by ShellyManning | Jan 8, 2022
Everyone seems to be doing this these days. Most claim it’s healthy—or at least healthier than the alternative. Everyone who does it swears it’s pleasurable. But a new study in the American Journal of Medicine Open reveals that this is extremely dangerous for...
by ShellyManning | Dec 26, 2021
Like many people, you might be heeding the widely touted advice to consume moderate amounts of red wine for the sake of your heart. But can alcohol affect arthritis? As it turns out, the types of alcoholic beverages you choose to imbibe can, indeed, influence your...
by ShellyManning | Dec 11, 2021
Several studies have found this drink to be beneficial for kidney health. That’s why it came as a complete shock when a study just published in CJASN (the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology) revealed it to 2/3 bad. The authors of this study, led by the...
by ShellyManning | Dec 9, 2021
If you’ve been diagnosed with gout, chances are that your doctor told you to cut down on any food made up of uric acid. According to a new study presented at the latest American College of Rheumatology Convergence 2021 conference, this absolutely isn’t the way to...
by ShellyManning | Dec 3, 2021
We’re told to exercise to keep healthy, but we’re also told that osteoarthritis is a wear-and-tear condition that creeps up on us as we use and stress our joints. That’s why a new study in Arthritis & Rheumatology asks this important question: Is it...