The worst climate for arthritis (surprise!)

The worst climate for arthritis (surprise!)

If you suffer from arthritis, you have probably noticed how weather sometimes affects it. But what is the worst climate for arthritis? A new study in the journal Scientific Reports sheds some light on this and the results may surprise you. A group of researchers used...
Heal chronic kidney disease by binging on this food

Heal chronic kidney disease by binging on this food

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is considered an incurable progressing disease, meaning once it starts, it will get worse and worse by the year and there is little you can do about it. However, a new study in Journal of Renal Nutrition challenges this standard belief....
This fruit halts osteoporosis bone loss

This fruit halts osteoporosis bone loss

The traditional medical system has no effective treatments for osteoporosis. Once you get it, it keeps worsening year by year. But a new study presented at the American Physiological Society annual meeting at Experimental Biology reveals an unexpected solution in the...
Bronchitis caused by these everyday items

Bronchitis caused by these everyday items

The number one scapegoat for chronic bronchitis is smoking, whether direct or indirect. The fact is that millions of people who never smoked, stopped smoking, or were never heavily exposed to smoking can suffer from chronic bronchitis. Therefore, smoking cannot be the...
Does meat really cause gout? (surprising study)

Does meat really cause gout? (surprising study)

Gout is caused by the accumulation of urate crystals in our joints when there’s too much uric acid in our blood, a condition known as hyperuricemia. The first thing you were probably told to do when diagnosed with gout was to cut down on meat, especially red...