Natural health advocates scored a huge victory when food giant Campbell Soup announced it would completely switch to cans that do not use the chemical bisphenol A (BPA).
INH has warned of BPA dangers for years. This chemical is used in plastics and in the epoxy lining of cans.
It disrupts your natural hormone production. It’s linked to a myriad of health problems.… Read More
Most of us think of leg cramps as painful but innocuous. Drink some water, eat a banana, and everything will be OK.
But a certain type of cramp can be a sign you’re headed for a heart attack. In fact, nearly a quarter of people with this kind of cramp die within five years from a heart attack or heart disease.… Read More
Hollywood legend Patty Duke likely had one chance at survival.
The beloved star of “The Patty Duke Show” contracted sepsis after suffering a ruptured intestine.
The best hope for any sepsis patient is early treatment, say doctors.1 Once the condition progresses, it spins out of control. Poisons spill into the blood and death follows quickly.
… Read MoreActress Patty Duke lost her life on Tuesday to America’s invisible killer.
Unlike breast cancer, it has no iconic ribbon. President Obama has not made it a priority like he has done with Alzheimer’s disease. It has no high-profile fundraising efforts like those against colon cancer, stroke, or diabetes.
Yet it kills far more people than any of those conditions.
Sepsis takes 258,000 American lives a year.… Read More
Garry Shandling seemed perfectly fine Thursday morning.
He spoke to friends on the phone who said the comic seemed completely normal.
But a few hours later he was dead. A massive heart attack is the suspected cause.1 The star of “The Larry Sanders Show” was only 66.
When someone dies suddenly of a heart problem, those close to the victim often say they were stricken without warning.… Read More
Big Pharma spends millions advertising its heartburn drugs, urging people to pop them like candy. But a new landmark study in Germany shows that popular acid reflux pills may be associated with dementia.1
Researchers studied a class of drugs known as PPIs, or protein pump inhibitors. Brands include Prevacid, Nexium, and Prilosec.2
They examined the medical records of 73,000 elderly patients.… Read More