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Walnuts Suppress Breast Cancer

In All Health Watch, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

Regular Health Watch readers know that tree nuts are a true superfood. We’ve told you about studies showing they fight weight gain, diabetes, brain aging, and more.

Now, new research shows that walnuts may provide an even more important health benefit…they suppress cancer.

The study came from Marshall University. It was based on previous knowledge that eating walnuts lowers breast cancer risk and slows its growth.… Read More

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The Anti-Arthritis Diet

In All Health Watch, Arthritis, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Weight Loss

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. And osteoarthritis–also called “wear-and-tear” arthritis–is the most common form of the disease.

More than 40% of people over 70 have it.[1]

Mainstream doctors use painkilling drugs as the first-line treatment. Or they recommend joint replacement surgery. One often has side effects. And the other is invasive, painful, and requires a long recovery.… Read More

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High-Fructose Corn Syrup’s Biggest Danger Is Not What You Think

In All Health Watch, Cancer, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

We all know that high-fructose corn syrup is bad for us. It’s ultra-sweet, ultra-cheap, and it makes people ultra-fat.

But a new study shows that obesity may not be worst of HFCS’s effects.

The research was done at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospitals.

Scientists genetically manipulated mice so they would develop colon and intestinal tumors. Then, they squirted a daily dose of HFCS into some of the rodents’ mouths.… Read More

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Why You Should Eat Dessert First

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Weight Loss

The traditional meal is a well-worn ritual… First, you eat a salad or perhaps soup. Then you move to the main course. After that, you have dessert.

It seems to make sense that this meal structure is ideal if you are on a diet. You could fill up with salad. That would help you eat less of the main course. And since dessert comes at the end of the meal, you might be full enough to resist the usual sweet, calorie-laden treat.… Read More

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The Statin Danger Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About

In All Health Watch, Big Pharma, Diabetes, Featured Article, Health Warning, Heart and Cardiovascular

It’s a full-on epidemic…

The number of people with diabetes has doubled over the past 30 years.

More than 100 million American adults now have diabetes or its precursor, prediabetes.

Now, a new study has uncovered a surprising hidden cause for diabetes…statin drugs.

It shows that it may be no coincidence that diabetes rates have skyrocketed at exactly the same time doctors began prescribing more statins.… Read More