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If you eat a typical fast-food meal cooked with corn oil or another processed fat, your arteries may stiffen right after eating. But a tasty side dish can help them work better and improve your heart health. All you have to do is grab a handful of peanuts. A study at Penn State University shows that peanuts help artery walls stay more flexible and also lower your blood fats after…
One of the chief objections people raise to the paleo diet centers on the fact that our food has changed irretrievably since paleo times. They don’t believe that you can eat a real paleo diet since our meats and produce aren’t identical to what was available during paleo times. They’re missing the real purpose of the paleo diet. The more things change Of course food today isn’t the same as…
If you want to maximize your brainpower and keep your memory razor sharp, there’s a cheap, miracle brew that you need because it’s a brain cell’s best friend. It’s a safe bet that no other beverage has been shown in scientific research to be as helpful to your thinking capacity as green tea. Most recently, a study in Japan shows that as people age, the ones who drink the most…
Abdominal or “core” strength is essential to good posture, body coordination, and overall fitness. While you might be familiar with the standard “stomach crunch”— where the feet are flat, knees bent and head raises to contract the stomach muscles — you might not know that doing those isn’t enough. They only strengthen the upper abdominals, which you don’t use as much as the lower ones. The lower belly muscles, known…
I made this mistake for most of my professional career. So do nearly all my physician colleagues. My guess is that means most of you are unknowingly falling victim to it too, and that’s why I’m writing to you today. For decades I thought the best way to take care of my patients was to use the latest drugs and newest procedures. I spent very little time talking to my…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends: “Adults who are 65 years of age or older and who have not previously received PCV13, (sic) should receive a dose of PCV13 first, followed 6 to 12 months later by a dose of PPSV23. If you have already received one or more doses of PPSV23, the dose of PCV13 should be given at least 1 year after you got your most…
A simple mineral that should be plentiful in our food is something to put on the menu if you’re threatened with diabetes. And more than 68 percent of Americans are missing this nutrient. You might be thinking it’s chromium, which is important for processing blood sugar. But in a study of people with diabetes, getting plenty of magnesium in your diet can reduce the chances of being overweight, help control…
While a spoonful of sugar might help the medicine go down, a study of diet and health shows that a daily bite of a common fruit could help keep your prescription consumption down. All you have to do is munch on an apple. When researchers at the University of Michigan School of Nursing took a look at statistics that measured the health of apple-eaters and apple-abstainers, they found that the…
Your lifetime risk of osteoarthritis is a whopping 50 percent. And if you’re in pain, it’s very easy to reach for an over the counter painkiller. But an important vitamin that’s also a hormone and an immune booster might be a better choice. A study at the University of Florida shows that getting more vitamin D can not only reduce the pain of osteoarthritis in your knees, but may also…
The reason I talk about eating better so much when it comes to men’s health is that along with exercise, it can give you the most and the biggest health benefits. Avoiding the wrong foods and eating the right nutritious foods nourish the heart, brain, prostate, and improve sexual health. This helps a man feel better and fight disease. If you’re a woman who wants her man to be around…