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Is Drinking Good for You? It Depends on Your Age

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

Studies looking at the health effects of moderate drinking are all over the map.

Some show that a drink or two a day is beneficial, reducing your risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Others show that drinking increases cancer risk, and that the heart benefits are minimal and do not outweigh the danger of alcoholism.

Now, new research may have discovered the reason for the disparity.… Read More

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One Exercise Prevents Falls Better Than All Others

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Featured Article, Fitness and Exercise, Longevity

Every 11 seconds an American over 65 is treated in an emergency room for a fall. Every 19 minutes, a senior dies from a fall.

Although cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s get more attention, falling is a major killer of older people. Falls are the number one cause of fatal injury in the U.S.[1]

Broken bones from falls are a primary reason that many seniors lose the ability to live independently.… Read More

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The Hormone That Stops Alzheimer’s

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Anti-Aging, Featured Article, Fitness and Exercise

Athletes know that a vigorous workout can lead to “runner’s high.” This is a feeling of euphoria you get when exercise-activated brain chemicals boost your mood.

For years, researchers attributed runner’s high to hormones called endorphins.

But new research shows that exercise produces another hormone. It may have more profound effects than endorphins. It improves memory and may protect against Alzheimer’s disease.… Read More

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Cannabis Stops Autism Symptoms, Study Finds

In All Health Watch, Featured Article

Mainstream medicine has failed miserably when it comes to autism.

Conventional doctors don’t know what causes it. And they have no effective treatments for it.

But a new study provides hope for a natural remedy.

Researchers at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center looked at 188 autistic subjects.[i]

BGU’s Dr. Gal Meiri explained that he and his colleagues analyzed data collected as part of a medical cannabis treatment program of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).… Read More

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What Really Killed Luke Perry?

In Featured Article, Health Warning, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks, Stroke

Luke Perry’s fans were shocked when they heard he died Monday of a stroke.

The hunky star of “Beverly Hills, 90210” was only 52.[i]

Isn’t that too young to have a fatal stroke?

Strokes are typically associated with the elderly. But more than a third of the people who have one are under 65.[ii]

And youthfulness can actually work against them, according to Dr.… Read More

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Is This the Cure for Alzheimer’s?

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, Featured Article

Mainstream medicine is baffled by Alzheimer’s.

They don’t know what causes it.

They don’t know how to prevent it.

And they have no idea how to treat it.

Yes, there are a few FDA-approved drugs for Alzheimer’s. But they don’t stop the disease from progressing. They merely suppress some of the symptoms. And they don’t even do that well.

But now, two scientists say they may have unlocked the key to reversing Alzheimer’s.… Read More