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New, Non-Drug Alternative for Lowering Blood Pressure

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Heart and Cardiovascular

Raenard Gonzalez was taking five different pills a day to treat his high blood pressure.  

The medications didn’t work very well. His blood pressure readings were often still high. Even worse, the pills made him feel terrible.  

“The drugs left me feeling completely exhausted all the time,” said the 49-year-old airport worker.i 

So, when he heard about a new, minimally invasive procedure to lower blood pressure, he was interested.Read More

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Robotic Surgery: Don’t Believe the Hype

In All Health Watch, General Health

When robotic surgery first became popular a few years ago, it seemed like an idea whose time had come.  

We’ve all heard horror stories about surgeons making horrible mistakes. Robotics promised to take human error out of the equation.i 

Robots never have shaky hands. They are more precise than a human can be. They can operate in tiny spaces too small for a surgeon’s fingers to reach. Read More

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Mouthwashes Linked to Diabetes

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Featured Article

Mouthwash may kill the germs that cause bad breath…

But they also kill beneficial bacteria that prevent diabetes, according to a Harvard study.

The research shows that if you’re overweight, using mouthwash greatly increases your risk of type 2 diabetes.[1]

Harvard University scientists evaluated 1,206 overweight middle-age people. During the three-year study, just over 200 of them developed diabetes.

The scientists found that those who used commercial mouthwashes twice a day were 55% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to those who did not use mouthwash at all.… Read More

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Two Natural Supplements Show Promise Against Coronavirus

In All Health Watch, Coronavirus, Featured Article

Big Pharma is eager to cash in on the coronavirus crisis. But so far, few of their products have proven useful in treating COVID-19.

The antiviral drug remdesivir, the steroid medication dexamethasone, and monoclonal antibodies have helped some patients. But these drugs are far from cures. In many patients, they just don’t work. In others, the side effects are so bad that patients have to stop using them.… Read More

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It’s Secretly Sabotaging Your Blood Sugar

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Featured Article

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced recently that more Americans than ever have blood sugar issues.[1]

More than half of American adults have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.[2]

It’s a full-blown epidemic.

Since the 1950s, the incidence of diabetes has soared by more than 900% in the U.S.[3]

If you have blood sugar issues, your doctor has likely advised you that obesity causes diabetes and that you should lose weight.… Read More

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Why COVID Is So Dangerous for Heavy People

In All Health Watch, Coronavirus, Featured Article

It has been clear since the early days of the pandemic that carrying extra weight dramatically increases your risk of dying from COVID-19.

An analysis published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that being obese doubles your chances of coronavirus death. And being morbidly obese (a body mass index of 40 or higher) quadruples the death risk.[1] [2]

Another study in the journal Obesity Reviews found that obese people with COVID-19 are 113% more likely to be hospitalized than those of lower body weight.… Read More