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The so-called War on Cancer has taught us a lot about this disease. We have learned how different genes mutate and drive cancer; how tumor genomes continue to mutate to evade treatment; and how the immune system often gets turned off, ignoring malignant cells. Unfortunately, though there have been some successes, we have not yet learned how to cure cancer. There are many reasons for this. Cancer in all its…
If your primary exercise is walking — and you’ve even jumped onto the fitness bandwagon with an activity tracker to keep up with your number of steps and calories burned — I have some news you should really appreciate… Mostly likely you are burning even more calories than you think. That’s because fitness researchers have come up with a better equation to measure the energy you expend when walking. A…
A doctor in the United Kingdom is sounding the alarm about a health epidemic that’s “costing hundreds of thousands of lives” throughout the world. The culprit he’s identified will shock you. Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a cardiologist with the UK National Health Service and a trustee of the King’s Fund health think tank, recently warned that doctors throughout the world are unwittingly killing their patients thanks to a reliance on bad…
Remember when your parents were in their 60s and 70s — and how old and frail they may have seemed? Hopefully you can look down the road knowing your senior years will be healthier and more active… if you don’t fall victim to this common condition that can take your life in just a year. That threat is a hip break. Women are more prone to the dangers of osteoporosis…
Orthodox medical experts estimate that 30% of fatal heart attacks are avoidable with healthy lifestyle changes. They go on to claim that two-thirds of patients who have already suffered a heart attack don’t make the necessary lifestyle shift to prevent another one. 1 But I’m convinced that this 30 percent figure far underestimates the control we have over our health. I believe 90 percent of heart attacks may be avoidable,…
Need a good reason to take extra care of your thyroid? Here’s a good one: If something goes wrong — surgery is risky. But if you absolutely must have it removed, there is one very important thing you must ask your surgeon… And that’s the number of thyroidectomies he performs in a year’s time. The more, the better. Thyroidectomy is one of the most common operations Americans have. Reasons for…
A new term has cropped up amid the food industry. At first you might think it only adds confusion, but once you understand its distinction — you’ll realize that avoiding the foods that expand your waistline and decrease your lifespan is actually easier than you thought. So you love pizza. No problem. You don’t have to give it up as long as you don’t choose an ultra-processed pizza. Instead go…
Nothing concerns a doctor more than your good health. Well, maybe one thing — and it’s a word of all things. There is a concerted effort by the medical establishment to convince you that anything other than their side effect-ridden, chemical-laden prescriptions and often unnecessary medical procedures is dangerous. And what’s especially heinous about their latest attempts is that they are vilifying something as natural as breastfeeding to convince you…
They don’t smell very good, but in this case, that’s not a bad thing at all. We put garlic in a variety of foods for flavor–and have for thousands of years. The Greeks and Italians lavishly use garlic and onions, especially to season and flavor their foods. But use of these alliums goes beyond food. In ancient Egypt and other countries, garlic was greatly prized for health. Garlic has antiviral,…
Many stretches isolate a single muscle or muscle group. And stretching the entire body can take quite a bit of time and energy. Well, there is one yoga exercise that is steeped in a long tradition call the Sun Salutation that stretches the entire body in one sequence. Today Elena Borkland will share this wonderful exercise with us, one posture at a time so we can master the slow flow…