by ShellyManning | Oct 27, 2020
Cheers! Although this drink is very popular, it’s generally considered unhealthy, especially for people suffering type 2 diabetes, due to its high sugar level. A recent Danish study reveals that drinking it moderately is actually protective against type 2 diabetes—and...
by ShellyManning | Oct 22, 2020
One common cause of hypothyroidism is an iodine deficiency, as iodine is essential for your body’s ability to produce the thyroid hormone. But because of rapid fetal development and the increased energy requirements for pregnant women, they are more vulnerable...
by ShellyManning | Sep 25, 2020
The prevalence of gout is increasing along with the unhealthy lifestyle factors that cause it. The journal Arthritis & Rheumatology has just published a study that traces the increase of gout from 1990 to 2017 worldwide. This study doesn’t just reveal the...
by ShellyManning | Sep 13, 2020
Osteoporosis is usually thought of as a disease of the elderly with strong genetic factors, but this is not entirely inaccurate. But a new study that has just appeared in the journal PLOS ONE has now rung an alarm bell over the role that social status plays in this...
by ShellyManning | Sep 6, 2020
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not just a problem in the sense that you might be on dialysis or might be forced to eat only certain types of food. A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Practice reveals different effects that happen long before the end stages of...