Unhealthy gut bacteria are a bigger risk for atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, than smoking, cholesterol levels, obesity, or diabetes. Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of heart disease. That’s [...]
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently announced coconut oil is bad for you. (This is the same advisory organization that endorses breakfast cereals loaded with sugars and artificial additives.) If [...]
If you want to get fit and lose weight, you should exercise as hard as you can, for as long as you can, every day, right? Wrong! Research shows extreme exercise [...]
When it comes to autoimmune disease, taming inflammation is the name of the game. This can be difficult because the body creates vicious cycles where inflammation keeps feeding more inflammation. [...]
Do you have thyroid or hormone issues and crash when you go too long without eating, losing energy and becoming “hangry?” Hanger (hunger + anger) is that explosive combination of [...]
We often think of good thyroid health in terms of TSH and antibody levels, but your libido is also an important indicator. If yours has gone missing, it could be [...]
Those with high blood pressure and heart disease know to avoid salt, but researchers have learned salt comes with another risk — too much alters immune cells in a way [...]
Although we’ve all read the stories about marriage being good for your health, a bad marriage is just as bad your health! In fact, bad marriages are far worse for you than [...]
For decades, media experts have promoted a diet high in omega 6 fats — found in corn, soybean, canola, and safflower — to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of [...]
You’ve probably heard that depression and other mental health issues are based on a lack of brain chemicals such as serotonin and GABA. Conventional treatment is to give medications that [...]