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Study Reveals Why Diets Don’t Work

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Weight Loss

If you have tried diet after diet…and then find yourself putting on even more weight… Blame it on the cavemen.

Cutting calories signals your body to prepare for “famine.” It convinces your hunter-gatherer brain that food supplies are unreliable. It instructs your body to store extra fat as soon as more food becomes available—much like birds fattening up before winter.

The result, according to new research from Bristol and Exeter universities in England, is that diets make you gain more weight in the long term than you would have if you didn’t diet.… Read More

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Probiotics: Powerful Weapons Against Anxiety

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

Most people know that probiotics are great for digestive health. But a new study has found another surprising benefit. “Good” bacteria may be a powerful weapon against anxiety.

Researchers from the University of Missouri tested the effects of probiotics on zebrafish. At first, it may sound strange to test human health remedies on fish… But the use of zebrafish is well established in medical trials.… Read More

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Cut Diabetes Risk in Half With This Decadent Dessert

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

People with diabetes are routinely warned they should avoid sweets. But surprising new research finds chocolate actually helps prevent the blood sugar disease.

A study just published in the journal Appetite found that people who never or rarely ate chocolate are at greater risk for diabetes. In fact, they have almost twice the risk compared to those who eat chocolate at least once a week.… Read More

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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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Never Eat or Drink These 5 Things When You’re Sick

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

We all know that the cold weather forces us to spend more time indoors…where we’re exposed to more infections transmitted by co-workers, family, and friends. It also means less sunshine. Shortened winter days decrease our vitamin D3 levels, which weakens our immune system’s ability to fight off germs.

But there’s an even bigger reason why colds and flus spike in the winter.… 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