There’s no doubt that air pollution is bad for your health. Studies show breathing dirty air can trigger heart disease, cancer, strokes, cognitive problems, lung disease, and diabetes.[i]
But, until a new study came out, nobody knew how fast your health improved when you started to breathe cleaner air.
The Environmental Committee of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies looked at what happened in specific instances when the air became cleaner in certain cities.… Read More
Some 6 million Americans have been told they have heart failure. It is a grim diagnosis.
More than half will die within five years of finding out they have the condition.
And before they die, life will not be easy.
Their legs may swell with fluid. They may be out of breath after just taking a few steps.
Simple physical tasks may become impossible.… Read More
You probably think you know the things that lead to a heart attack.
Doctors preach about them all the time. The main ones they warn about are obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and lack of exercise.
But new research shows there’s a heart attack trigger that may be more important than any of these. And doctors almost never discuss it with their patients. … Read More
Instant relief.
If you suffer from heartburn, that’s how you’ll feel the first time you take Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid. These big-selling drugs—called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)—stop your stomach from producing acid.
Without acid, the burning, often-excruciating pain of heartburn goes away.
Problem solved, right?
Actually, your problems are just beginning.
Studies have made it clear that the PPIs that many people pop without thinking have serious side effects.… Read More
Migraine sufferers sometimes feel like someone tied to the railroad tracks.
They can see the train coming. But there’s nothing they can do to stop it.
Migraine patients often can tell when a headache is coming. They become sensitive to light. Or they get a dull ache on one side of their head.
Shortly after, the pain comes roaring through. It’s so excruciating that work or any other normal activity is impossible.… Read More