When it comes to type 2 diabetes prevention or treatment, anything that can help control blood sugar is welcome. And a new study suggests that one vitamin might improve the function of beta cells, which produce insulin. This research, from Sweden’s Lund University Diabetes Centre, is based on earlier investigations of the beta cell. The […]
Could raw food kill you? I’m not talking about uncooked or poorly cooked food, which could obviously derail your digestive system in the worst way. The question is: Could a diet of raw fruits and vegetables end your life? That’s the idea behind this shocking headline in the U.K. newspaper The Independent: “Raw Food: Celebrity […]
Taking a daily low-dose aspirin presents a potentially fatal bleeding danger for seniors. And as if that weren’t enough, a suggested “solution” to this problem just makes the danger a great deal worse. I wish that double warning could be printed on a giant banner and paraded down every Main Street of every city and […]
A new breast cancer study is getting a lot of attention because it encourages women to go back to the old days when doctors recommended yearly mammograms for all women, starting at age 40. Of course, this upends the controversial 2009 recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that says women under age […]
Should cancer patients exercise? This simple question has been controversial over the years. One of the primary concerns is that exercise might increase fatigue, which is a big problem for many cancer patients. There’s also the fear that stressing the body with exercise might derail the effects of treatment. But research shows that it’s time […]
If you have high blood pressure, I have two important warnings for you today. And both of them could save your life. The first comes from Canadian researchers at the University of Alberta who have discovered serious flaws in home BP monitors. Researchers recruited 85 older adults with hypertension who owned various types of BP […]
In recent weeks I’ve written about a few different ways your best attempts to eat right and maintain a healthy body weight can be undone by factors beyond your control. Poor sleep quality, for instance, can knock your hormone balance off kilter, making you feel hungrier than usual, while also boosting carb cravings. And then […]
How far would you go to protect your eyes? Would you eat a spinach and kale salad, tossed with a hard boiled egg, then enjoy some blueberries and cashew nuts for dessert? That doesn’t sound so bad! Those are some of the foods that are rich in vitamin K1, which is also known as phylloquinone. […]
If you’ve ever had major surgery, you know how disorienting it can be to emerge from the dreamless sleep of anesthesia. You hear voices, you sense that some kind of activity is going on, then you put it together. You’re in the hospital. You’re awake. From that point on, most of the attention will be […]
I expect most of the general public sees the FDA as an alert guardian at the gate, always diligent to make sure that only effective and safe drugs are approved. In reality, this guardian is more like Barney Fife. But even that’s being too generous. According to a new investigation, the FDA is more like […]