When you go to the gym, you face a choice…
Should you do an aerobic workout?
Or strength exercises?
Or maybe a little of both?
Studies show they each have important and specific health benefits.
Aerobic exercise is good for your heart and lungs. It lowers blood pressure, improves immunity and blood lipids, and it promotes vascular health.[1]
Strength training builds stronger bones and muscles.… Read More
Many of us don’t go a day without popping ibuprofen or acetaminophen. One study found that the average adult takes 373 over-the-counter pain pills a year.[1]
But if so many people take them, and you can buy them without a prescription, they must be safe… Right?
Not exactly.
A major study warns that these drugs have strange and frightening psychological side effects—ones that most people don’t know about.… Read More
The FDA stopped inspecting foreign drug factories after the pandemic hit. The move was made to keep inspectors safe from COVID-19, but it also threatens the quality of America’s prescription drug supply.
Three-fourths of the pharmaceuticals sold in the U.S. come from China and India.[1]
In a typical year, the FDA carries out at least 600 foreign drug factory inspections.… Read More
If you’re one of the 45 million Americans who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), you know it can make your life miserable.
The stomach pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, and loss of appetite can be disabling.[1]
Drugs to treat the problem are not consistently effective. And they can have side effects that make the symptoms even worse.[2]
Now, researchers have found that one natural supplement can safely relieve IBS.… Read More
Curcumin is a potential treatment for coronavirus, according to several new studies.[1] [2]
Curcumin is the bioactive compound in the spice turmeric, an ancient health remedy. Turmeric has been part of traditional Ayurvedic medicine in India for thousands of years. It is used to treat pain, heart ailments, depression, and even cancer.[3]
The authors of a recent review published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy noted that curcumin also has powerful antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects that could help COVID-19 patients.… Read More
More than 170 million Americans drink tap water that contains the radioactive element radium. It’s a powerful carcinogen.[1]
That’s over half the U.S. population.
Radium is linked to breast, liver, and especially bone cancer.
When radium enters your body, it behaves like calcium. Your body deposits it in your bones. And from there it can cause mutations that lead to cancer.… Read More