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 MoreWe 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 MoreOne 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 MoreIt 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 MoreDieneke 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
… Read MoreWe love our devices at all hours of the day…and night. An astonishing 90% of us spend time with a smart phone, tablet, or TV during the hour before we go to bed.1
Unfortunately, this habit can rob of us of a good night’s sleep. That’s because LED-based devices flood our eyes with blue light. This increases alertness while suppressing the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin.… Read More