Hashimoto’s: An often misdiagnosed thyroid disorder
Posted on: June 7, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Hashimoto’s: An often misdiagnosed thyroid disorder

The thyroid makes hormones that help regulate critical body functions like growth and development, body temperature, heart rate, menstrual cycle and weight. If the thyroid becomes underactive and stops producing these hormones, it can spell serious trouble for our health. There are a few things that can cause an underactive thyroid, but the most common cause is Hashimoto’s disease. This condition occurs when your immune system basically attacks and kills…

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13 tips to keep you from fretting about wetting
Posted on: June 7, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

13 tips to keep you from fretting about wetting

It can be embarrassing and uncomfortable to discuss bladder health. But it shouldn’t be, since it’s something that affects us all as we grow older. As we age, the elastic tissue of the bladder can become tough and less stretchy, leading to a bladder that doesn’t hold as much urine as before. That means we’re running to the bathroom more often than we used to. Also, the bladder wall and…

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The seed that takes down bad cholesterol and raises good
Posted on: June 6, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The seed that takes down bad cholesterol and raises good

If you’ve been to the doctor lately, you’ve probably had your cholesterol tested. After all, lowering cholesterol numbers is big business for doctors and the pharmaceutical companies that offer them so many perks. It’s why they push statins like vitamins. It’s also why they ignore the numerous side effects that come with these drugs, which include everything from raising your risk of diabetes and cataracts to accelerating the onset of…

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Friend or Foe: Casting doubt on fish oil’s heart health role
Posted on: June 6, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Friend or Foe: Casting doubt on fish oil’s heart health role

You may have seen a startling headline recently claiming that regular use of fish oil supplements may harm heart health. In so many words, headlines claim that controversial research published in BMJ Medicine indicates that taking fish oil supplements increases the risk of stroke and heart disease in healthy people. It certainly caught my attention because it goes against years of scientific literature I’ve read that seemed to show quite…

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Blood proteins signal cancer 7 years before diagnosis
Posted on: June 1, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Blood proteins signal cancer 7 years before diagnosis

I feel confident in saying that cancer is still the most feared diagnosis a person can receive. There’s still no cure for cancer. Currently, the best news medicine can offer is that some cancers — including prostate, testicular and thyroid cancer, as well as early-stage breast cancer and melanoma — can be brought into remission. But the search for a cure is ongoing. And if we’ve learned anything about cancer,…

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The Amazonian fruit ‘prescription’ that tames blood sugar
Posted on: June 1, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The Amazonian fruit ‘prescription’ that tames blood sugar

There is a silent epidemic in our country that too few people are talking about. And if you haven’t heard about it yet, you need the facts. Known as metabolic syndrome, it’s actually a cluster of symptoms including high blood pressure and blood sugar, abdominal obesity and abnormal levels of triglycerides and cholesterol. And once any of the symptoms gets supercharged, it tips you over into heart disease. Now though,…

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Everything You Need to Know
Posted on: June 1, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Everything You Need to Know

If you live in a larger body, sometimes it feels like you can’t win. If you don’t lose weight, people will criticize you for being “lazy,” “unhealthy,” or “lacking willpower.” But if you take medication to help you, you’ll be criticized for “cheating” or “taking the easy way out,” even if you’ve tried for decades to manage your weight through diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes (sometimes extreme ones). In this…

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What cranberries can do for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and more
Posted on: May 31, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

What cranberries can do for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and more

When you hear cranberries mentioned in a health conversation, you probably immediately think of urinary tract infections (UTIs). And it wasn’t long ago that a review of 50 studies proved what most of us have known all along… that the tart little berries really do kick UTIs to the curb. But then there was that research that found dried cranberry powder decreased LDL (bad) cholesterol and improved heart and blood…

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Why a fracture can be more deadly than cancer
Posted on: May 31, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Why a fracture can be more deadly than cancer

It’s no secret that our balance changes as we age, which increases the risk of a fall. According to the National Council on Aging, one in four adults over age 65 will suffer a fall this year alone. And it’s why more than three million emergency room visits will occur. Yet, despite those numbers, most of us don’t worry too much about falling or give a second thought to the…

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The medicine cabinet ointment that fights respiratory viruses
Posted on: May 30, 2024 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The medicine cabinet ointment that fights respiratory viruses

Respiratory viruses affect millions of people each year, including the common cold, flu, RSV and COVID. What if I told you that an inexpensive over-the-counter remedy that’s probably sitting in your medicine cabinet right now could drastically reduce your chances of coming down with one? You might be skeptical, to say the least. But this kind of thing happens all the time. Through persistence and careful research, science finds cures…

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