In the US, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease every 68 seconds, but by 2050 this is expected to increase to every 33 seconds. Already, more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, which is currently the sixth leading cause of death in the US.[i] This is expected to nearly triple to 13.8 million within the ne … Read More
Is the 5-Second Rule True?
Steroid Injections for Back Pain — Warning Update
Last year about 14,000 people received steroid injections for back pain that were tainted with the fungus Exserohilum rostratum, a type of black mold that can lead to fungal meningitis. To date, 58 people died and 745 were sickened by the contaminated injections, but even now some related spinal infections are still being u … Read More
Your Beliefs About What Causes Weight Gain Actually Cause It!
Do you believe weight gain is caused by a lack of exercise? Poor diet? Genetics? It turns out that what you believe may actually influence how much you weigh. Allow me to explain … … Read More
Magnets for Pain: Block Pain at the Source
If there was something you could use that would absorb pain like a sponge, preventing the pain signal from ever reaching your brain, what would you feel? You guessed it… no pain! Take someone who was paralyzed from the waist down were pinched on the leg, they would feel no pain. Why not? Because the broken nerve p … Read More
Memory Loss in Women – 5 Steps to Reverse It!
Research suggests that memory problems occur more often in men than in women, but that doesn’t mean women are immune to memory loss. From pregnancy to menopause, women experience unique challenges to their memories throughout life. … Read More
10 Ways to Reduce Stress
What’s the big deal about stress? Everybody gets stressed out sometimes. The problem is constant stress can make you sick. It’s responsible for 70 percent of all visits to family doctors. Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body. It can raise blood pressure, suppress the immune system, increase the … Read More
What Are the Best Exercises for Joint Pain?
(And Should You Even Try When It Hurts to Simply Move?) If you have joint pain, as an estimated 30 percent of Americans do,[i] the aching and throbbing may make even basic tasks like tying your shoes, taking a walk around the block, or cutting up a tomato painful. As a result, you may find yourself moving less and less. … Read More
Nuclear Tuna Fish: Watch Out for Radiation!
Can you get radiation poisoning from your tuna fish sandwich? Maybe not enough to experience noticeable symptoms after enjoying your hot tuna melt, but scientists were astonished last year to find 15 out of 15 - that's 100% - of tuna fish caught off the U.S. Pacific coast and checked for radiation tested positive f … Read More
The 7 BEST Vitamins to Help Your Vision
It’s amazing how heavily life relies on eyesight. From utilitarian tasks like reading or driving… to enjoying aesthetic beauty, like the face of a loved one or a fiery sunset. That’s why it’s so important to protect your eyesight from cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. In fact, if you start protecting it now, … Read More