This Vegetable Lowers Blood Pressure by 11 Points

This Vegetable Lowers Blood Pressure by 11 Points

There’s nothing worse than swallowing a cocktail of pills to try to control your high blood pressure only to find out that they’re not as effective as doctors once said. Let’s also not forget the plethora of dangerous side effects that come with them. However, new...
This Acid Reflux Drug Causes Heart Attack and Death

This Acid Reflux Drug Causes Heart Attack and Death

If you suffer from acid reflux, you’re most likely using this drug, either as a prescription or over the counter. However, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, you should immediately stop taking it. Among other...
Strange Parkinson’s and Dreaming Connection Discovered

Strange Parkinson’s and Dreaming Connection Discovered

Most of us dream while sleeping. According to a new study in NPJ Parkinson’s Disease, a specific type of dreaming may be a warning sign of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease can occur in two forms. In most cases, it starts in the central nervous system, but in...
Stop Brain Aging and Prevent Dementia: Common Vitamin

Stop Brain Aging and Prevent Dementia: Common Vitamin

One of the reasons why people suffer a decline in cognition as they age is that their brains can no longer generate enough energy for themselves and their neurons to function properly. The journal Aging Cell has just published a study showing that a common type of...
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Healed: A Popular Drink

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Healed: A Popular Drink

Some previous studies have found that coffee helps to heal nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Whether this is true of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee has not been known. A new study in the journal Nutrients reveals the truth, and the results may...
Treat Arthritis: Add This to Your Coffee

Treat Arthritis: Add This to Your Coffee

Polyphenols that appear in coffee can reduce inflammation, which is why some studies have found that coffee can reduce arthritis symptoms. A new study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry shows that it works twice as well if you add another common...
Nail Fungus and Type 2 Diabetes—A Terrifying Connection

Nail Fungus and Type 2 Diabetes—A Terrifying Connection

Because of peripheral neuropathy, people with type 2 diabetes are at risk of poor foot health. A team of Spanish researchers conducted a study to determine whether type 2 diabetics, especially those with diabetic foot syndrome, are at a higher risk for nail fungus, as...
Not Eating This Food Causes High Blood Pressure

Not Eating This Food Causes High Blood Pressure

Certain foods have a positive effect on blood pressure—one in particular. It starts with having healthier gut bacteria. This led researchers from Monash University in Australia to conduct what has been described as an “ingenious” study to learn more about the...
Sleep Apnea and Depression—A Terrifying Connection

Sleep Apnea and Depression—A Terrifying Connection

Sleep apnea has a long list of life-threatening effects, such as high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. Depression is even more dangerous, with a survival rate lower than some cancers. Could one of these diseases cause the other? That would be truly...
This Protein Tackles Osteoporosis

This Protein Tackles Osteoporosis

The traditional medical system has no cure for osteoporosis. That may be about to change because of a new study in Research Square that describes a protein that can improve osteoporosis. We’re talking about a big change … 69%! In 1997, researchers discovered an...