This gut bacteria beats Osteoporosis

This gut bacteria beats Osteoporosis

by | Jul 5, 2025

Your bones might receive help from an unexpected source: the trillions of bacteria living in your gut. An interesting new study published in npj Metabolic Health and Disease found that certain gut bacteria can actually help maintain bone density and protect against...
This apple blocks gout flares

This apple blocks gout flares

by | Jun 29, 2025

A natural plant compound in a common type of apple can block gout from flaring up, in similar ways as drugs do. …without the side effects. This is according to a new study published in Food Bioscience. Here’s the problem. Seafood, red meat, alcohol, and some other...
This Takes Arthritis from Bad to Worse

This Takes Arthritis from Bad to Worse

by | Jun 13, 2025

A new study published in Rheumatology reveals one single factor that can take your arthritis from bad to worse very quickly. Alarmingly, up to 44% of people with knee arthritis are at risk here. But there’s a simple way to tackle this. Researchers from the UK became...
Build Strong Bones After 60 (two steps)

Build Strong Bones After 60 (two steps)

by | Jun 6, 2025

Getting older often means weaker bones and osteoporosis, but researchers have found an interesting way to help keep them strong. The findings come from a three-year clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open. There are two important things you need to do if you...
Cut Gout Pain by a Third: Common Veggie Root

Cut Gout Pain by a Third: Common Veggie Root

by | Jun 2, 2025

There’s pain… and then there’s gout pain. When you’ve got a flare-up, any reduction in pain is happily accepted. And I’m sure you wouldn’t reject cutting it by a third — especially when all it took was a root veggie you may already have in your kitchen. This is all...