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A calorie restricted diet isn’t easy. But they can lower blood pressure and inflammation, balance cholesterol, reduce insulin resistance and promote a longer lifespan. Why is cutting calories so good for you? That’s the million-dollar question, but it may not be the only way to get these benefit.

You probably consider yourself to be level-headed, right? Sure, you like to be adventurous, but you draw the line at risky behavior because it’s the smart thing to do. But if you’re among the 1 in 4 who turns to a popular OTC pain reliever for minor aches and pains, you’re unknowingly putting something in your body that can muddy your perception of risk…

The common cold is far from dangerous, but it still makes you miserable by walloping you with a cough, a headache, congestion, a low-grade fever and that awful fatigued feeling you get when you’re sick. But the next time you’re laid up with a serious cold, you have a big bright side to think about… colds may be able to prevent the more dangerous flu virus from infecting your airways…

It’s been drilled into our heads for decades that fat is bad. With obesity comes a higher risk of all kinds of disorders, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancers. But recent research has found that fat may not always be a harbinger of a health problem on the horizon. In fact, if you’ve got thick thighs, you may breathe a sigh of relief…

In 1972, the United States banned the use of the pesticide DDT. But other endocrine-disrupting pesticides have taken its place and are still in use. Luckily, there are ways to protect yourself from exposure to these endocrine-disrupting chemicals that cause breast cancer.

Reduced muscle mass can lead to a lack of mobility, lower quality of life and even steal your independence. Now though, there’s a new weapon in your arsenal that could make all the difference — a simple and delicious way to kick your muscle strength into gear by stimulating the production of special cells in your body that boost muscle growth and repair…

If you don’t have asthma, you probably know someone who does and know they keep an inhaler close by. Oral steroids can be part of asthma management, too, since inflammation is a troublesome component of the condition. But experts fear these medications are being overprescribed and are leading to some very serious side effects…

Anticholinergics, also called antispasmodics, treat everything from Parkinson’s to COPD and asthma to irritable bowel syndrome. Some are even found in over-the-counter allergy medications. But at least three recent studies point to a strong connection between anticholinergic use and cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s.

If you’re a “social smoker,” you may think your health risk from lung cancer and other tobacco-related diseases is much smaller than if you smoke a pack a day. But is that true?

A lot of anxiety sufferers find ways to improve their symptoms, but they never quite slay their inner anxiety demon completely. If you can relate to this struggle, you need to know that the root of all those sleepless nights, panic attacks and anxious sweats may be your thyroid.

For over a decade, experts have waffled about whether omega-3 intake can help you stay heart healthy. Now, the largest meta-analysis to date has found conclusive proof that whatever amount you might get through diet, you should consider supplementing for ample cardioprotection…

Have you ever wondered if you’re going to end up with Alzheimer’s and when? The truth is that while there is genetic testing for the disease, having or not having the gene won’t answer those questions. But there is another indicator that Alzheimer’s is likely in your future…. one that you can turn around.

Everyone is trying to curb chronic inflammation nowadays. That’s because science has clearly identified it as a major contributor to disease and pain. Popular approaches to dousing it include anti-inflammatory diets and drugs. But a kind of mental therapy can significantly slash your levels — no diet changes or drugs needed!

Based on all the latest research, your vitamin D levels may be a window into your future. They can determine your risk for conditions like heart disease, multiple sclerosis, cancer, osteoporosis and diabetes. The free, circulating vitamin D levels in your blood may be the best indicator of whether your vitamin D levels are in the danger zone.

When you’re living with chronic pain, it’s easy to find yourself giving up activities that you love. But that decrease in your get-up-and-go could actually be due less to the pain itself and more about how you think and feel about your pain. Here’s what you need to know about the pain catastrophizing trap and how to escape it…

Diabetes tends to run in families. In fact, your doctor will tell you that if your mom, dad or grandparents have blood sugar problems, you’re at higher risk. But, does that mean your fate is sealed? The answer is no. There’s a completely changeable factor that plays a much bigger role in whether or not you end up with diabetes.

Chronic kidney disease is surprisingly common. People living with the disease have damaged kidneys that are unable to filter out bodily wastes and fluids efficiently. This leaves harmful levels of wastes circulating in the body, which can damage other organs (like your heart and brain). So, how can you keep your kidneys safe and healthy? Follow these six lifestyle changes…

Have you ever heard of honeybee venom therapy? It’s the use of honeybee venom for medicinal purposes (either through injections or intentional bee stings). A lot of people think it’s just a new age health practice, but it’s been used for over 5,000 years to treat a variety of conditions ranging from gout to chronic pain to multiple sclerosis. Fighting breast cancer may soon be added to that list…

Carrying excess fat around the midsection raises your risk of heart disease, diabetes, metabolic disturbances, dementia and, in women, breast cancer. Now, at least two recent studies have connected visceral fat with prostate cancer. Not just prostate cancer, but the advanced kind that normally proves fatal.

There are a lot of eye problems you can fall victim to as you get older. But perhaps the most concerning is glaucoma. It’s one of the few that can cause permanent and complete blindness. On the bright side, it’s possible to reduce your odds of ever developing the disease in the first place. One of the most effective ways is a popular diet…

While the term processed food is one most of us have heard, the concept of ultra-processed food is a litter trickier. These zero nutrition foods have been linked to everything from diabetes and high blood pressure to cancer. And a recent study has more bad news. they speed up your biological aging…

The human body was designed to sleep during the night and stay awake during the day. Mixing that up leads to problems. In fact, research shows there may be certain critical functions that your body will only perform during a nighttime sleep session… like clearing all the dementia-causing wastes out of your brain.

