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Your gut contains a delicate balance of good and bad bacteria that help regulate your immune system. If that balance gets out of whack (a condition known as gut dysbiosis), it could make you more vulnerable to viral infections… including COVID-19. When it comes to viral infections and your gut health, here’s the first thing you need to know… Research shows that any changes to the microbiota in your gut…
You may already know the story of why I became a health researcher… but if you don’t, I think it’s important that I share it with you now. My family history of cardiovascular disease is the catalyst that put me on a life-changing journey. My mom, the center of my world, had a stroke that left her blind in one eye at just 47 years old. I lost my grandmother…
Red meat’s gotten a bad rap over the years because studies keep linking it to serious conditions like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Whether this bad rap is warranted is still up for debate… One recent (albeit small) study found that eating 5.3 ounces of unprocessed, lean beef per day didn’t increase the risk of diabetes or heart disease for people who were at high risk for those conditions. In…
Approximately 6 million people every year walk, limp or crawl into their doctor’s office looking for relief from a spasm in their back or neck that’s so painful they leave with a prescription for a muscle relaxer. And while these medications carry risks, they were long ago deemed safe enough for short-term use. But here’s where that “safe” goes out the window… According to recent research at the Perelman School…
I sit a lot, and it shows. No, I’m not talking about my weight. I’m talking about my feet. Here lately, my insteps are definitely looking puffy. It’s been cause for some alarm. I try and keep my feet up while at my desk, and it seems to be helping a bit. But I know that a number of more serious conditions could be behind my swollen feet, so I’ll…
Pain is a part of life. But it’s a bigger part of life for some people than others… If you have arthritis, nerve damage, migraines, back problems or other health issues, pain can crash the party far too often. Painkillers are one way to kick that party crasher out. But we all know, they end up causing more problems in the end… Addiction, dizziness, depression, constipation — for most people,…
Once you hit middle age, chronic and degenerative diseases become the biggest threat to your health and longevity. In fact, these diseases are linked to over 70 percent of deaths globally. That means they’re the reason most people in the world die. Many of these diseases have strong links to oxidative stress, a condition that happens when free radicals and antioxidants get out of balance in your body. I like…
You get in the shower, break out the sponge and body wash and go to town scrubbing your body from head to toe. And why wouldn’t you? After all, a clean body is a healthy body, right? Well, maybe not… According to a microbiologist and assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Toronto (and backed up by scientific research) you could be showering too much, which could lead to…
If you’ve heard me say this one thing loud and clear, you’ve heard me say it a million times: Eat real food, not too much, mostly plants. While that statement answers about 99 percent of diet-related questions, it does leave one question unanswered: Should you eat soy? Patients and readers often ask me about the risks of soy: Is there a connection to cancer? Can it help hot flashes? And…
If you’re worried about your heart, say “ah”! Not because it’s time to relax. Nope, according to a brand-new study, the tongues of people with heart failure look totally different from those of healthy people. Here’s what to look for when you stick out your tongue… The color and the coating count The study, performed at the No.1 Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, set out to determine how…