Nursing homes and doctors push these dangerous medications on seniors to help relieve dementia symptoms…things like irritation and mood swings. But these drugs are putting patients’ lives at risk.
Risperdal, Zyprexa, and Seroquel… These antipsychotic drugs are meant to treat patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Not dementia. Yet doctors use them to medicate about 50% of dementia patients.1 But that’s not even the real danger here…
… Read MoreStress is a natural response. But too much of it can be dangerous…even deadly. About 75% of adults deal with it every month.1 It’s bad enough that stress is the reason behind 90% of doctor office visits… But the scariest part is dealing with chronic stress can make you three times more likely to die early.2
Here are five ways stress is killing you:
… Read MoreIf you are having a hard time sleeping at night, it doesn’t just make you feel like a zombie the next morning… Missing sleep is one of the worst ways to sabotage your health.
And if the risks you already know about—like increasing your odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease and having a heart attack—don’t have you paying attention to your sleep pattern…maybe this will.… Read More
They’re a high-protein snack that give you energy. The problem is, most people aren’t eating the right kind…or they aren’t eating any at all. But a new study shows that could be a big mistake. That’s because eating this simple food may help you live longer.
Researchers looked at three different studies involving about 200,000 people. Results came from a diverse group of subjects… It included Americans of African and European descent.… Read More
Sugar is the most dangerous ingredient in the standard American diet (SAD). Health Watch readers know eating it causes major health problems…like cancer. And it’s not just deadly… It’s addicting. Based on brain scans, it’s as addictive as cocaine according to one 60 Minutes report.1
Giving it up can seem hard. But there are some tricks you can do that will help.… Read More
About 20% of Americans take aspirin every day.1 More than half of them are using it to prevent a heart attack. But we’ll never understand why. The research proving this drug is dangerous just keeps piling up…
Researchers in South Korea looked at 300 stroke victims. They were all taking a daily aspirin before their stroke. But not all of them responded to the drug the same way.… Read More