Chances are you’ve never heard of it.
It’s a simple fruit that’s been quietly used by Native Americans for hundreds of years as food and medicine.1
But it wasn’t until recently that this strange berry caught the attention of researchers because of its nutritional benefits.
… Read MoreRobin Williams never knew what was wrong with him.
Memory loss, hallucinations, and insomnia plagued the actor. After a battery of tests and exams, doctors told him he had Parkinson’s disease. When treatment didn’t work, Williams took his own life.
His widow revealed recently that it was only in the autopsy that Williams’ was finally diagnosed correctly. He had a little-known but common disease called Lewy body dementia (LBD).… Read More
Everybody wants to look and feel younger. But research shows that we often unknowingly fall into habits that age us faster…
Here are five of them you should avoid (and what you should do instead):
1) Getting Rid of Healthy Fat From Your Diet
Removing trans fats from your diet keeps your heart, blood vessels, and memory at their best. But you don’t want to stop eating all fats.… Read More
A vast majority of Americans don’t get enough of a vital trace mineral that can help keep them slim. Ninety percent of us are low, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.1
The mineral can help you fight the urge to binge on carb-heavy foods. That’s because it helps balance your blood sugar. It’s so effective that doctors recommend it to diabetes patients.… Read More
Lewy body dementia may be the most common fatal disease you’ve never heard of.
The brain-robbing illness affects about 1.4 million Americans. It’s more rampant than Parkinson’s. It’s second only to Alzheimer’s as a cause of degenerative dementia.1 And it accounts for up to 25% of all dementia cases.
Yet many people had never heard of it until last week.… Read More
We’ve told you before that these small seeds may help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes. And they do more than prevent blood sugar spikes.
The same research shows that in people who already have type 2 diabetes, chia seeds can lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) by 6.3% in 12 weeks. They also help reduce C-reactive protein (CRP) levels—a measure of inflammation in your body—by up to 40%.… Read More