What if I told you the secret to successful weight loss was to eat more chocolate? No, this isn’t one of those too-good-to-be-true scenarios.
The main ingredient in chocolate is cacao powder. It’s rich in theobromine—a little-known compound that allows you to lose weight without feeling tired, grumpy, and hungry all the time.
Research out of the Netherlands found it combats mental fogginess, a common complaint of dieters.… Read More
Get more calcium to strengthen your bones. Health “experts” have pounded this message into women’s brains for decades.
Doctors say to get plenty of dairy—and other high-calcium foods—or take calcium supplements. And they tell women who ignore this advice they risk osteoporosis and bone fractures.
Now we find out all of this is, well…bunk.
… Read MoreYou pick up your cellphone every day–sometimes dozens of times–without giving it a second thought. But maybe it’s time to stop and think about what these devices are doing to us.…
There are serious health dangers linked to cellphone use. And researchers keep turning up more… That’s why we’ve put together a list of ways your cellphone can wreck your health.… Read More
It happens to diabetics and chemotherapy patients. It also happens to people suffering from auto-immune diseases, certain viruses, and nutrition problems. Sometimes you develop it just because you’re aging.
Your doctor’s name for it is neuropathy. It’s crippling, painful—and sometimes deadly—nerve damage.
… Read MoreDoes your skin take forever to heal? Even from the tiniest cuts, scrapes, and sores? You may not be getting the nutrients your body needs to mend.
These five foods can slash healing time:
1. Broccoli
You need vitamin C to repair damaged skin, form scars, and produce collagen. And broccoli is a great source. In fact, it has 90% more vitamin C than oranges.… Read More
The news about this antioxidant just keeps getting better… Earlier this year, Health Watch readers found out it boosts your memory. Then you discovered it can help your body clear out damaging free radicals… That alone may reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
That was just the beginning…
Researchers at the American Academy of Neurology just finished the largest and longest clinical study of this compound on humans so far.… Read More