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These Everyday Antacids are Killing Your Heart

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

You already know there are hidden threats that put your heart in danger… Drinking soda for just two weeks raises your risk for heart disease.1 Having pneumonia can make you four times more likely to face major heart problems…2 Now a new study reveals what may be the most surprising threat yet…

Researchers at Stanford University wanted to see if using proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) could influence heart attack risk.… Read More

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How the Best Part of Your Weekend Raises Stroke Risk 74%

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Featured Article, Health Warning, Heart and Cardiovascular, Stroke

You know a lack of sleep can double your risk of stroke…and that high blood pressure is at the root of most strokes.1 But research shows there’s another risk at play. It’s a danger you may not have ever stopped to consider… In fact, you probably had no idea it was even bad for you.

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) examined the connection between this overlooked factor and stroke risk.… Read More

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Skipping This Vitamin Makes a Stroke Twice as Deadly

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Stroke

You already know that getting more of this vitamin may be the easiest way to add healthy years to your life. Now research reveals it could help protect your brain during a stroke…and even determine your body’s ability to recover after.

Dr. Nils Henninger is a professor of neurology at University of Massachusetts Medical School. Over the course of a year, he studied the blood levels of this vitamin in senior stroke victims.… Read More

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These Dangerous Heart Drugs Won’t Fight Prostate Cancer

In All Health Watch, Big Pharma, Cancer, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular

We’ve been telling Health Watch readers for years… Statins are among the deadliest drugs your doctor can prescribe you.

Instead of protecting your heart, they increase calcification in your arteries. And they steal your heart’s supply of coenzyme Q10. These are just two of their 600 known adverse side effects.1 But that doesn’t stop Big Pharma from trying to find other reasons for you to take them.… Read More