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It’s no secret that as we age, not only can our physical abilities decline, making it harder to get around, open that pickle jar or simply get out of a chair, but our mental abilities can go downhill with them. Things we used to know become more difficult to recall. We misplace small items, like our keys and phones. Names can make it to the tips of our tongues, but…
‘Forever chemicals’… you’ve heard us talk about them A LOT here. They’re endocrine-disrupting chemicals, meaning they alter how our hormones are meant to function. And since pretty much every function in our body is controlled by hormones — growth, sexual function, hunger, sleep, blood pressure, digestion, to name a few — these chemicals do damage to every aspect of our lives. They’re called ‘forever chemicals’ because they never break down.…
Do you slim down for the summer, only to find yourself needing to pull out your stretchy pants as the cold winter days drag on? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, many of us routinely gain weight as temperatures drop — a fact we often blame on everything from holiday eating to stress. Yet, according to scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, weight gain during fall and winter could…
Even though the pandemic has been declared over, COVID-19 hasn’t gone anywhere. In fact, it’s expected to be part of the upcoming flu season. The good news is that the potential to become severely ill or die from COVID-19 has lessened. The existing variants circulating right now appear to be milder, and we have plenty of health measures in place to take care of those who contract more significant forms…
Heart attacks can be painful. Many people say the crushing, constricting pain of a heart attack is like an elephant sitting on their chest. Sometimes that pain spreads through the arm and up to the jaw. Once the heart attack has been treated, the pain generally subsides. But what if pain lingers long after the heart attack has passed? Peak CoQSol10 CF™ Coenzyme Q10 is essential for good…
The gut-brain axis is like a superhighway that runs between your gut and your brain. One affects the other, and every day research is finding more ways that the two influence each other and your health. The connection is undeniable at this point. But sometimes we’re not entirely sure in which direction the superhighway is running. Is it the brain affecting the gut? Or is the gut causing brain issues?…
I’ll admit it: I’m no fan of exercise. Just the thought of running or doing push-ups makes me break out in hives! So when I started hearing about a technique that can burn more calories than working out, one that I could incorporate into my daily routine, I thought, “Sign me up!” Turns out this method for burning calories is for real. Here’s what it is, why it works so…
Do you have a harder time handling the increasingly hotter weather? You might want to take a look at your medications. That’s because, according to a review team of scientists in Singapore, prescriptions used to treat the chronic diseases that become more common as we age may also block your body’s thermoregulation abilities, leaving you baking as temperatures rise. In fact, the scientists say that medications for four categories of…
By now, the side effects of cholesterol-lowering statins are well-known… And it seems like doctors are looking for any excuse to put everyone on them when the only people who may benefit are those with known heart or vascular disease, people with diabetes, and most people with genetically driven very high cholesterol levels (familial hypercholesterolemia). So, if you’re in general good health, why run the risk of developing diabetes, Parkinson’s…
Research has uncovered a possible way to live into old age, without the so-called disease of aging, which includes heart disease, atherosclerosis, cancer, kidney disease, sarcopenia and dementia, among others. Behind all these conditions is the chronic inflammation that sneaks up as we get older. In fact, a unifying theory of disease has developed that strongly purports inflammation is the major contributing factor to disease, like those I just listed…