The Mediterranean diet is often credited for Italians’ longevity and low levels of heart disease and cancer.
A major new study has uncovered another secret to their good health. Italian-style coffee cuts prostate cancer risk in half, researchers found.
… Read MoreProbiotics, the “good” bacteria in your stomach, are widely known for aiding digestion. Research shows they also can boost your immune system, prevent eczema, and even fight depression.1
Now you can add another health problem to the list. Probiotics reduce blood sugar, lowering diabetes risk, a new study finds.
… Read MoreThink you need to go to your local drugstore to get prescription medication? A new study finds that all you need to do is turn on your faucet.
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Environmental Protection Agency tested water from 25 drinking water treatment plants across the U.S.
They found 47 different pharmaceuticals in the supposedly clean water being sent to homes.… Read More
Diet soda is one of the worst things you can put in your body. Research links the artificial sweeteners in it to cancer. That’s on top of the other carcinogens they contain, like caramel coloring and sodium benzoate… And low-cal soft drinks double your diabetes risk and make you gain weight—not lose it.
Now, research reveals yet another reason to avoid diet soda.… Read More
When you go to the doctor because you’re not feeling well, there’s one piece of information you want to know above all others…
You want to know what’s wrong.
Is that asking too much?
Apparently it is. A new Mayo Clinic study exposes how appallingly bad America’s health care system is at providing accurate diagnoses.
… Read MoreFor decades, studies showed vitamin C killed cancer cells in the lab and in animals. But human trials were disappointing. Many were inconclusive.
Now, scientists at the University of Iowa say they know why. And they may have finally found the key to unlocking the natural cancer-fighting power of vitamin C.1
Previous human trials used vitamin C pills. But the digestive system limits the amount of oral vitamin C that can enter the bloodstream and reach cancer cells.… Read More