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Although most research on fish oil finds nothing but health benefits, a 2013 study published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute alleged that fish oil might increase your cancer risk. Now, researchers have taken a closer look at the controversy. When scientists at Washington State University (WSU) performed lab tests on the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil, they found that it slows the spread and growth of the…
Your brain is a needy part of your body – constantly demanding energy and nutrients. There’s one nutrient it craves – and it’s one that can keep it from aging. Research at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, shows that the brain needs an abundance of fat. The best fat to feed it, say the scientists, is the fat in coconut oil. For years, nutrition experts have been telling you…
Claim your FREE copy of Doctor’s Inside Secrets for Natural Cleansing and Detoxification and your FREE subscription to Easy Health Digest™ when you sign up today! Chinese food is my guilty pleasure. That’s because it’s a lot easier to pick up unhealthy takeout than it is to whip up healthy Chinese food at home. But there is one dish that’s easy, healthy and one of my favorites: egg drop soup.…
The biggest selling brand-name pharmaceutical in the United States is supposed to protect you against heart disease. Instead, researchers warn, it can threaten your health because of serious side effects. The drug, called rosuvastatin (brand name Crestor) pulled in nearly $6 billion dollars in U.S. sales last year, more than $11,000 a minute. During that time, American doctors wrote 22.3 million prescriptions for this statin drug, one of a group…
Total hip replacement (THP) is, in many cases, a good thing. I know, because I’ve had one hip replaced and it improved my quality of life tremendously. However, I had that replacement 35 years after it might have happened under different circumstances. And I am glad I was able to hold off. I mention this because recently I read an article wherein hip replacement for juvenile arthritis is being put…
Lyme disease is real. And with the start of spring comes tick season, when the insects that cause the disease with their bite are emerging. Lyme disease is a difficult and degenerative disease that can evade treatments, unless a comprehensive approach is taken to address the multiple factors involved. Even then, success can be elusive. However, there are some specific, targeted protocols that are showing promise against Lyme disease, which…
You need plenty of restful sleep in a dark, cool, quiet room at night for the health of brain and body. But it’s easy to develop one particular habit in the evening or at bedtime that makes us more vulnerable to insomnia, being overweight and even cancer. If going to bed has turned into a near-sleep experience, meaning you toss and turn without deep sleep, you can probably blame your…
Debates will probably never end about the best way to raise kids. But whether you believe sparing the rod spoils the child or not, researchers have discovered a way to better the odds that your offspring will be more successful in life. And it gives us a hint on how to make ourselves smarter and our brains healthier throughout our lives. A study at the Federal University of Pelotas in…
Reports keep surfacing that soft drink companies are continuing to search for the “perfect” no-calorie sweetener for their concoctions. But no matter how alluring this may sound, there’s good reason to be wary. A story at BloombergBusiness describes efforts to “build a better diet soda.” The motive behind the work going into identifying new sweeteners is an attempt to staunch our declining thirst for soft drinks. Soft drink sales are…
Claim your FREE copy of Doctor’s Inside Secrets for Natural Cleansing and Detoxification and your FREE subscription to Easy Health Digest™ when you sign up today! For the most part, I am a self-taught cook. And truth be told, I cook because I have a family to feed — not because I particularly enjoy it. So the simpler a recipe is, the better I like it. I grew up in…