We all know that fast food is loaded with bad fats, chemical preservatives, carbs, added sugar, and calories. But now there is another reason to stay away from the stuff.
Researchers from the Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Mass., tested more than 400 fast food wrappers and boxes. They came from 27 chain restaurants across the country.
They found that 46% of the wrappers contained the toxic chemical fluorine.… Read More
America has become a nation of pill poppers.
Some 66% of American adults now take at least one drug daily. That’s up from 51% just 15 years earlier.[1] [2]
The inside of many medicine cabinets in the U.S. looks like a pharmacy. About 13% of Americans are on five or more prescription drugs.[3]
Big Pharma spends millions every year on advertising and marketing.… Read More
Starting at age 30, most people begin to lose strength and muscle mass. Between 30 and 50, the average person suffers a 10% loss of muscle.[i]
After that, muscle loss accelerates. Between 50 and 60, muscle loss averages 10-20%. After age 60, it speeds up even more. This is true for both men and women.
The amount of muscle loss over a lifetime varies greatly from one person to another.… Read More
The number one most-prescribed drug in America is atorvastatin (Lipitor). More than 21 million people in the U.S. take it to lower their LDL cholesterol.
Nearly 15 million more take other statins such as simvastatin (Zocor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (Crestor), and lovastatin (Mevacor).[1]
With these kind of numbers, you’d think there would be clear and convincing evidence that the drugs worked.… Read More
For centuries, meditation has been used to treat mental conditions. It has been shown to reduce stress, slow brain aging, and even restore memory loss.
Now a new study shows that the ancient technique has powerful effects not only on your brain, but your body as well. Specifically, meditation is linked to a dramatic reduction in heart disease and the factors that contribute to it.… Read More
We’ve been fighting the wrong enemy.
In the war against America’s biggest killer, heart disease, doctors told us for decades that we needed to cut saturated fat.
This, it turns out, is nonsense spawned by bad science.
One of the worst offenders is the 1969 Los Angeles VA Study.[i]
It looked at 850 elderly veterans who were divided into two groups.… Read More