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Your gut microbiome is hands-down one of the most important aspects of your health. When your microbiome is in balance, your body can fight off infections, keep you slim, and even keep your brain sharp. Yet, when that balance goes haywire, obesity, asthma, diabetes, dementia and even immune problems are just around the corner. That’s because your gut is command central for your immune system and we know how important…
A stroke can be terrifying, not just because it’s potentially deadly, but because of the devastation it often leads behind. Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability in the United States and can affect multiple parts of the body, depending on which part of the brain it strikes and how much tissue is damaged. For instance, if the stroke occurs toward the back of the brain, it’s likely…
I’ve suffered from migraines since I was in high school, but I know I’m not unique. Many women, in fact, more women than men, get migraines. My mother and both my sister and brother do as well. Mom gets them more frequently (at least three a week) and usually ends up in bed with all lights off and curtains drawn for hours. Mom didn’t work outside of the house, but…
There has been considerable scientific interest in recent microbiome studies related to diabetes and how it affects our disease risk. But what exactly is the microbiome and how does it relate to type 2 diabetes? A microbiome is a balanced population of microbes that lives in your gut, including your stomach and digestive tract. Your gut microbiome is unique to each individual and is determined by several factors including: Your…
The American Heart Association calls high blood pressure the “silent killer.” That’s because, most of the time, it has no obvious symptoms to tell you that something is wrong. Or, the signs and symptoms are there, but they’re mistaken for symptoms of other conditions. But scientists are finding out that, for many people, it’s even more dangerous than that. Hypertension sneaks in like a thief in the night, literally, and…
More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, including one in every 10 people over the age of 65. By 2025, the number of people aged 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to climb to 7.1 million people, a 27 percent increase from the 5.6 million age 65 and older in 2019. Of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, including cancer, heart disease…
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic we’ve all had to learn about the dangers of “novel viruses,” the necessity of masking up and limiting our interactions with family, friends and co-workers. None of these precautions are fun, but they’re necessary because experts tell us that anyone could have and spread the virus that causes COVID-19 since asymptomatic cases make up a huge percentage of the infected population. This means that you…
In 2007, a 57-year old British woman by the name of Dieneke Ferguson was diagnosed with myeloma, a type of blood cancer. Her doctor recommended chemotherapy to stop the cancer in its tracks. After three rounds of chemo, her cancer remained, but now she was having memory issues and her spinal bones were started to collapse due to the treatment. Her doctor then recommended stem cell transplants. But after four…
We all know that the less sugar in your diet, the better, right? That’s because sugar is what can be called an antinutrient. It offers little to nothing but calories. But we really like it, and that’s what makes eating less of it and the foods that contain it so very hard. A new study, however, may change the way you think about sugar. You know the saying — “the…
Experts have been calling sitting “the new smoking” for a while now, given the terrible impact it has had on our health. One analysis of data from a representative sample of U.S. adults estimated 8.3 percent of deaths could be attributed to inadequate physical activity. And according to another series of studies, a lack of adequate physical activity caused 1 in 10 deaths worldwide. They concluded elimination of this inactivity…