One of the most worrisome aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the spike it causes in colorectal cancer risk. A team of researchers sought to better understand this link, and what they discovered could revolutionize IBD treatment…

If you live with type 2 diabetes, your doctor has probably recommended weight loss. That’s because dropping the extra pounds is one of the most effective ways to improve your blood sugar. Now according to a new study, there’s one more big benefit that could get you your best health — naturally…

Doctors use tools to assess the risk of heart attack and stroke based on our arteries. But they’ve just been deemed “not optimal” at preventing half of heart attacks. While the medical community grapples with how to enhance early detection, there are a few things you can do at home to help…

Type 2 diabetes keeps trending up. That’s why we write about it. Not enough people know they can do something about it, starting with diet. But work smarter, not harder, with a functional food that goes straight to the core of the problem…

Green tea’s healthy reputation spans centuries, and over the last several decades, its laundry list of health benefits has been well researched. But if you’re not careful about how you drink it, contaminants can ruin them.

Hypertension has long been the silent killer, damaging blood vessels without obvious symptoms until heart disease develops. However, experts are warning about a new silent killer, just as pervasive and sneaky, making up 60 percent of the average American adult’s diet…

Your hard-working gut is involved in a lot more than digestion. It also plays a role in heart health. In fact, researchers have found a connection between the gut and an imbalance that could be silently raising your heart disease risk right now…

PFAS are “forever chemicals” that most of us already carry in our bodies. But the newest generation of these chemicals is accelerating biological aging in middle-aged men by disrupting genes at the heart of how and why we age…

Weight loss with GLP-1 agonists is rapid and impressive. No wonder they’re so popular. But more problems are catching up with these fast-acting drugs, and your bones and joints may pay the price…

I’m bringing up that word: exercise. Truth is there are few ways around it, and nothing but good if you can embrace it, like shaving a year off your brain’s age. But don’t give up hope if you can’t exercise…

Have you seen that TikTok video where the ice cream sandwich doesn’t melt? It’s all thanks to an additive that gives your taste buds the ice cream you love, and your gut a toxic, acidic ingredient that does serious damage…

If you close your eyes and picture someone having a heart attack, you probably see an older man clutching his chest. A masssive study of a million hospitalizations proves how outdated that image is…