Easy Health Digest-March 11, 2020

There are so many “milk” options, and the advice about them is constantly changing… Almond, oat, coconut and soy milk. Just when you decide on one, a new one pops up. And you wonder… should I drink that instead? Let’s make it easy: Be wary of the one that increases breast cancer risk by the cup as much as 80 percent.More »

Here’s a little bit of information that may help scare you straight: Nearly 800,000 people have a stroke every year putting it at the number 5 cause of death in the United States. What most of us don’t know is that it is also the leading cause of long-term disability. But 9 out of 10 are preventable…
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The sugar habit is hard to kick. Add to that the fact it’s hiding in places like bread, yogurt, ketchup, dried fruit, and salad dressing, and it seems almost impossible to escape. We’d better try, though, because now there’s even more evidence of its harm… More »

Numbers never lie, the old saying goes, but they don’t tell the whole truth, either. So while it’s true that 1 out of every 12 people in the U.S. who are reading this have asthma, the good news is not all of you will have a heart attack. Did that alarm you? It wouldn’t be a surprise…
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