Many of us would love to lose a few quick pounds. But the problem with most crash diets is that you lose muscle along with the fat.
The problem is having muscle burns calories… So you don’t want less of it. And losing muscle also makes you feel weaker. This makes you less likely to exercise. All of this means your weight loss comes to a screeching halt.… Read More
The official cause of death for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is listed as “natural causes.”
This is a vague catch-all term used when an autopsy is not performed, as was the case with Justice Scalia.
But doctors examining the circumstances of his death at age 79 say they know exactly what killed him. And they know what could have saved him, too.… Read More
If you’ve had a parent or grandparent who suffered dementia, you’ve no doubt wondered, “Is that my future?”
Studies confirm that Alzheimer’s disease can run in families. The more blood relatives you have with dementia… The more likely you are to get it.
Scientists have isolated a gene variant called APOE-e4. About a quarter of the population one copy of it.… Read More
Thousands of women are looking for fiber in all the wrong places.
Why is that? It’s because a Harvard study made big news recently by declaring that dietary fiber greatly lowers the risk of breast cancer.1 And conventional doctors will steer women to the worst possible food source of fiber.
The study is impressive. It followed more than 44,000 women for almost 25 years.… Read More
Bedbugs may be the insect people hate more than any other. They suck your blood. They spread disease. Mosquitoes seem almost cute in comparison.
And now scientists have discovered they are becoming immune to insecticide. That’s right… You can drench them with chemical bug spray, and they will eat the stuff for lunch. It will have no effect.1
They have developed enzymes that neutralize neonicotinoids.… Read More
A group of respected scientists has made a startling pronouncement about the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil.
The researchers charge that a Monsanto-linked pesticide is to blame for the epidemic of birth defects in the South American country.1
The shocking new report discloses that in 2014, the government added the chemical pyriproxyfen to water supplies. The aim was to lessen the mosquito population in Brazil.… Read More