Dental, Nutrition Experts Push for Radical Reduction in Sugar Consumption
Sugars in the diet should make up no more than 3% of total energy intake to reduce the significant financial and social burdens of...
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Linked to Sex Hormones in Blood
Measuring sex hormone levels in blood may aid in identifying people likely to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, a heart rhythm disorder that is fatal...
Should We All Take a Bit of Lithium? (New York Times...
The idea of putting a mind-altering drug in the drinking water is the stuff of sci-fi, terrorist plots and totalitarian governments. Considering the outcry...
New Vitamin E Report: Despite Critical Role in Health Most Americans...
Amid conflicting reports about the need for vitamin E and how much is enough, a new analysis published today suggests that adequate levels of...
Brain-Calming Botanical Promotes Safer, Natural Deep Sleep Cycles
By Patton L. Whittington
Not since the poet Epimenides stumbled into a cool, dark cave and fell asleep for 57 years, has sleep been such a precious...
Benefits of Donating Blood: Reduced Systolic Blood Pressure and Lower Risks...
The historic practice of bloodletting had little effect on most diseases and the practice was eventually abandoned in the 19th century. In a study...
Higher Coffee Intake Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Disease Rates
Hope you're enjoying your morning coffee - especially if you’re an older adult. A recent study monitoring the memory and thinking processes of people...
Ozone Nano-Bubbles as Treatment for Periodontitis, Severe Gum Infections
A powerful new antiseptic agent, ozone nano-bubble water, holds promise for treating periodontitis, or severe gum disease, according to a new study published in...
New Study Reveals How Fast Ebola Virus Can Spread
Earlier this week Liberia's defense minister, Brownie Samukai told the U.N. Security Council that Ebola "is now spreading like wildfire, devouring everything in its...
Common Anti-Malarial Drug May Reverse Cancer
Researchers report that a common anti-malaria drug, chloroquine, has reversed cancer cells in fruit fly eyes, completely restoring the cancerous cells back into normal,...
Older Adults Need to Double Protein Intake to Prevent Muscle Loss
You are what you eat, especially when it comes to how your body builds protein. It is well known that consuming protein stimulates the...
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Severe Heart Disease
Results Suggest Vitamin D Deficiency is Cause – Not Consequence – of Atherosclerosis
Vitamin D deficiency is an independent risk factor for heart disease, and...
