As a Health Watch reader, you know there are natural ways to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But a new study claims one of them may now be off the table entirely.
A team of researchers at Oxford wanted to study the effects of vitamins B12 and folic acid (B9) on homocysteine—a substance linked to increased AD risk. They looked at clinical trial data from 22,000 people across 11 different trials.… Read More
They’re dangerous compounds that can cause cancer. The EU banned them in the early 1990s because of their link to bladder cancer alone. But experts were warning of the dangers of these deadly compounds as far back as the 1970s.
That’s when about 90% of commercial hair dyes contained these carcinogens.1 These chemicals are supposed to be gone from most cosmetics…
But not according to the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database.… Read More
It’s one of the scariest neuromuscular diseases you can get…
It kills neurons that control your voluntary muscle movement. This cuts off communication between your brain and your body. The effects are devastating… Yet you don’t hear much about it.
Maybe it’s because there are only about 5,000 new cases in the U.S. each year. Roughly 30,000 people in the U.S.… Read More
Sugar may be the most dangerous food you can eat. And yet it’s nearly impossible to avoid. But new research shows it may be even more deadly than we thought.
We already know that sugar raises your inflammation. It also causes blood sugar levels to spike. But researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand took it a step further.… Read More
Telomeres are the protein “caps” of your cellular DNA. As we get older, our telomeres shrink. Every time a cell replicates, telomeres get smaller and smaller. When they get too short, they can’t divide themselves anymore. This leads to cell death. And that means showing signs of aging—and worse.
Keeping your telomeres long may hold the key to feeling—even looking—younger as you age.… Read More
Health Watch readers know there are natural ways to help tame blood pressure. And good thing—new research reveals prescription drugs for high blood pressure may be contributing to the rise of another dangerous condition…
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin thought there could be a link between blood pressure medications and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The team looked at 1,913 subjects.… Read More