How to DASH your risk for high BP, cholesterol, heart disease and more
Posted on: November 17, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

How to DASH your risk for high BP, cholesterol, heart disease and more

There is no shortage of fad diets calling for extreme calorie or food- group restrictions without supportive scientific evidence. Forty-five million Americans go on a diet each year and spend $33 billion on weight-loss products, yet only 5 percent manage to keep the weight off long term. In the United States, a staggering 70 percent of adults are considered overweight or obese. This excessive weight can lead to several health…

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Root bacteria may be ginseng’s healing secret and answer to Alzheimer’s
Posted on: November 17, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Root bacteria may be ginseng’s healing secret and answer to Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s is a disease that has kept the medical community in a state of confusion for decades. But we do know more about the disease than ever before… We’ve learned sleep can clean help cleanse beta-amyloid plaques from the brain, brushing our teeth can keep dementia-causing bacteria from traveling to the brain and following a plant-based can lower the risk of Alzheimer’s by 50 percent. And where conventional medicine has…

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Rheumatoid arthritis and cancer: a tangled web
Posted on: November 16, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Rheumatoid arthritis and cancer: a tangled web

Cancer and arthritis. These two conditions may not seem related to you, but in fact, research and treatment studies have shown that they are intimately connected in a way that’s difficult to pick apart. Treating these two diseases in one body presents conflicting needs. While activating and strengthening the immune system is one path to fighting cancer, an overactive immune system is exactly what causes an autoimmune disease like rheumatoid…

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Avoid stroke and heart attack by avoiding these foods
Posted on: November 16, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Avoid stroke and heart attack by avoiding these foods

Did you know that each year, heart disease and stroke kill more people in the U.S. than all cancers, lower respiratory diseases and cases of influenza and pneumonia combined? Yet, with all we know about how to avoid these killers, 803,191 Americans still lost their lives in 2018 alone. What does that mean? Is making lifestyle changes like getting more exercise, losing weight, drinking less alcohol, smoking less and relaxing…

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45 is the new 50 when it comes to colon cancer
Posted on: November 14, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

45 is the new 50 when it comes to colon cancer

If there’s one medical procedure that’s universally dreaded, and put off for as long as possible, it would have to be the routine colonoscopy for colon cancer screening. After all, who wants to drink a gallon of that awful tasting prep liquid to sit on the toilet for hours while your backend works like a faucet, and then go in for an invasive and dignity-destroying test. Yet, considering the statistics…

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How to save your muscles without moving
Posted on: November 14, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

How to save your muscles without moving

I vividly remember the day I got the cast taken off my arm. I had slipped going down our front porch in the rain, and after six weeks in that itchy, plaster monstrosity, I couldn’t wait for the nurse to cut it off so that I could actually scratch the skin that had driven me crazy. What I didn’t realize was that I was in for a big surprise. Like…

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Why ‘normal’ blood pressure readings set you up for a false sense of security
Posted on: November 13, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Why ‘normal’ blood pressure readings set you up for a false sense of security

Each and every time you see your doctor (right after that dreaded weigh-in), they slip a cuff on your arm, pump it up and check your blood pressure. After all, healthy blood pressure equals a healthy heart. Or so we’ve been told. But, according to the latest findings, relying on normal blood pressure as a sign that your heart is healthy could be a big mistake. It could even be…

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Why vitamin D keeps taking the spotlight in the pandemic
Posted on: November 13, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Why vitamin D keeps taking the spotlight in the pandemic

By now, we all know the symptoms of COVID-19, as well as the measures to take to prevent spread of the disease. As cases rise with the colder months, it’s more important than ever to wash your hands, wear your mask and practice social distancing, which means no large holiday gatherings with people outside your immediate family. Scientists continue to work nonstop to understand the complexities of the SARS-CoV-2 virus…

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Eat takeout? You’re ingesting up to 10,000 plastic particles yearly
Posted on: November 13, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Eat takeout? You’re ingesting up to 10,000 plastic particles yearly

I’ll be the first to admit that I eat takeout way too often. Even though I have the best of intentions when it comes to preparing dinner, it’s often just too tempting to go the easy route and pick up a phone than to spend hours cooking. And thanks to the pandemic, even those among us who weren’t big takeout people before can’t help but embrace bringing food home in…

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The secret cancer weapon in oats, barley and mushrooms
Posted on: November 12, 2020 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The secret cancer weapon in oats, barley and mushrooms

We depend upon our immune system to protect us from illness. Like an internal army, our immune cells operate independently of any organ, traveling where they are needed to destroy and eliminate invading pathogens. Just recently, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have done some important work, proving that certain types of immune cells can be trained to go after malignant tumors. By using a natural substance that’s already known…

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