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This Easy Diet Edit Saves Your Vital Organs

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Longevity, Stroke

The right diet can have you looking and feeling your best. It’s too bad the mainstream rarely gets it right. Consider…

Researchers at Columbia University looked at the eating habits of 900 subjects. They gave each of them a score based on how closely their food choices lined up with a Mediterranean style diet. The higher their score, the closer to the ideal diet model.… Read More

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The Truth About Your Stroke Risk

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

Recent headlines are providing many people at risk for a stroke with hope. The problem is that’s not the whole story…

Researchers from some of the top universities in the U.S. and Israel followed 14,357 stroke-free subjects for nearly 25 years. They were all between 45 and 64 years-old. By the end of their study, only 1,051—about 7%—experienced a stroke. By the end of the study, the team found that overall stroke risk in subjects had decreased by 24%.… Read More

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Forget the Pain—This Condition Can Raise Stroke Risk 40%

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

It’s one of the most painful conditions you can face. And it’s becoming more common. Experts estimate that at least 10% of people will deal with it at least once in their lifetime.

And talk about unpleasant… Severe back or stomach pain, fever, chills, bloody—or foul-smelling—urine, and vomiting. Some people even need surgery for it.

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Eat This to Keep Stroke Risk Low

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

Your body can’t live without this macronutrient. Yet there’s a lot of confusion about it.

We’ve told you before that eating a high-protein diet won’t make you fat.1 We also showed you that adding more protein won’t make your bones brittle.2 Now a new study may give you yet another good reason to put more protein on your plate at each meal.… Read More

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These Essential Foods May Lower Stroke Risk by 32% or More

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

New research out of China gives you yet another reason to eat your fruits and veggies…

Experts looked at 20 different studies. All told, they accessed data from 760,629 men and women. They found that for every 200 grams of fruits and vegetables subjects ate per day, they lowered their stroke risk by up to 32% and 11% respectively. And it worked at any age.… Read More