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All my life, I’ve had low blood pressure. Then I hit midlife, and on my last doctor’s visit, I was shocked to find out my blood pressure had risen enough to put me in the normal range. That was a wake-up call. While I still have “normal” blood pressure, I can no longer take it for granted that I’ll never develop high blood pressure. So, I’ve been looking into the…
People have sought the legendary Fountain of Youth for nearly as long as recorded history has existed. The lure of eternal youth and beauty proved too powerful for explorers like Ponce de Leon to resist. Such a fountain may exist only in legend. But science hasn’t stopped searching for ways to stop the clock… They’ve zeroed in on a popular vitamin that’s demonstrating much promise in the real fight against…
Choline is a vitamin-like nutrient essential for brain development. Without enough choline in your diet (400-500mg a day), your neurons can’t send signals to each other to regulate your memory, your mood, or your bodily processes, both voluntary (like walking) and involuntary (like breathing). Once this breakdown in communication starts, neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s often aren’t far behind. Researchers have identified the underlying cause of this phenomenon and…
One of the biggest reasons I’ve never embraced a low-carb lifestyle is my love of fruit. Most low-carb diets recommend limiting carbs to less than 100 grams per day. A ketogenic diet restricts carbs even more, at 20-50 grams per day, depending on how strict you want to be. With these limitations, I always assumed that fruit’s natural sugar content made it an automatic no-go on a low-carb diet. Turns…
It’s incredible to me how two seemingly unrelated bodily functions can, in fact, have a strong influence on each other. Take, for example, the connection between gum disease and conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and kidney disease. Many of us think of our oral health as a separate entity from the health of the rest of our body. But this simply isn’t the case. Your mouth is the gateway to…
There doesn’t seem to be one definitive cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Some believe genetic makeup is a factor, but the truth is, in less than one percent of people, Alzheimer’s is caused by specific genetic changes that almost guarantee they will develop the disease. For the rest of us, the answer seems to lie in a combination of genetics, other health conditions and lifestyle and environmental risk factors that impact…
As the number one brand of powdered hydration in the United States, Liquid I.V. is a clear leader in the functional hydration space. Sold in various flavor varieties, each individual serving promises “Extraordinary Hydration” powered by “LIV Hydrascience.” Liquid I.V. is obviously doing a good job of marketing, as the company has quadrupled sales over the last 4 years. Estimates are that we are spending $1 billion on this hydration brand alone.…
You may know someone who takes a low-dose or “baby” aspirin every day. Their doctor has likely prescribed it to prevent a second heart attack or ischemic stroke. Both involve blood clots blocking major arteries, and aspirin interferes with the process of clot formation. However, as often happens in research, scientists have accidentally discovered that the very mechanism that helps aspirin prevent blood from clotting can also stop cancer from…
Too many people out there still subscribe to the myth that carbs are bad. If you’re one of those people sticking to a no-carb, low-carb, keto or Atkins-inspired diet, prepare to have your mind changed. In a lot of people’s minds, carbs fall into the category of “they’re fattening, and they don’t hold much nutritional value,” and they’re bad for you. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. And…
The idea of dying from a broken heart has been around for as long as people have been writing tragic songs, books, plays and movies. But this notion actually has roots based in fact. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC), or “broken heart syndrome,” also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a condition in which the heart is weakened by a surge of hormones resulting from physical or emotional stress. It’s often brought on…