By now, most health-conscious people know that zero-calorie artificial sweeteners are useless for weight loss. In fact, they actually make you gain weight.
But researchers also have found that they are dangerous to your health in another way that may surprise you…
They damage your blood vessels.i
A study from Marquette University is the most in-depth look ever at the biochemical changes caused by artificial sweeteners.… Read More
If you enjoy a couple drinks at the end of your day, here’s good news…
A major long-term study has found that drinking two beers or glasses of wine daily increases longevity.
Researchers from the University of California have been closely following the health of over 1,600 elderly people since 2003. It’s part of a research effort known as the “90+ Study.”… Read More
Americans are not going to let the surge of the COVID-19 Delta variant spoil their Labor Day travel plans. Reservations for the long weekend are up 46% from 2019, according to the short-term rental property management company Guesty.
Labor Day weekend traditionally marks the end of summer. It’s a chance for many of us to travel and enjoy warm-weather activities for the last time before fall sets in.… Read More
Nobody likes belly fat. Many of us have tried in vain for years to get rid of it.
We exercise. We diet. But the stubborn belly fat won’t go away.
And it’s about far more than vanity.
The midsection is the unhealthiest place to carry extra weight. Belly fat is linked to heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and other serious health conditions.… Read More
A new device relieves migraine headache pain better than medications, a new study finds.
Nerivio is a noninvasive, FDA-approved device that you strap onto your arm after a migraine starts. It looks similar to a blood pressure cuff.
You turn it on using a smartphone app. It sends electric pulses through your arm that engage the trigeminal nerve in your head.… Read More
The physical and mental benefits of yoga are well documented. It can help you increase your strength and flexibility, lower your risk of heart disease, and ease anxiety and depression.i ii
A study shows it also fights perhaps the single most embarrassing health condition in women.
Urinary incontinence strikes 20 million American women. It can be a devastating problem. Women may have to wear adult diapers to avoid leakage.… Read More