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Brushing your teeth twice a day and visiting the dentist twice a year have obvious benefits for your oral health. Both help fight cavities and gum disease, as well as keep your breath fresh and teeth whiter. But there are a lot of other benefits to good oral hygiene. Like your gut, your mouth has its own microbiome filled with all kinds of bacteria. And if you don’t take care…
We’ve written a lot about the power of flavanols (also spelled flavonols), a group of phytochemicals found in plant pigments. You can get flavanols from fruits (especially berries) and vegetables as well as certain beverages like tea and wine, and surprisingly, cocoa. Studies have shown that a diet rich in flavanols is great for your circulatory health. Flavanols can help lower your blood pressure, prevent calcified arteries and improve blood vessel function. The…
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune cells mistakenly attack the central nervous system. As of this writing, there is no cure for MS. If treatment is started early enough in the progress of the disease, the effects can be minimized and progress slowed. Unfortunately, research shows autoimmune conditions are 50 percent higher in older adults than they were 25 years ago. But groundbreaking research…
We all know that we would die without a functioning heart. But other organs, like the liver, don’t seem to worry us as much. However, it’s the liver that filters our blood and detoxifies the body. It processes and gets rid of toxic substances that enter your body through your lungs, skin or mouth. These include: Food additives Household chemicals Environmental pollutants Medications Alcohol and drugs The liver also produces…
Most of us think that heart disease (also called coronary artery disease) is a condition of old age. It happens to people in their 60s, and 70s… not to people who are 30 or 40 years old. But this is a fallacy. CAD can strike much earlier than most of us realize. And new research is telling us that, if you fall victim to heart disease at a younger age,…
There’s plenty of proof that our gut environment is central to our health. And flaxseed could be one of the best things you feed the friendly bacteria in your gut. Research shows flaxseed fights fat and high blood sugar by changing the microbiome. Flaxseed also lowers cholesterol, fights inflammation and has been found to balance hormones and the immune system. One of the most intriguing areas where flaxseed is being…
High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 1 billion people and is the top risk factor for mortality worldwide, accounting for half of all heart disease and stroke-related deaths. Yet fewer than 1 in 5 of these people have their blood pressure under control. Hypertension puts added pressure on your arteries, which affects the heart’s ability to pump blood effectively. This can lead to cardiovascular, brain and kidney diseases,…
Parkinson’s disease affects more than 10 million people worldwide. There currently is no cure for this debilitating chronic condition, although certain medical treatments can offer relief from its symptoms, which include difficulty walking, tremors, cognitive challenges and eventual dementia. Parkinson’s is characterized by inhibited dopamine function. Until recently, scientists have not fully understood the cause behind dopamine depletion. They know that there are genetic factors involved in some Parkinson’s cases.…
“There is nothing that even comes close to the benefit that we will have for almost nothing … by changing our food habits. And it could be revolutionary,” says Dr. Valter Longo, an expert in using caloric restriction to combat the effects of aging. In early 2023, a first-of-its-kind study proved Dr. Longo’s point, showing how calorie restriction can indeed slow the pace of aging, not just in mice, but…
A syndrome is defined as “a group of symptoms which consistently occur together, or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.” Well, there’s a new health syndrome in town that you need to know about. The American Heart Association predicts that a third of all adults in the United States are at risk of developing this syndrome, which they say can negatively affect almost every major organ in…