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You might only think of it when you’re… well, let’s just say “uncomfortable” and dealing with stomach upset, constipation or diarrhea. However, your gut health is not just a matter of occasional discomfort. It plays a crucial role in your overall health — from regulating your mood to boosting your immunity and even controlling your blood pressure. But unless you’ve recently been scoped or had a colonoscopy, figuring out why…
I was a child when my parent’s marriage ended. Nothing unique about that. Up to 50% of us come from divorced homes. It was a long time ago, and while at the time I experienced academic difficulties, poverty and some depression, I felt I’d left any effects far behind. Or so I thought. Surprisingly, researchers have found that the fallout from divorce may extend well into adulthood, actually increasing the…
Chemotherapy has been the standard of care for many cancers. But the side effects of chemotherapy can be devastating. Nausea, fatigue, hair loss, fever, and bowel problems are just the start. Chemotherapy can also cause anemia, nerve and muscle problems, skin breakdown, and mood changes. Science is always looking for alternative treatments that are both effective and less punishing on the body. There’s a new and promising discovery that could…
Close to 98 million adults in the United States are now living with prediabetes. In other words, it would only take a tiny push for 34% of us to move into full-blown blood sugar problems that can damage our hearts, take down our kidneys and lead to serious brain problems. The good news is that making simple changes like staying active, reducing stress, and adjusting your diet to include more…
Most of us are very familiar with our circadian rhythm — an internal clock that controls our sleep-wake cycle and other bodily processes that run on a 24-hour schedule. But you may not know a few other clocks govern our bodies. The biological clock regulates the circadian clock and other peripheral clocks that handle functions across our cells, tissues and organs. And the master clock is a cluster of nerve…
Are you aware that you could be living with a silent condition that could suddenly turn into a life-threatening situation? Understanding the potential risks and taking immediate steps to protect your health is crucial. I’m talking about a brain aneurysm (more about what that means below). According to both the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic, about 6 percent of us in the United States are living with…
If you have multiple sclerosis (MS), you have probably experienced at least one flare in the course of your disease. When flares occur, they can worsen existing symptoms or cause new ones to erupt. For that reason, anyone with MS is likely to make note of things that can trigger their flares, like: Stress Lack of sleep Infections (like a urinary tract infection) Increased body heat It’s also not uncommon…
From well-known dangers, like E. coli and staph, to lesser-known villains, such as Klebsiella and Brevundimonas, our kitchens are hosts to a world of bacteria. You may never realize it’s there unless you’re hit with a food-borne illness that seems to strike out of nowhere. While you might figure the damp sponge sitting next to your sink is a likely hotbed of bacteria, researchers say there is another spot in…
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Chronic inflammation increases cancer risk. But in the case of colorectal cancer, something else is happening that is both astounding and terrifying. Researchers have uncovered some disturbing facts about how ultra-processed foods help to “feed” colon cancer… “A wound that won’t heal” Previous research from Tufts and Harvard Universities had already proven that…
Telomeres are the “caps” on the ends of your chromosomes that, like caps on the end of shoestrings, protect your DNA from unraveling. When you’re young, your telomeres are nice and long. But as you age, they begin to gradually shorten, leading to cellular aging and age-related disease. But genetics as well as some factors within our control can cause this process to ramp up prematurely. Some diseases linked to…