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Heart saving cherries
Tart cherries are better for you than drugs! The latest study out of the University of Michigan finds that for the millions of Americans at risk for heart disease or diabetes, tart cherries worked better than what the doctor prescribed. … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Nutrition
Tagged cardiovascular, diabetes treatment, glucose, heart disease, reduce stroke risk, tart cherries
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There is a new number three killer out there…
The new #3 cause of death in America is sleep drugs! New numbers find that the sleep drugs could be linked to around 507,000 deaths a year. Heart disease is #1 killer at 599,413 and cancer a close enough #2 … Continue reading
Pay scale blues…
Lower wages means higher blood pressure. Low wages has a very strong risk factor for older males and also for women between the ages of 25 to 44. J. Paul Leigh, professor of public health sciences at UC Davis says, … Continue reading
Something fishy in Denmark
But it’s a good fishy! In a study from Denmark, women who didn’t eat fish had triple the risk for heart disease compared to women who ate fish every week. Pregnant women can benefit from 3 or more servings a … Continue reading
Buy the right salt
Journal of General Internal Medicine: Stats show that people who eat the least salt suffer from the highest rates of death as a result of heart disease. The patients in the study who ate the least salt were 80 PERCENT … Continue reading
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Tagged blood pressure, heart disease, himalayan salt, salt
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Mushrooms and estrogen driven cancers
White button mushrooms contain a potent cancer-fighting substance called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). CLA minimizes the effects of the enzyme aromatase, which reduces cancer risks that come with high estrogen levels. Other than in mushrooms, CLA is found exclusively in … Continue reading
A kick in the ole testosterone
Statins – one of the most common prescription drugs –can double your risk of low testosterone levels, leading to a rapid decline in sexual performance. Statins tell the pituitary gland that the body doesn’t need any more testosterone, effectively shutting … Continue reading
Posted in Medical Madness
Tagged big pharma, cholesterol, heart disease, impotence, statin, testosterone, vitamin c
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About those gums
Researchers have found that people with gum disease are twice as likely to have coronary artery disease along with a strong connection between gum disease, diabetes and strokes as well. Bad bacteria thriving in the gums will adversely affect the … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged c reactive proteins, diabetes, gum disease, heart disease, stroke
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Dark ages of statin drugs use
A study analysis reported in the Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine last year concluded that the number of people suffering or dying from heart attacks simply has not gone down, despite the huge rise in statin usage – but … Continue reading
Posted in Medical Madness
Tagged chronic fatigue, dementia, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, kidney failure, side effects, statin drugs, stroke
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