An alarming new study has uncovered an important reason to avoid antibiotics.
Researchers found that using antibiotics increases the risk of colon polyps, a precursor to colon cancer.
Colon cancer is also known as colorectal or bowel cancer. It kills more than 50,000 Americans a year. It is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States, behind lung cancer.… Read More
Should you have a pre-workout meal? Or is it best to exercise on empty stomach?
Researchers at the University of Bath in England wanted to know if meal timing affects the health benefits of exercise.1
They recruited 10 healthy—but overweight and sedentary—young men ages 21 to 31. They had an average waist measurement of 41 inches.2
The scientists took samples of the subjects’ blood and fat tissues.… Read More
More than a third of Americans suffer from metabolic syndrome. The deadly condition increases your risk of heart disease fourfold. And it makes you 30 times more likely to develop diabetes.1
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by five risk factors: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high levels of triglycerides, low levels of HDL (“good”) cholesterol, and belly fat. If you have three or more of these symptoms, you likely have metabolic syndrome.… Read More
Can eating fish—or taking fish oil supplements—actually prevent Alzheimer’s disease?
For years, the research has been contradictory. Some studies found the old saying about fish being “brain food” is true. Others showed no benefit.
Now, a major new analysis by the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California provides a definitive answer. And it may have uncovered the reason for the previous conflicting results…
… Read MoreThe incidence of thyroid cancer is skyrocketing in the U.S. It’s growing faster than any other cancer.
Thyroid cancer rates have more than doubled in the U.S. since the mid-90s. Between 1995 and 2014, the number of cases went from six per 100,000 people to 14.2, according to the National Institutes of Health. More than 55,000 Americans a year are diagnosed with it.… Read More
Each year more than 300,000 seniors are hospitalized with hip fractures. For many of them, it is the start of a downward health spiral that ends in death. One in five hip fracture patients will die within a year of their injury.1
A surprising number of people are at high risk for broken bones. About 40% of Americans over 50 have osteoporosis or low bone mass.… Read More