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Why You Should Eat a Handful of Nuts Every Day

In All Health Watch, Cancer, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Disease

An exhaustive medical analysis has revealed the amazing health benefits of nuts. Eating three-quarters of an ounce—about a handful—a day lowers your risk of diabetes, heart and respiratory diseases, and cancer.

The study, published in the journal BMC Medicine, was led by researchers from Imperial College London and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

The massive analysis examines health data from 819,000 subjects across 29 international studies.… Read More

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Did Alan Thicke Ignore These Early Heart Warning Signs?

In All Health Watch, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks

Alan Thicke kept himself in great shape.

The 6-foot-2 star of “Growing Pains” was a lifelong athlete. He played college football at Western University in his native Canada. And Thicke loved to play hockey. Throughout his life he played pickup games whenever he could.

For years, he played every Tuesday and Thursday at a rink in Burbank, Calif. That’s where he suffered a fatal heart attack yesterday at age 69.… Read More

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‘Spare Tire’ Worse for Heart Than ‘Love Handles,’ Study Finds

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Fitness and Exercise, Heart and Cardiovascular, Weight Loss

If you’re carrying extra weight, it’s better to have “love handles” than a “spare tire.”

That’s the take-home message of a new study that shows belly fat is worse for your heart than flab elsewhere.1 A lot worse.

Researchers collected data on 1,106 men and women whose average age was 45. Scientists measured subcutaneous adipose fat. This is fat just under the skin.… Read More

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Tomato Compounds Fight Heart Disease, Study Shows

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Cholesterol, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Disease

Natural compounds in tomatoes lower the most dangerous form of cholesterol, a new study shows.

Most of us know that HDL is “good” cholesterol and LDL is “bad.” But there’s a type of cholesterol that is even worse than LDL. It’s oxidized LDL.

Oxidation of LDL cholesterol occurs when regular LDL particles in your body react with free radicals. The resulting oxidized LDL is more reactive to surrounding tissue.… Read More

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Surprising Diet Secret of the World’s Oldest Person

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Cancer, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Longevity

The world’s oldest person has lived to 117 by eating one food every day that cardiologists said would wreck her heart.

Emma Morano is the only living person known to have been alive during the 1800s. She was born on Nov. 29, 1899 in Verbania, Italy.

At age 20, Morano was diagnosed with anemia. Her doctor at the time told her to eat more eggs.… Read More

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Red Wine Protects Against Some of Smoking’s Ill Effects

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Cancer, Cognitive Health, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Lung Cancer

A new study has uncovered a simple strategy to lessen the damage of smoking: Drink a glass or two of red wine before lighting up.

When you smoke a cigarette, immediate damage occurs in your blood vessels. Smoking introduces toxic chemicals into your bloodstream. They cause inflammation that prematurely ages the endothelial cells that make up the lining of your blood vessels.… Read More