You may recall reading in Health Watch that eating hot peppers may help lower your death risk by 14%.1 The compound that gives them their heat—capsaicin—even fights colorectal cancer.2
But that’s not all it does…
In 2006, researchers genetically modified mice to develop human prostate cancer cells. Then they fed them large doses of capsaicin.The highest doses slowed the growth of cancerous cells.… Read More
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
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
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
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
You know there’s a connection between obesity, heart disease, and heart attack risk. But the risks don’t stop there…
New research shows being overweight can affect your brain, too.1 It’s something that gets more dangerous as you get older… Especially if you’re over 50.
The study reveals people who are overweight or obese at the age of 50 may have a greater risk of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD).… Read More