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As you age, it seems like your eyes are one of the first body parts to go. Even if you had 20/20 vision your entire life, when you hit middle age you start to see the world differently — and not in a good way! All of a sudden you need glasses to drive or read… and that’s if you’re lucky and have managed to dodge more serious age-related eye…
There’s a surprising way to halt the progression of a very serious autoimmune disease — and possibly even cancer. But there’s a catch. The solution is one that will likely make your stomach turn… Because it includes an infestation of parasitic worms that just may help make your body disease-proof. For about 15 years, scientists have noticed that people who live in countries with a higher incidence of parasitic worms…
Nature can sure throw some curve balls. Take the sun for example. The sun is a fickle source of better health. Get just enough to help your skin make vitamin D, and you can reap huge benefits. Burn and you increase your risk for skin cancer (like melanoma.) Now consider how you’ve been told all your life to make fruit part of a well-balanced healthy diet. Enter curve ball number…
Can you name the best exercise for your health as you age? Did you say jogging or running? You mean the form of exercise that places up to seven times your body weight with each foot contact on the pavement… the activity that limits your range of motion… causes you to lose fast-twitch muscle mass in your hips and thighs… and also prompts your testosterone levels to actually drop? No…
Thyroid conditions like hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are becoming more and more common— especially among women. One in eight women will develop a problematic thyroid at some point in their lifetime. And women are five to eight times more likely to have a thyroid condition than men. And the thyroid disease epidemic among women is still pretty much a mystery to mainstream doctors. Partly because when women come to them with…
Put down the crossword puzzles and the Sudoku, because there is another way to keep your memory running like a thoroughbred stallion well into old age. One that is surprisingly simple… It doesn’t involve any prescription pills or supplements. And you don’t even have to change your diet, or do any physical or mental exercise. All you need to do is sit back and smell the rosemary. Because it turns…
Pain is a complex issue. It is hard to measure objectively. That’s why your doctor will ask you to rate your pain on a scale of 1-10. But this can be tricky. If a person has never felt a “real 10” of pain, they are relating their current pain level to their personal historic pain ‘high.’ And everybody has a different pain threshold. For some, only one analgesic pill works…
Are hot flashes and night sweats making you miserable? Well, you’re not alone. Most women have been — and will be — there at one point or another… 80 percent of them to be exact. And unless you’re one of the fortunate few who has escaped these miserable mid-life symptoms, then you may feel like you’re stuck in an endless cycle of sweaty days and sleepless nights. If you’re miserable…
If you’ve struggled for years to shed extra pounds, then you’ll be happy to hear that there is a new way to jump start your metabolism — and it’s not some fad diet or strict exercise regimen. It’s a simple weight loss trick that harnesses the power of your body’s natural cycles to banish body fat, balance blood sugar, increase insulin resistance and reduce your risk of diabetes. And all…
Medical science has come up with some amazing medicines. Some — not so much. Take protein pump inhibitors (PPIs), such as Prilosec and Nexium, which combat heartburn. These drugs have been effective — but not without a dangerous catch… Over the years, a number of studies have shown that PPIs dramatically increase the risk of having a heart attack, but nobody really knew the cause. Now, a new study from…