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Lutein is most familiar to us as the “eye vitamin.” This nutrient that’s abundant in many healthy foods, including dark green leafy vegetables and eggs, is a powerful antioxidant well known for reducing the risk of eye diseases like age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. But keeping your eyes healthy is far from the only good reason to supply ample amounts of lutein to your entire body. Here are four…
Decades of research have demonstrated that the thyroid plays a key role in regulating the body’s metabolism, affecting weight gain and related metabolic problems like diabetes, high cholesterol and fatty liver disease. But scientists are still exploring the way thyroid hormone interacts with the cells of the body. In doing so, they have uncovered a fascinating aspect of the thyroid’s mechanism that until now hasn’t been clearly understood… The subtlety of…
It’s estimated that erectile dysfunction or ED affects 30 million men in the United States alone. If you’re one of these men, you know that just about the only answer doctors have is that little blue pill. Yet, taking it leaves you open to side effects from diarrhea and stomach pain to anxiety, depression and even loss of bladder control. Not exactly a great trade-off… Luckily, you don’t have to…
As the pandemic grinds on and the coronavirus continues to claim lives, scientists haven’t given up trying to pinpoint exactly how this virus works. And a big part of the reason why is because, even with the advent of vaccines, the coronavirus continues to spread and lives are still being lost. Early on, the experts saw that COVID-19 was a disease that attacks the respiratory system. But why is the…
If you have a family history of heart disease, you might assume that you’re a time bomb waiting to go off and that there’s little you can do about it. But you’d be wrong. As much as 90 percent of our risk for heart disease, peripheral artery disease and stroke comes from habits and factors that are under our control. We’re talking about things like smoking, poor eating habits, belly…
It’s no secret that for decades Americans have been putting on the weight, and our health is suffering the consequences. In fact, according to the CDC, a whopping two-thirds of us are now classified as either overweight or obese. And on average most of us are carrying around an extra 23 pounds more than our ideal body weight. There are a lot of reasons that could contribute to our weight…
If you have the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (AFib), you may be confused as to whether it’s a good idea for you to exercise. And it’s no wonder. While some studies have shown that exercise can help reduce or prevent AFib, other research has identified exercise as one of the triggers in AFib. As researchers continue to examine the impact of physical activity on AFib, they’re finding that a…
By now, I’m betting that you know that eating more whole grains (as opposed to refined grains like white flour and white rice), can drastically reduce your chances of ending up with heart disease or diabetes. (One caveat: when you buy whole grain products, make sure you’re getting the real thing, and not something that just looks like a whole grain product). New research has found that there’s one whole…
You’ve probably heard that 10,000 steps a day can lead to better health and longer life. But have you ever wondered why 10,000 steps? As we’ve noted in a previous issue, the idea of taking 10,000 steps a day was cooked up in the mid-1960s by marketers for Yamasa Toki, a Japanese company looking to sell their step meter. They came up with the figure by combining the average step…
It’s no secret that eating or drinking too much sugar is an unhealthy choice. In fact, foods and beverages laden with the sweet stuff – especially those sodas we all love – have been strongly linked to disease. Obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease are just a few of the deadly diseases that can be blamed on sugar. Yet, a single soda can be packed with up to 13…