Big Pharma spends millions advertising its heartburn drugs, urging people to pop them like candy. But a new landmark study in Germany shows that popular acid reflux pills may be associated with dementia.1
Researchers studied a class of drugs known as PPIs, or protein pump inhibitors. Brands include Prevacid, Nexium, and Prilosec.2
They examined the medical records of 73,000 elderly patients.… Read More
Americans love sugar more than just about any other food.
We consumed about 11 million metric tons of it last year. That’s 160 pounds per person.1 Children in the U.S. get about 32 teaspoons of it a day.2
It’s linked to a whole medical textbook of diseases… Insomnia, hair loss, obesity, allergies, insomnia, manic depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, and of course, diabetes.… Read More
For decades, the body mass index (BMI) has been considered the best tool to determine if you’re overweight.
The BMI’s ability to diagnose obesity has gone almost unchallenged since it was invented in the 1830s by Belgian mathematician Aldolphe Quetelet. It is the ratio of a person’s weight to the square of their height.
Our major health institutions—the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—still recommend it.… Read More
Cornell University researchers have discovered what could be the world’s simplest way to lose weight.
They studied the kitchens of hundreds of American homes, analyzing food items kept on the counter. Then they correlated the items with the body weight of the occupants.
They found that one object on the kitchen counter has a surprisingly powerful effect on weight. It turns out that women who keep a fruit bowl on the counter weigh on average 13 pounds less than those who don’t.… Read More
By now, you may have already failed in that New Year’s resolution to eat healthier in 2016…
But it’s not too late. You can still get back on track. And the secret may be easier than you think:
Simply don’t eat when you’re not hungry.
A new study reveals it may be one of the worst food mistake you can make.… Read More
You probably know that some scientists have linked cellphone radiation and brain tumors. Now there is another reason to treat your ever-present cellphone as an enemy of your health.
Tests show they hold more nasty bacteria, including E. coli, than a public toilet seat.1,2
Researchers in Britain took swabs from 90 devices, including 30 phones, 30 tablets, and 30 office keyboards.… Read More