by Scott Davis | Sep 25, 2017 |
Most of us intuitively believe that medicines are divided into two categories: 1) prescription, meaning that they cause side effects and are potentially harmful 2) and over-the-counter, meaning that they’re pretty side-effect free and safe But a study by Canadian and...
by Scott Davis | Sep 2, 2017 |
Fact: you need minerals to stay alive. No minerals in the body, no more you. But wait just a second, because here’s another fact for you to bite into: too much of one particular mineral from the wrong source can result in a heart attack. A little scary. But here is...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 6, 2017 |
If you’re a mother who breastfed her children (maybe decades ago) Or if you’re a father whose wife breastfed her children (again, maybe a long, long time ago) You should read today’s article. Because as good as breastfeeding is for children, new research made a...
by Scott Davis | Jul 2, 2017 |
LDL cholesterol is normally labeled “bad cholesterol” because it is commonly believed to be the type of cholesterol that clogs our arteries, damages our arterial walls, and causes strokes and heart attacks. HDL cholesterol, on the other hand, is called good...
by Scott Davis | Apr 28, 2017
We’ve all been warned time and again that too much sugar in the diet affects your health. It leads to conditions like type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart attack and stroke – just to name a few. But even if you make the utmost attempt to eat healthy, you may not be aware...
by Scott Davis | Feb 7, 2017
Many people consider having a heart attack as easy to spot – pain in the chest, left arm and jaw, and all the sweaty drama that goes with it like we see on TV. …but the reality is, heart attacks are much more subtle! It is estimated that as many as 1 in 4 heart...