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Jenny Smiechowski

The cardiovascular risk vegetarians and vegans face

Eating more plant-based protein is tied to a 60 percent lower risk of developing arterial plaque. That may be why people who follow a plant-based diet are less likely to end up with a cardiovascular disease. But a new study throws a curveball at all those who gave up meat to curb this major health risk…

Jenny Smiechowski

Job exposure to pesticides raises heart disease risk 45%

If you’re someone who’s exposed to pesticides on the job, your job is downright dangerous. Besides risks like cancer, Parkinson’s and liver damage, a new study shows it has one more scary side effect — it causes your cardiovascular system to crash and burn. Here’s how to protect yourself…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

What your pupils can reveal about your genetic risk for Alzheimer’s

Since testing for Alzheimer’s is practically non-existent, part of the fear is how it sneaks up on you. Because it damages the brain years before the first symptoms, it’s been almost impossible to identify a critical window when early treatment could actually make a difference. Until now…

Amanda Luft

Speak your mind to reduce your risk of life-threatening strokes

We all know that keeping thoughts and emotions bottled up inside can cause unnecessary stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. But did you know staying quiet when you really want to express yourself can actually harm you physically?

Joyce Hollman

5 amazing health secrets of olive leaf extract

The health promoting benefits don’t stop with the oil that comes from this tasty fruit of the olive tree. In fact, the leaf of the olive tree contains a wealth of powerful health agents that lower blood pressure, improve heart health, and even lower the risk of cancer.

Jenny Smiechowski

What a bad diet does to your brain in just three days

You probably know what junk food does to your body… You develop a belly bulge. You can’t fit into your favorite jeans. It could lead to metabolic syndrome or diabetes. But long before any of these changes, a high-carb, high-fat diet is making serious, hard-to-reverse changes to your brain in record time.

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Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The diet that reduced the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s

A small pilot study took a deeper look at the connection between the gut microbiome and neurodegenerative diseases. Not only did it discover that Alzheimer’s biomarkers appear in the gut, mirroring what’s happening in the brain, but it also gave strong indications on how to reduce signs the disease is developing…

Jenny Smiechowski

This compound from Easter Island’s soil may cure cancer and Alzheimer’s one day

Most of modern medicine’s “wonder drugs” don’t start in a lab. They start in a bug. Or a bush. Or a berry. Or in some cases, a pile of dirt on Easter Island… Back in the 60s, Canadian scientists set off to Easter Island to search for natural compounds to fight microbes. But they found something even more amazing…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

Biofeedback found beneficial for headaches, incontinence and stroke recovery

Once considered a new age therapy, like many people I was a little skeptical about what biofeedback could do for my headaches. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised. Now, a new study has taken a deeper look at biofeedback and proven its worth for two other difficult-to-treat conditions…

Jenny Smiechowski

This neglected nutrient makes plant-based diets bad for the brain

If you’ve decided to go vegetarian or vegan, you’re in good company. There are now more than 19 million vegans in the U.S! There are many admirable and inspiring reasons for giving up animal products. If you’ve done it, you deserve major props. But I need to warn you: It could be messing with your brain.

Joyce Hollman

Nutritional psychiatry: Treating depression with nutrients, not pills

It’s a radical thought for many of us that we can cure ourselves. After all, we’re not doctors, right? But when it comes to mental illness, especially depression, we should probably take another look at this statement.

Jenny Smiechowski

The frightening danger that’s 3x higher with restless leg syndrome

Restless leg syndrome is a harmless disease, or is it? It is true that restless leg isn’t caused by a serious medical problem. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t serious. People with this mysterious disease (doctors still don’t know exactly what causes it) face major risks that people without this disease don’t have…

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