Moderate Amounts of This Drink Kills Your Brain

Moderate Amounts of This Drink Kills Your Brain

by | Sep 10, 2020

Everything is good in moderation, right? Not so much, says a new study published in the journal BMJ. In fact, drinking this common drink in “moderation” (often highly recommended by health experts) can drastically decrease your brain health and cognitive function over...
Why Reducing Bad Cholesterol Doesn’t Help

Why Reducing Bad Cholesterol Doesn’t Help

by | Sep 9, 2020

For decades, it has been the conventional wisdom that we should lower LDL cholesterol, also called bad cholesterol, in order to prevent heart disease and death from heart disease. And the main method for lowering LDL is using statin drugs. But an increasing number of...
This Spice Defeats Diabetes

This Spice Defeats Diabetes

by | Sep 8, 2020

Once type 2 diabetes starts raising its ugly head, a vicious downward slide begins. Traditionally, the only way to slow it down has been using strict diet changes, exercise, and losing weight. And often, even that’s not enough. But a study published in the latest...
The Worst Part of Chronic Kidney Disease

The Worst Part of Chronic Kidney Disease

by | 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...
Does Exercise Really Prevent Death?

Does Exercise Really Prevent Death?

by | Sep 5, 2020

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which appeared in the journal JAMA in 2018, proposed one of two ideal programs: either a weekly total of 150 minutes of light to moderate aerobic exercise combined with two strength training sessions, or 75 minutes of...