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If you know anything about hepatitis C, you’re probably aware that it’s a liver disease. But what most people don’t know is that it’s also associated with cardiovascular disease. Hep C can dramatically increase the odds of coronary artery disease, heart attack and even stroke. It’s turning out, though, that there’s one thing common among people infected with Hep C that can tamp down that heightened risk of heart trouble……
Spending time in the summer sun isn’t just fun and recreational… It’s also a great way to power up your health, as long as you’re cautious. Time in the sun contributes to the amount of vitamin D in your body — the nutrient necessary for health processes that help delay frailty and guard against dementia, ramp up the immune system, promote youthful testosterone production and increase the odds you’ll live…
You could be living with leaky gut right now and not even know it. In fact, a leaky gut lining could be behind your uncomfortable and even dangerous health issues and yet it could go completely ignored by your doctor. Sadly, the incidence of undiagnosed celiac disease — an autoimmune condition that damages your gut lining and allows all of the bad stuff from your intestines to leak out —…
The early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease are plentiful and easy to detect. Sleep disruption, trouble planning simple tasks, changes in speech patterns and depression, if they appear suddenly, are some of those signs. Of course, these things don’t always signal impending Alzheimer’s. But “senior moments” are something we should pay a lot more attention to… In the past, some experts dismissed moments like forgetting where you put your keys…
When we walk, we really don’t think about it, we just do it. But when you look closely, you see that everyone walks a little differently. Some people walk faster than others, some have a longer stride, and some have a different rhythm to their gait. Some of these differences can be attributed to physical size. But others can actually be indicators of your physical and mental well-being. Here’s what…
If you live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, you’re no stranger to coughing, wheezing and struggling to breathe — symptoms that that are hallmarks of the condition. And you probably already know that avoiding triggers that can set off a cascade of worsening symptoms is especially important. In fact, things like passing by a smoker as you leave a building, days with higher levels of air pollution —…
To say weight loss is big business is an understatement. The global market is estimated to surpass $405 billion by 2030. But roughly 80 percent of people who lose a significant amount of weight won’t maintain that weight loss for a year. And one study found on average, dieters regain more than half of the weight they lose within two years. That’s probably a sign the “lose weight fast and…
When it comes to staying healthy, I’m betting that bile isn’t the first thing that comes to mind… if you even think of it at all. Maybe you don’t even know what bile is. Where does it come from? Where does it live in your body? Why is it even important? So just in case you’re in the dark, I’d like to offer you a bile “primer.” Then I’ll tell…
Many people have undiagnosed food allergies. Maybe you’re one of them. Even though you don’t break out in hives or have any symptoms at all, your immune system could still be silently producing IgE antibodies. This attack on the body may show up as an autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis, celiac or lupus. And, if a reaction like sneezing or itchy skin doesn’t alert you that you’re allergic to certain…
Strawberries are easily one of my favorite things about summer. I can remember as a kid asking my mom over and over to buy strawberries at the grocery store all spring, only to be told they weren’t ripe enough yet and wouldn’t be sweet. Well, I can tell you that the moment was certainly sweet when she did buy that first carton. What’s even sweeter is the news that eating…