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A lot of people avoid wheat because it contains gluten, a protein that can be difficult for the body to digest. Not a problem if you don’t have celiac disease, right? Wrong. Gluten causes non-celiac gluten sensitivity — though some doctors deny it’s a real health issue. And some people believe gluten contributes to other diseases too. In fact, it’s linked to more than 55 different diseases in scientific studies.…
Many of the eight worst foods for men’s prostate health are probably in your kitchen right now. Perhaps you ate some of them today or ordered them at a restaurant last night. Yet if you want to preserve and maintain your prostate and your overall health, then it’s time to make some new food choices. Change can be challenging, but the rewards — better performance in the boardroom, bedroom and…
Cholesterol is one of those scary words. So many ideas cross our minds when we think of it, like narrowed arteries, heart disease, stroke, heart attack, general poor health. But there are many components to cholesterol, and types that are looked at when considering health, like the numbers associated with triglyceride levels, total cholesterol, LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, and HDL (“good”) cholesterol. Our bodies produce this substance naturally and it is…
You’ve probably already heard that vitamin D deficiency can throw a wrench in your efforts to lose weight. But did you know that there’s another vitamin deficiency that could be equally responsible for your stubborn body fat and the health risks that come along with it? It’s vitamin E deficiency. And chances are it could be taking a toll on your health. Especially if you’re overweight or suffer from something…
Millions of Americans take calcium supplements every day to keep their bones healthy. But it turns out these supplements come with serious consequences… They contribute to the build-up of plaque in your arteries and could cause heart damage. At least, that’s the latest conclusion from researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine. They conducted a 10-year study that examined the medical records of more than 2,700 people. These records showed that people…
I don’t know about you but I was recently shocked to discover that the canned pumpkin I had been using to make pumpkin pies for over a decade now is not actually pumpkin. It’s a golden-fleshed winter squash. Supposedly this squash makes for a better textured pie, and with pumpkins being mostly hollow, I imagine for the food industry that using squash instead allows them more bang for their buck.…
If you want to get the most health benefits for your buck, you may want to try a new approach to eating your vegetables. Rather than eating fully-grown broccoli or radishes like most people do, try something different—eat them when they’ve just sprouted from seeds. Now, you may be wondering why you would want to eat vegetables that haven’t finished growing yet. And the answer is simple… Because the nutritional…
You probably know the signs of a stroke — trouble walking, slurred speech, weakness or numbness on one side of your body, paralysis. But there’s another brain condition that can be just as deadly, yet most people are still clueless about its signs… It’s a brain aneurysm. And it develops when a blood vessel wall in your brain gets weak and begins bulging or ballooning. Technically, a brain aneurysm won’t…
Is your neck constantly tight, achy and irritated? If so, you may have tech neck — neck pain caused by too much time spent staring at a smartphone, tablet or computer. Tech neck, also called text neck, is common in today’s world… and it’s no wonder. Just think about how much time you may spend staring at a screen of some kind or another. If your posture is poor while…
Whether it’s the holiday season or it’s summer when you’d rather be doing something else, few of us have unlimited time to exercise. Making the most of every minute you do carve out of your time for health and fitness goals will give you more satisfaction to keep you doing it regularly. In our world of constant connectivity and multitasking, it’s easy to slip into some bad habits that reduce…