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This “Proven” Diabetes Drug Drains a Critical Hormone
You know that drugs aren’t the best way to treat type 2 diabetes.
Just look at metformin. About a third of the people taking it experience some unpleasant side effects. Things like diarrhea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Health Watch readers know antioxidants are the better medicine for type 2 diabetes. But new research shows there may be a much darker—and dangerous—side to this “safe,” popular drug…
… Read MoreEating These Foods Improves Your Outlook
If you’ve been reading Health Watch, you know it’s not exactly a secret… Eating the right fruits and vegetables is one of the easiest—and most effective—ways to protect your health. We’ve told you before that adding more of them to your diet could be the key to adding healthy years to your life.1 Now a new study reveals more surprising benefits to eating these foods.… Read More
Five Ways Sugar Sabotages Your Health
You know how dangerous sugar is. It doesn’t help matters that eating sugar is physically addicting. But the damage goes beyond weight gain and cavities. Those are just the beginning. The truth is it can lead to some serious—even deadly—conditions.
Here are five little-known ways sugar sabotages your health:
… Read MoreThis Everyday Activity is Putting Your Heart at Risk
Health Watch readers know how important exercise is. It’s about more than staying in good shape.
Exercise is one of the most effective tools you have for lowering your risk for disease. It may also be your secret for graceful aging. Getting enough may even help you live a longer life. But new research reveals there’s a simple activity that could be erasing all your of your hard work…and any benefits that came with it.… Read More
Just One Deadly Dose Will Reshape Your Brain…
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are some of the most popular drugs in the U.S. They’re the most common form of antidepressants. And doctors love writing prescriptions for them. But SSRIs may also be the most dangerous drugs you can ever take.
We’ve told you before that SSRIs raise your risk of developing breast cancer. They also make you almost 50% more likely to have a stroke.… Read More