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The coronavirus pandemic has so far meant a lot worry for everyone. Will you get the virus? Do you have pre-existing conditions that could make your Covid case more severe? Could you pass the virus to your friends and family? And will you be one of the long-haul Covid sufferers — people who test negative for the virus after the normal two to four weeks but just never feel like…
In the past year, we’ve all gotten a crash course in COVID-19. We’ve learned that while everyone might be at risk, some of us are at more risk than others. For people who are over 60, the danger of death from a coronavirus infection goes up. For those living with heart disease or cancer, the chances of dying due to COVID rise dramatically. And if you have Type II diabetes…
Of all the environmental hazards I’ve written about, none disturbs me as much as the one I’m going to tell you about (again) here. Maybe that’s because it is totally preventable. That is — if we’re given accurate information, and unfortunately, that hasn’t always been the case. We’re talking about bisphenol-A (BPA) and its supposedly safe replacement, BPS. These chemicals are found in common plastic products like water bottles, food…
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common female-specific cancer, contributing to 7.5 percent of global cancer deaths for women in 2018. Almost all cervical cancer can be linked to a previous infection with one or more high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is spread through intimate contact. To help stop the spread, vaccination against HPV is strongly recommended for girls and boys between the ages of 9 and…
Dementia is a disease that’s not only on the rise, it seems to be taking the world by storm. In fact, while there are currently approximately 50 million cases of dementia globally, every year another 10 million people are diagnosed. And according to a brand new study, you could be one of them if you continue to eat this meat… A powerful link between processed meat and cognitive decline The…
Many people believe that osteoarthritis is just an unavoidable result of aging, as the cartilage in knee and hip joints wears away, leaving the joints stiff and painful. Having osteoarthritis can severely limit your ability to do the things that make life enjoyable. Obesity has long been considered a major underlying cause of osteoarthritis at any age. It was believed that extra weight on hips, knees and back joints caused…
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. It occurs when the heart’s arteries become too narrow to deliver enough oxygenated blood to the heart. While CHD incidence and mortality rates are about two times higher in men than in women, the gap in the death rate begins to narrow when women pass the age of 55. Women older than 55 have a higher incidence of…
For years, if not decades, we’ve known that if you want to stay brain fit, you have to stay full-body fit. In fact, study after study has linked aerobic fitness to improved cognitive function. Yet, despite knowing it to be a fact that body fitness equals brain fitness, scientists have been unable to find the link to why adding in aerobic exercise makes such a difference to your brain… Until…
The pandemic has not made staying active easy, and for most of us curtailed our leisure-time activity — which is an important source of daily movement — including social and recreational activities. Those activities not only provide needed exercise, but they contribute to our mental health and overall well-being — areas that have suffered greatly during the pandemic. But now that the restrictions are lifting some of us are having…
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids, meaning that our body can’t make them from scratch; we have to get them from the foods we eat — mainly fatty fish. They control inflammation, as well as the contraction and relaxation of our artery walls. If you want to support your heart and brain health or douse inflammation and arthritis pain — maybe even control your weight — your doctor may…