In 1998 a study published in Journal of the American Heart Association documented what most health experts already knew: A diet high in processed foods speeds up clogging of the arteries and leads to an increase in heart attacks. Unfortunately the findings went...
Notwithstanding decades of mounting evidence, most people still refuse to consider just how much damage is being done to their health by regularly consuming processed foods. Just in the past nine months alone, dozens of studies have concluded that processed food...
Scientists have known for a long time that Vitamin D is an important factor in maintaining testosterone at optimal levels. Research validating the connection includes a 2008 Australian study that correlated infertility and Vitamin D sufficiency in both the genders....
In 2020 the Zurich-based insurance company Swiss Re—the largest insurer in the world based on policies issued—posited the question, “Is sleep the new blood pressure?” Insurance companies must know leading risk factors if they’re going to...
As the concept of “Blue Zones” approaches its 20th birthday, it may be beneficial to take a new look at the health principles highlighted by the research. Even though blue zones theory (and later, The Blue Zones book) have detractors, there are common...
Almost everyone is aware that cancer risk has been linked to the use of some some sugar substitutes. The controversy goes back at least to the 1970s with additional damning evidence added almost yearly. This year is no exception, with a new large-scale French study...
