How to Start Eating Healthy for Weight Loss
Food

How to Start Eating Healthy for Weight Loss

James A. Duke, PhD | April 19, 2024

...disease and diabetes. In a study published in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, dieters who added either more dietary or supplementary calcium to their daily intake had significantly...

New Diabetes Drugs Can Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer

New Diabetes Drugs Can Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer

Chris Iliades, MD | April 11, 2024

...lower blood sugar has resulted in a decreased risk for cardiovascular disease. Because both diabetes and obesity are risk factors for colorectal cancer, researchers from Case Western Reserve University wanted...

Beyond the Mediterranean Diet
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Beyond the Mediterranean Diet

April 11, 2024

...life spans and low rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. Mediterranean cuisine, which features olive oil, whole grains, nuts and vegetables, is certainly a big reason why. But what...

Darker Plant Foods Are Healthier
Food

Darker Plant Foods Are Healthier

Janet Bond Brill, PhD, RDN, FAND | April 5, 2024

...that can help your body prevent a host of diseases, such as diabetes, certain cancers, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. They also possess anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. In addition, studies show...

Do Berries Reduce Inflammation?
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Do Berries Reduce Inflammation?

Derek Burnett | March 28, 2024

...berries has been linked to numerous health benefits, including improved vision, better cognition, and lower risk of diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Antioxidants in berries While some of the phytochemicals...

Does Alcohol Cause Inflammation?
Food

Does Alcohol Cause Inflammation?

Derek Burnett | March 27, 2024

...processes. That kind of repeated damage is why chronic inflammation—the kind that is long-lasting—is associated with so many disease states, including dementia, cancers, liver disease, arthritis, and more. Alcohol, inflammation,...

Offset Sitting By Just a Little Exercise
Exercise & Fitness

Offset Sitting By Just a Little Exercise

Chris Iliades, MD | March 26, 2024

...people died (about 7 percent). After adjusting for other mortality risk factors such as sex, obesity, smoking, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes, these were the key findings of the study…...

Statin Drugs Reduce Deaths in the Frail and Elderly
Diseases & Conditions

Statin Drugs Reduce Deaths in the Frail and Elderly

Chris Iliades, MD | March 26, 2024

...would have a cardiovascular event (stroke, heart attack, or cardiovascular-related death), and compare these outcomes between those who were frail, not frail, taking statins, or not taking statins. These were...

What Are Healthy Fats?
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What Are Healthy Fats?

Derek Burnett | March 26, 2024

...in fatty fish, have been associated with numerous health benefits, including reduced inflammation, proper immune function, brain health, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. Although a study made headlines in...

Does Red Meat Cause Inflammation?
Food

Does Red Meat Cause Inflammation?

March 24, 2024

Recent decades have seen an abundance of research connecting chronic inflammation to a long list of diseases and conditions, especially the so-called “lifestyle” diseases and those typically associated with aging,...

What Are Phytochemicals?
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What Are Phytochemicals?

Derek Burnett | March 23, 2024

...contribute to aging and disease. Anthocyanins give cherries and pomegranates their rich colors and are protective against some cancers and cardiovascular disease. Isoflavones are plant estrogens particularly abundant in soy....

What is the Mediterranean Diet?
Food

What is the Mediterranean Diet?

Derek Burnett | March 21, 2024

...southern Italy were outliving wealthy New Yorkers, with far fewer cases of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and stroke. On close examination, Keys arrived at a compelling explanation…these dwellers of the...

Home Remedies for Ear Pain and Other Problems
Nutrition

Home Remedies for Ear Pain and Other Problems

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | March 3, 2024

...loss, wax buildup, ear infection, jaw misalignment and even cardiovascular disease. Ringing in the ears may also be the result of a mild overdose of salicylate, which is found in...

Drug-Free Solutions for Chronic Pain
Pain

Drug-Free Solutions for Chronic Pain

Jennifer Hankenson, MD | March 3, 2024

Chronic pain is the most common chronic condition that physicians diagnose, according to a 2023 study from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in JAMA...

Carbs: Friend or Foe in the Weight-Loss Battle?
Nutrition

Carbs: Friend or Foe in the Weight-Loss Battle?

Roberta Anding, RD | February 25, 2024

...who had the lowest carbohydrate intake had the highest rates of fatal cardiovascular disease and cancer, as well as higher mortality rates overall. Bottom Line Personal asked Rice University dietitian...