Strokes Kill More People Than Ever Before
A couch potato lifestyle and diets filled with fast food burgers, fries, pizza, bacon and alcoholic beverages are leading to an increasing number of fatal strokes among Americans. Particularly alarming: Our dietary preferences for processed foods have resulted in kids and young adults having more strokes. But you and your family members can lower your risk with some simple lifestyle choices.
Celebrity Chef Designs Recipes To Die For
It’s no surprise that Paula Deen, a celebrity chef who specializes in deep-fried fattening foods, has type 2 diabetes. But instead of promoting a healthier lifestyle and healthier meals to fight her illness, she’s now marketing a diabetes drug. Her much-publicized approach to coping with diabetes reflects the kind of wrongheaded approach that has made diabetes into an epidemic that kills thousands of people every year.
Teens Who Take Vitamins Have Healthier Lifestyles
A study reported in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association shows that teens who take vitamins weigh less, smoke less and exercise more than other teens.
Outdoor Ozone Poisons Indoor Air
Ozone, a major pollutant of outdoor air that causes smog, may cause serious breathing problems indoors.
Vegetarians Live Longer
I don’t stick to a strict vegan diet (I eat some meat), but I embrace the health benefits of mostly raw, fresh produce. I question whether animal meat really improves health or longevity. But minimizing animal meat, eating more nutrient-rich fresh vegetarian foods and restricting calories can provide big health and longevity dividends.
Powering Up A Video Game With An Exercise Bicycle Powers Up The Brain
Working out on an exercise bicycle while you pedal through a make-believe video environment, can help keep your brain power stronger as you age.
Statins Cause Delirium In Seniors
If you or a family member who is over 70 years old is going to have surgery, you may want to avoid taking a statin drug in the three months beforehand.
Defend Your Health In A Toxic World
Today’s modern world bristles with health-robbing toxins. These harmful substances lurk in our food, water, air, household products and the environment. Luckily, a few simple measures can save your health by helping you avoid these undesirables and boost your body’s natural detoxification defenses.
Curry Spice Cuts Stroke Damage
Turmeric, used to make Indian curry, not only lowers your chances of getting cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, but may reduce the size of a hemorrhagic stroke.
Even If There’s No Junk Food In Schools, Kids’ Diets Still Stink
As childhood obesity rapidly becomes an epidemic in America, parents, teachers and health officials have all been searching for ways to combat the problem.
Scraping Pain Away
Chronic pain and muscle spasms can put a serious cramp in your lifestyle. When it hurts to get out of bed, hurts to get dressed and hurts to carry out daily activities, life becomes torture. But a wonderful Chinese technique called gua sha can scrape away that pain and actually offer enough relief to make pain medications unnecessary.
Homeopaths Can Help With Arthritis
A homeopath is a healthcare practitioner who prescribes medicines that are extremely diluted solutions designed to help the body heal itself. The effectiveness of these homeopathic preparations is controversial. However, a study of people with arthritis who consulted homeopaths about their disease showed that the mere act of consulting with these healthcare practitioners improved their condition.
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