General Health

By Sean Williams | More Articles | Save For Later  It’s truly amazing how well humans have evolved given how short of a timespan they’ve been on this planet. According to the World Health Organization, there are 12,420 disorders, diseases, and health-related ailments that could potentially strike us each and every day. Yet somehow we not only survive, we’re managing to thrive, […]

Vitamin E may slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease Marilynn MarchioneThe Associated Press Researchers say vitamin E might slow the progression of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease — the first time any treatment has been shown to alter the course of dementia at that stage. In a study of more than 600 older veterans, high doses of the […]

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but don’t assume all grandma’s adages are true. That one about starving a cold? The truth is actually the opposite: Your body needs nutrients and food compounds to fortify your immune system against viruses and help speed your recovery, explains Dayong Wu, M.D., Ph.D, scientist at […]

Nature’s Prozac Curcumin (Tumeric) 1,000 MG daily may be effective in treating Depression  

Probiotics and the Brain Two studies released this year generated a lot of interest, despite being preliminary. First, a new study provided the first evidence in humans that probiotics in the diet can modulate brain activity: Using functional MRI, researchers found that women who regularly consumed probiotic-containing yogurt showed altered activity of brain regions that […]

We all like to go all-out for the holidays-eating cookies, cheese, casseroles-and in the days (scratch that, weeks) we spend celebrating the season, our bodies are on sugar and fat overload.  Before you ring in the New Year (with champagne overload!), give your body this simple detox to get back to normal and ring in […]

Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol daily, such as two 12-ounce beers or two 5-ounce glasses of wine, offers some health benefits, especially for the heart. It can reduce your risk of developing heart disease and peripheral vascular disease, lowers your risk of developing gallstones, and possibly reduces your risk of stroke and diabetes. Anything more […]

After much impassioned debate, physicians at the American Medical Association 2013 Annual Meeting in June voted overwhelmingly to label obesity a disease that requires a range of interventions to advance treatment and prevention.[6] The decision could have implications for provider reimbursement, public policy, patient stigma, and International Classification of Diseases coding. Physicians disagree on whether […]