sick is the one that you are most protected from.1
… Read MoreThe Dangerous Ingredient in New Diet Coke
Have you seen the new flavors of Diet Coke? They’ve got enticing names like ginger lime, feisty cherry, twisted mango, and zesty blood orange.
But not so enticing? They also contain a potentially carcinogenic ingredient. It’s an artificial sweetener called acesulfame potassium, Ace-K.
… Read MoreYour Scale Is Lying
We climb on the bathroom scale, look at our weight, and climb off. Then we either smile or mutter to ourselves, “I need to lose a few pounds.”
This common ritual is completely misguided, say metabolic researchers at Harvard University. Your scale can’t tell if you’re at a healthy weight.1
… Read MoreThis Fruit Gives You Stronger, Healthier Lungs
One food has the potential to save many of the almost 500,000 Americans who die each year from smoking-related diseases.
That’s the conclusion of a new study that shows eating a tomato-rich diet can help repair lungs damaged by smoking and aging.1
… Read MoreSleep Your Way Thinner… Really
It sounds too good to be true: Sleep more and you will lose weight.
But a new study shows that getting more than seven hours of sleep a night reduces sugar cravings and leads to weight loss.1
… Read MoreWoman Beats Cancer With Curcumin
Dieneke Ferguson was dying. She was losing her four-year battle with the blood cancer myeloma.
Despite three grueling rounds of chemotherapy and four stem cell transplants, the cancer was spreading throughout her body.1
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