Sugar has become perhaps our biggest dietary villain. It’s linked to virtually all the biggest killers that plague Americans: obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes… The list goes on and on.
Most of us think we know why sugar is harmful: It is packed with empty calories. It makes us fat while providing no nutrition. But new research shows there’s another way sugar damages our bodies and cuts our lives short.… Read More
There’s a health danger that is spreading even faster than the coronavirus.
Misinformation about COVID-19 is rampant.
Hundreds of Facebook posts and YouTube videos have gone viral with claims about the pandemic that have no basis in fact.
A study published online in BMJ Global Health has attempted to gauge the problem.[1]
The researchers focused on YouTube. They searched the website for the most popular videos having to do with coronavirus and COVID-19.… Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has us all thinking more about our lungs.
What many of us don’t know is that it’s easy to damage your respiratory system without knowing it. Potential lung dangers lurk where you’d least expect it.
Here are six ways you may be unknowingly hurting your lungs.
Avocados are one the trendiest foods among health-conscious people. For good reason.
Years ago, they were considered fattening. But then researchers discovered that they actually help you lose weight.
Studies have also found that they lower inflammation, protect against heart disease, and lower your risk for cancer.
Now, new research shows that avocados have another important benefit: They make you smarter. … Read More
One of the world’s oldest medicines is now being tested to potentially fight one of the newest diseases.
Colchicine was first used as a health remedy by the ancient Greeks more than 2,000 years ago. It is an extract of the crocus flower.
The Greeks used it as a laxative. Six centuries later, the Byzantines discovered that colchicine eases the inflammation of gout.… Read More
If you have weight issues, you may have joked that you get heavier merely by looking at food. Of course, that’s impossible.
But a new study shows that simply breathing can actually cause you to pack on weight.[1]
The study was published in the journal Environment International. It found that breathing a certain kind of pollution can trigger obesity.… Read More