When it comes to reducing high cholesterol in patients, doctors have long turned to statin drugs as their tools of choice. For persistently high levels of LDL (the bad cholesterol) that statins do not adequately reduce, the alternative is a class of drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors. Although both are powerful weapons against heart disease… Continue reading New Hope for Battling High Cholesterol
Sleep disruption is often life disrupting. Any disturbance to a good night’s sleep affects both mental and physical well-being. New research reveals just how seriously chronic sleep disruption in the form of insomnia can be, and the potentially deadly impact it can have on cardiovascular health. The review of existing data—called a meta-analysis—was… Continue reading Heart Health and Insomnia
Chronic back pain is an alarmingly common ailment, one that can degrade quality of life and even lead sufferers to become addicted to prescription painkillers in the hunt for any measure of relief. Effective solutions have proven elusive, but a treatment recently approved by the FDA may represent a new and pain-free lease on life… Continue reading New Hope for Chronic Back-Pain Sufferers
A British study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine supports the growing trend of men diagnosed with prostate cancer choosing active surveillance rather than treatment. The long-term study following the cases of 1,600 men found that those who opted for the active surveillance track lowered their risk of treatment complications without increasing… Continue reading Update for Prostate Cancer Patients
Refined sugar is one of the unhealthiest ingredients in the modern American diet. Abundant evidence has shown a link between white sugar and serious diseases from diabetes to cancer. Sugar’s prevalence in a vast array of processed foods—even surprising products like canned soups—has also contributed to America’s epidemic of obesity. That should come… Continue reading The Healthiest Refined Sugar Substitutes
The beneficial role exercise plays in both physical and mental health has long been established through vast reams of research. Studies continue to look at the ideal balance of intensity and duration, the best exercises for different demographic groups, and other specifics. But the fact that regular—meaning everyday—exercise can significantly benefit your health is not… Continue reading More Exercise, Longer Life
It’s no mystery at this point that a diet dominated by processed food is linked to higher incidence of many diseases. A UK study has now added to that body of knowledge and reinforced previous research conclusions. The study looked at consumption of what is known as ultra-processed food—consumer products that a home cook could… Continue reading More Alarming Evidence About Junk Food
The Mediterranean and DASH diets have been linked to brain-health benefits, so it only made for sense for researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and the Harvard Chan School of Public in Boston to combine the best of both plans in one, refined diet focused on cognitive improvements and long-term brain health. Created… Continue reading The MIND Diet and Cognitive Health
Fitness recommendations from a variety of sources have long coupled advice for total number of daily steps walked, with the need to achieve that goal “briskly”—at a pace of high intensity. Various definitions have been offered for what qualifies as intensity in exercise, but the notion itself may be flawed given new research. At least… Continue reading Step Count Versus Intensity
Although many experts have promoted intermittent fasting as an efficient weight loss strategy, a new study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association indicates that time—even extended time—between meals has little or no effect on weight loss. The study found that efficient weight loss was tied much more to basic caloric reduction.… Continue reading Calorie Reduction May Trump Fasting for Weight Loss
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