Early or Late Bedtimes May Cause Adverse Consequences for Cardiovascular Health
European Society of Cardiology via News-Medical – Going to sleep between 10:00 and 11:00 pm is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease compared to earlier or later bedtimes,…
UK Gives OK to Merck’s Breakthrough Anti-COVID Pill, Pfizer Announces Its Antiviral Pill Works Too
CBN News – The United Kingdom granted conditional authorization Thursday to the first pill officially shown to successfully treat COVID-19. It’s the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, but it…
Flavonoids in Strawberries May Hold the Key to Slowing Aging and Preventing Degenerative Disease
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – There is one point on which experts in both alternative and Western medicine wholeheartedly agree: brightly-colored fruits and vegetables – such as purple Concord grapes, brilliant…
Tissue Engineering Could Provide Diabetes Cure
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – A novel approach to treating type 2 diabetes under development at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology uses tissue engineering to create muscle cells that absorb…
What Are the Consequences of Sleep Deprivation?
Walla! via The Jerusalem Post – Many doctors have recently shared difficult and disturbing stories about mistakes they made due to lack of sleep. We asked Dr. Liora Berzag-Peru to explain…
A Cure for Diabetes?
American Technion Society via Newswise – A novel approach to treating type 2 diabetes is being developed at the Technion. The disease, caused by insulin resistance and reduction of cells’ ability to…
From Coffee to Dark Chocolate, the Many Health Benefits of Polyphenols: ‘Dramatic Anti-Cancer Effects’
Lori Johnson via CBN News – This year marked the first-ever national Polyphenol Day, a day set aside to recognize one of nature’s healthiest nutrients. Polyphenols, found in certain plant foods…
Cholesterol Savvy? Take Our Cholesterol Quiz: Facts and Myths
Dr. Don Colbert – Are you cholesterol savvy? For decades, cholesterol risks, numbers, and information have been confusing, misguided, or even downright wrong. We all have cholesterol. A cholesterol measurement is…
Eating Walnuts Daily Lowered Bad Cholesterol and May Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
American Heart Association (AHA) via Newswise – Eating about ½ cup of walnuts every day for two years modestly lowered levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as “bad cholesterol,” and reduced…
What Is Trans Fat? Plus How to Remove It from Your Diet for Good
Christine Ruggeri, CHHC via Dr. Axe – We know the body needs healthy fats to run at an optimal level. The problem is the standard American diet contains far too many…
Study Shows New Links Between High Fat Diets and Colon Cancer
Arizona State University via EurekAlert – For decades, physicians and dieticians have urged people to limit their intake of high fat foods, citing links to poor health outcomes and some of…
Drinking This Nitrate-Rich Juice Offers POWERFUL Benefits to People With Heart Failure
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – Heart disease, a condition in which the heart can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s demands, currently affects 5.7 million people in the United States,…
Hold the Fries! Fried Foods Increase the Risk of MULTIPLE Chronic Diseases, Lead to Deadly Heart Disease
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – Whether served as buckets of fried chicken, piles of French fries, bags of potato chips, or platters of breaded fish and shrimp, there’s no denying that…
SPRINT Study Confirms Controlled Blood Pressure Important in Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center via EurekAlert – CLEVELAND – Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive…
Are Avocados Associated with Greater Risk or Reduced Risk of Cancer?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – Avocado consumption can improve artery function, but what effect might guacamole have on cancer risk? In my last video about avocados, The Effects…