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Lower Your Exposure to the 5 Most Dangerous Brain Toxins

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Anti-Aging, Cognitive Health, Dementia, Featured Article, Health Warning

Toxic chemicals are all around us. It’s impossible to avoid them. They are in virtually all household products that have plastic. They are in carpeting, furniture, and fabrics that are fire retardant. They are in most of our food. They are in much of our drinking water and in the air we breathe.

What do they do to us? There is a growing body of evidence that five common chemicals hurt our brains.… Read More

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Before You Have Weight-Loss Surgery, Do This

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Weight Loss

A group of 45 medical societies is calling for bariatric surgery to become a standard treatment for diabetes.1

Until now, this procedure was a last resort for weight loss. It involves stapling, binding, or removing part of the stomach. It costs an average of $14,500 and insurance usually doesn’t cover it.2

About 17% of patients have complications. These include nutrient deficiencies, infections, internal bleeding, and intestinal blockages.… Read More

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How Energy-Saving Lights Wreck Your Health

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Weight Loss

When science introduced LED lighting to the world, energy experts and the public were ecstatic.

LEDs (light emitting diodes) use one-tenth the electricity of regular incandescent bulbs and half the power of fluorescents. They last for decades before burning out. And over the life of a single bulb, they save consumers $100.1

Governments quickly embraced the new technology. LEDs are now in wide use for street and outdoor public lighting.… Read More

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A Natural Way to Pump Up Testosterone

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Featured Article, Men's Health, Sexual Health

Scientists have discovered a powerful, natural way men can dramatically raise their testosterone levels.

It doesn’t require special foods or exhausting exercise. And it’s completely free.

Italian researchers have discovered that simply spending a half hour a day in bright light boosts testosterone. The new study at the University of Siena shows it raises levels of the male hormone by 71%.… Read More

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Vasectomy Doesn’t Cause Prostate Cancer, Large Study Finds

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Cancer, Featured Article, Men's Health, Sexual Health, Sexual Health

There have been many studies over the years examining a possible link between vasectomy and prostate cancer. The results have been all over the place.

Some showed no link at all. Others indicated men who had the birth control procedure increased their risk of getting prostate cancer by 60% or more.1,2

A major new study by the American Cancer Society may finally settle the question.  … Read More