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If there’s one thing I’ve learned after decades in the natural health space, small daily actions, especially the ones you don’t even have to think about, can significantly impact your health. Like reaching for your morning cup of coffee. That’s why I’ve closely followed the results of research into coffee’s impact on the body — especially the brain. (Well, that and the fact that I’m an admitted coffee addict.) Yet,…
Up to 3 million Americans live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) — an umbrella term for conditions including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Beyond the daily discomfort, IBD carries a serious hidden risk: people with IBD are significantly more likely to develop colorectal cancer, often at a younger age and with worse outcomes than the general population. While there are some medications that treat IBD, it’s not clear if any…
Here’s something most of us have heard a hundred times: being overweight raises your risk of type 2 diabetes. And if you’re already prediabetic, that risk climbs even higher. For decades, the standard advice has been simple — eat better, lose weight and you can lower your risk or even reverse prediabetes. But what if that advice is only part of the story? Despite more than two decades of that…
The gut is a hard-working organ. Not only does it digest and absorb nutrients from food, but it has also been shown to help regulate seemingly unrelated bodily systems, including the brain and the heart. Speaking of the heart, research indicates there may be a connection between the gut and dyslipidemia, a lipid imbalance that can silently raise your risk of heart disease…. Peak Greens™ At birth your body’s pH is…
Losing weight is universally challenging. So it’s no surprise that a new class of weight-loss medications has surged in popularity, especially among patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Nearly 20% of adults aged 50–64 now take these drugs — known as GLP-1 receptor agonists — making middle-aged adults their largest consumer group. For many, the results have been impressive. But with any fast-acting drug comes an important question: What…
Although there is no such thing as a “magic pill” that grants us good health and longevity, exercise comes close. Getting regular exercise is proven to stave off everything from heart disease and stroke to diabetes and cancer. Research also shows it can slow brain aging, reverse age-related brain shrinkage and even potentially reduce the amyloid plaques and tau tangles that are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a team of…
In my humble opinion, ice cream is the world’s finest food. It comes in an endless variety of flavors, it’s full of milk, and there are even varieties for those of us who can’t eat dairy. But ice cream has serious drawbacks that will leave you scratching your head… or holding your belly after a bowl. Several years ago, we wrote about one of those ingredients (a compound also found…
This is a blog I hoped I would never have to write. If you close your eyes and picture a heart attack patient, you probably see an older man, partially doubled over, clutching his chest. But according to a massive new study of 1 million hospitalizations, that image is dangerously outdated. New research from the American Heart Association shows that heart attack deaths are actually climbing among adults under 55. Even more alarming? Younger women are…
For at least a decade now, my colleagues and I have been warning you about the dangers of pesticides. Eating fresh produce is a cornerstone of a healthy diet. Still, the pesticides used in growing them can make you sick: exposure to these substances has been linked to cancer, hormone disruption and developmental harm. Shockingly, the problem isn’t going away anytime soon, so researchers are still working to help us…
Doctors tend to consider insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea as separate conditions, which they are. Insomnia involves difficulty falling or staying asleep, while sleep apnea is characterized by repeated pauses in breathing during sleep. Those pauses cause sudden drops in blood oxygen levels that increase blood pressure and strain the cardiovascular system. But in practice, insomnia and sleep apnea frequently overlap. And they can interact in ways that worsen health outcomes…