by ShellyManning | Mar 30, 2023
There are many risk factors for osteoarthritis—age, gender, body weight, and certain jobs—as we already know! Now the British Journal of Sports Medicine has identified another factor—one that you probably never thought about. This risk factor occurs at a young age....
by ShellyManning | Mar 29, 2023
Type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide, and with it comes a whole range of other health conditions related to it or caused by it. Given that many studies have found an increase in bone fractures among diabetics, is type 2 diabetes possibly a risk factor for...
by Scott Davis | Mar 28, 2023
What’s the name for when your blood vessels get clogged with cholesterol? Atherosclerosis! It occurs when immune cells and cholesterol become embedded in vessel walls and inflamed. The vessels narrow, reducing the amount of blood that flows through them. This...
by ShellyManning | Mar 26, 2023
Gout is caused by a high uric acid level. Everyone knows that, right? According to a new study published in Clinical Rheumatology, this is not the case at all. It’s actually caused by a common type of fat. Cut out this fat and watch your gout melt away. Triglycerides...
by Jodi Knapp | Mar 25, 2023
A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine claims that one type of food is mostly to blame for almost all cases of type 2 diabetes! And you’re most likely eating it every day! Stop eating this food and watch what happens to your diabetes in a few...
by Christian Goodman | Mar 23, 2023
Few people even think of the weight of water in our bodies. We drink, we urinate, and we hope that our bodies regulate their water content properly all by themselves. However, a new study in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society shows that some bodies retain...