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While I don’t enjoy cleaning my house, knowing that all the dust and grime have been removed is a great feeling. But what would be even better is if we could do the same thing for our brains. After all, the accumulation of damaging amyloid proteins in our brains is what leads to memory problems and puts us on the path to severe cognitive decline. Now, researchers are discovering how…
We’ve been programmed to think of aging as a natural, inevitable part of life. But what if it’s really more akin to an infection? That’s what South Korean researchers say advanced genetic sequencing science is revealing — along with potential treatments capable of targeting the protein behind senescence (the process of deterioration) to stop aging’s spread. Peak Maximum Endurance™ At middle age, you start feeling changes in your…
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating autoimmune disease that hits people in the prime of their life — taking them from active and thriving to struggling to balance, walk, concentrate and more, if they can at all. It’s a devastation I’ve seen first-hand, since my mom was diagnosed with the disease when I was still in elementary school. However, she had been living with constant challenges for close to a…
Many people with IBS would trade 10 to 15 years of life expectancy for an instant cure for their condition. This is according to the results of a study of nearly 2,000 people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).1 In other research, people with IBS said they would take a medicine that carried a one percent risk of sudden death if it would cure their symptoms2—which can include urgent bouts of…
My Plate is the official U.S. government guide for how to eat a healthy, balanced diet. It includes recommended amounts of fat, saturated fat, protein, carbohydrates, salt and fiber, and recommendations on intake of fruits, vegetables, grains and protein sources. In the United Kingdom, My Plate’s counterpart is known as The Eatwell Guide. But there’s a catch with guides like these: they leave it up to us to decide whether…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people will experience hearing loss or impairment. Presently, more than 1 in 4 people over the age of 60 experience disabling hearing impairment. Hearing loss can result in isolation, communication difficulties and reduced alertness, among other impacts. And all of this can lead to greater feelings of loneliness, something more than a third of seniors have reported experiencing.…
This is part 3 of a series. Click here for the previous installments. I remember watching the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) investigators present their data at a major cardiology conference. The room was packed. You could have heard a pin drop when the study’s findings were finally revealed. I also remember all of us rushing back to our practices and immediately de-prescribing HRT. After all, the relative risk of heart attack was 32%…
If you’re one of the almost 60 million Americans who suffer from poor sleep, you know firsthand how not getting enough rest can not only affect your daily activities but also impact your health. According to cardiologist Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, during sleep, your heart rate and blood pressure drop, reducing the workload on your cardiovascular system. This nightly “reset” allows your heart to recover and prepare for the next day.…
We all have the best of intentions around exercise. But life gets busy, and when it does, exercise is often the first thing to drop off the to-do list. Nearly 1 in 4 American adults don’t get the weekly two days of muscle training and 150 minutes of moderate exercise recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And only 1 out of every 10 adults knows how much…
If you eat a typical Western diet loaded with saturated fats, refined sugars and processed foods, chances are good you aren’t getting all the nutrients you need. But what if you pop a multivitamin or have a bowl of cereal fortified with vitamins and minerals every day? Turns out, many of those supplements and breakfast cereals don’t have nearly enough of the daily nutrients you need. In fact, research shows…