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The American Stroke Association is on a mission to educate people — especially younger people — about stroke. They’ve come up with the acronym F.A.S.T. for quick recall of stroke’s major symptoms, which include Face drooping or twisted, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, and lastly, Time to call 911. While these are classic stroke signs, other symptoms of stroke may not be as well-known. They include: Trouble with vision in one…
This year alone, almost 20,000 women will be diagnosed with a mostly silent, fast-moving disease. And 13,000 women will die from it. It’s one that if caught early carries a 93 percent chance of surviving five years — but when caught late, the outlook dwindles to a 90 percent chance of dying within those five years. The disease is ovarian cancer. And according to research published in the International Journal…
It may seem counterintuitive that walking can help your lower back pain. I mean, when your back hurts, probably the last thing you’re thinking about is moving more – you simply want to sit down or lie down and stay put. But if you suffer from lower back pain (about 80 percent of American adults will at some point in their lives), you need to know that one of the…
Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease are two of the most significant health challenges we face today — and top the list of conditions my patients want to avoid. But what if these two seemingly separate conditions were more connected than we ever thought? A new study suggests that the health of our hearts and brains might be more closely linked than we imagined and that this connection could hold the…
In recent years, investigators have been exploring natural alternatives to the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro that have taken the weight loss industry by storm. So far, a couple that we’ve written about are the phytochemical berberine and the fiber beta-glucan found in oats and barley. They’re both cheaper and safer than GLP-1 agonists, as well as better for your health. Now, there’s evidence of a third…
There is no doubt that diabetes and Alzheimer’s can go hand-in-hand. In fact, several years ago, experts labeled some cases of Alzheimer’s as type 3 diabetes. But the mechanism behind the connection has been hard to figure out. After years of research, however, researchers believe they can answer why blood sugar problems and dementia are intertwined, and why people with diabetes may have a harder time escaping the buildup of…
Did you know that living with high blood pressure can do far more than damage your heart, putting you at risk for heart attack and stroke? It can also weaken blood vessels throughout your body, limiting blood flow and dramatically reducing kidney function. This causes a backup of fluid into your blood vessels, raising your blood pressure even more and creating a dangerous, even deadly, cycle. Luckily, researchers from The…
Scientists have begun to really drill into the dangers of toxic heavy metals to human health, and we are learning much about how we’re exposed and what happens when we are. Metals can accumulate in our air, soil, and water as a result of industrial exposure. Consuming metals and breathing them are among the most common ways we’re exposed. We’ve learned mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead can be found in…
There are tens of millions of people in the U.S. taking the cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins to prevent heart disease. This could be because the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force advises healthcare professionals to prescribe statins in patients ages 40 to 75 who have at least one risk factor for heart disease, such as diabetes or dyslipidemia, and an estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk of 10 percent or more. However,…
Sometimes I’m surprised by the research I read — a new finding or a novel approach to a health problem. Other times, the research just adds to the pile of proof that already exists about something. This one is the latter. Over the years I’ve read and written about the dangers of sugar. Research has revealed that sugar… … just to name a few. So it didn’t surprise me in…