Lounging by the pool… Hitting the beach… Firing up the grill again… There are plenty of reasons to be excited for summer. But there are hidden dangers all around us during these months. You need to know what to look out for before you pack up for vacation—or a day at the beach.
Here are five ways to avoid hidden health dangers this summer:
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It might be the first treatment your doctor recommends for sciatica pain. But new research shows this “solution” doesn’t relieve pain any better than a sugar pill.
Dr. Harley Goldberg, director of spine care services at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center in California, was the lead researcher of this new study. With his colleagues, he investigated the effectiveness of this common sciatica treatment.… Read More
You already know melatonin is a great natural sleep aid. But that’s not all this hormone is good for. Getting more melatonin can help reduce your risk of prostate cancer. And it’s a safe way to adjust your sleep pattern when you travel to a different time zone. Its antioxidant activity may even help fight aging.
Here are five natural ways to boost your melatonin levels:
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You may already kick off each morning with a hot cup of coffee. And if you aren’t, you might want to start.
A team of researchers at the National Cancer Institute and Yale University looked at medical data from nearly 450,000 people in their 60s. They found that drinking four or more cups a day lowered malignant melanoma risk by 20%.… Read More
We’ve told you before how sugar increases your risk for cancer and heart disease. It also sets you up for developing liver damage, type 2 diabetes, and even Alzheimer’s.1 And then just a few weeks ago we revealed sugar to be the secret cause of high blood pressure. But new research shows there may be an even bigger threat at play…
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS).… Read More
We’ve heard some questionable claims about aspirin before. You’d think that being one of the most popular—and profitable—drugs on the planet would be enough for Big Pharma. It makes Bayer billions of dollars in annual profits. And it’s no surprise… We consume about 40,000 tons of it each year.1
People don’t just use it to stop a headache. The medical propaganda around aspirin is unlike almost any other drug out there.… Read More