Can Calcium Raise Heart Attack Risk?

Can Calcium Raise Heart Attack Risk?

by | Jun 13, 2012 | 14 comments

In a controversy-filled release of an 11-year study published in the journal Heart, Scientists are asking doctors to re-think the philosophy of advising seniors and post-menopausal women to take a calcium supplement. The study implied those who took a calcium-only...
Ten Things That Help You Live Longer and Better

Ten Things That Help You Live Longer and Better

by | Jun 12, 2012 | 32 comments

Remember in our twenties how we thought we’d live forever? Everything was possible and nothing could harm us. In our thirties most of us didn’t have much time thinking about life or death or health or wellbeing. We were busy chasing careers, raising children or...
Good Cholesterol Maybe Not So Good

Good Cholesterol Maybe Not So Good

by | Jun 11, 2012 | 22 comments

A recent study making use of far-reaching and intensive data on genetics casts doubt on the belief that “good” cholesterol, or HDL, has any impact on heart health. Findings published in The Lancet recently revealed that raising the HDL or good cholesterol in the blood...
Your Eyes Predict High Blood Pressure

Your Eyes Predict High Blood Pressure

by | Jun 10, 2012 | 8 comments

Spotting developing heart problems just got more reliable in those with diabetes, reports a group from New Jersey Medical School and published in the American Journal of Opthalmology. What were the researchers looking at? A narrowing in the arteries surrounding the...
What’s the Fuss About GMO?

What’s the Fuss About GMO?

by | Jun 9, 2012 | 51 comments

When I first heard people complaining about Genetically Modified Organisms or Food, I have to admit that I wasn’t quite sure what the problem was. After all, we’ve been breeding animals as well as plants that better suited our needs for hundreds of years. Is there...
Your Medications Are Not All What They Seem

Your Medications Are Not All What They Seem

by | Jun 5, 2012 | 18 comments

If you’re taking any kind of prescription medications, you maybe about to learn that they’re taking the lives of thousands of people. In the last decade, at least 26 medications have been pulled off the shelf due to their serious, often fatal side effects. Sometimes...