Holding strange neck positions over and over again, only to find little to no lasting relief? We’ve all been there, but now, we finally know why… and what is not going to help, like stretching. If you really want to get the root of your neck problem, and experience lasting relief, give this a try…

Every move we make throughout the day causes our cells to stretch and deform. The problem is that these stretched and misshapen cells could lead to permanent DNA damage and even cancer. So how are we able to keep moving without destroying our cells? New research tells us that the answer lies with calcium…

After surviving a heart attack, making lifestyle changes to prevent a second attack is vital. Yet, even with the motivation a heart attack provides, actually giving up bad habits and replacing them with new, healthy ones can be a challenge. Luckily, a new study has found a simple way to more than double your chances of success.

Once you’re over 50, you lose about one percent of your muscle mass per year. Not only can it lead to frailty, but it’s also linked to a higher risk of physical disability and even type-2 diabetes. So how do you prevent your muscle mass from slipping away with age? The answer may be simpler than you’d think…

Roughly 36 million people in the U.S. alone take cholesterol-lowering medications, also known as statin drugs. Yet, with the massive number of statin prescriptions doctors write, is there truly evidence that they save lives? New revelations are that inconsistencies and contradictory evidence has been swept under the rug…

People with stomach cancer (gastric cancer) often don’t show symptoms until the disease has reached advanced stages. The common bacterium H. pylori causes stomach cancer, but even if you carry this germ in your digestive tract, your diet can help keep you from falling victim, especially if you’re a fan of cranberry juice…

The next time you get the urge to crack open your favorite soda, think again. These drinks can irreparably damage your teeth, and it’s not just the sugar. With every sip they’re interfering with an important protective mechanism in your mouth….

Napping can come with big benefits like helping you relax, improving your mood and keeping you alert when you need it most. But lying down for a snooze in the middle of the day isn’t necessarily harmless. If your naps go long they could actually have a negative impact on your heart…

Resveratrol binds to estrogen receptors and provides unique anti-estrogen activity, which inhibits tumor transformation and cell growth. But one issue that can limit resveratrol’s effectiveness is its low bioavailability. That’s an easy fix, though, when you combine resveratrol with…

You’ve probably already heard that you should supplement vitamin D. What you don’t know though is that the supplement you’ve been taking is missing a vital piece of the puzzle that boosts your immunity, helps you heal and even fights off infections and cancer.

Some people can eat anything, barely exercise, stay thin and effortlessly balance their blood sugar. So what’s the difference between someone who can eat what they want and someone who has to count every calorie? It all comes down to metabolic health…

Chances are you’ll be more active this spring and summer. Baseball games, gardening or golf might mean less time working out, cycling or walking. To enjoy an injury-free summer, follow these few tips to adjust your routine but keep up with your fitness….

There’s one particular piece of produce you should try your hand at this summer — tomatoes. They’re relatively easy to grow, and if you succeed, you’ll be rewarded with fresh, tasty tomatoes all season. Even more exciting, you could lower your cancer risk too…

One thing us women have to deal with throughout our lives are hormones. From period pains and mood swings, to sore swollen breasts, bloating and lower back aches in the middle years. When the big dreaded menopause hits, it can be an even rockier ride. But it doesn’t have to be…

Your doctor is probably a great guy. He went to school for years to learn how to heal people. But he didn’t go to school to learn how to keep you from getting sick in the first place. If he did, he was sorely disappointed because there was an essential class missing…

Did you ever notice that drugs are constantly found to have more side effects and dangers, whereas nutrients are always being found to have more benefits? Resveratrol is a prime example.

If you sit or stand too much, without moving most of your muscle groups on a regular basis, stiffness and pain in your neck, shoulders and hips may be something you consider “normal.” Well, it’s not…

Think your dry, irritated eyes are just due to allergies? If you’ve been using prescription eye drops to block the histamines searching for relief, you could be wasting your time. The real cause behind your dry eye problems could be hormonal… But we’ve got five ways you can get relief…

Your body needs a wide range of nutrients to perform its functions. But there is one vitamin that supports every function in your body and can miraculously reduce your risk of all causes of death — even the big ones like heart disease, stroke and cancer…

In one of my favorite books there’s a reference to the old days when the chief of the tribe was executed at the first sign of a gray hair. Sometimes being over forty can feel like that. But the actual statistics suggest otherwise…

There’s a strong chance whether you’re sitting or standing that you’re putting your lower back at risk. But in addition, you’re missing out on an easy way to retrain your body to strengthen your core.

Cancer cells metabolize glucose in a very different way than healthy cells. It’s this altered metabolism that is linked to the growth, survival, maintenance and proliferation of cancer cells. In other words, glucose (or sugar) makes you more susceptible to cancer…

Scientists have an unfortunate forecast for this summer: They’re expecting a bumper crop of ticks. In fact, they think it might be the largest increase in the tick population on record. You’ll want to take precaution not only for Lyme disease, but a new tick-borne disease…

Stress can be both healthy and harmful and each of us experiences it differently. But one thing is certain: Workplace stress is a big, big problem that can derail your health and your life. Send it on its way by following these five steps…

Anyone who has experienced knee pain knows it is far more than just a functional issue… but luckily there is one powerful protein that can provide significant relief from your knee pain and even strengthen the joint itself.

There’s one surprising way you can improve your health this spring: Head to a baseball game and grab the all-American, heart-healthy, superfood snack that’s been shown time and again to have an amazing effect on your cardiovascular system…

The adrenal glands are responsible for producing around 50 different hormones and helping with blood sugar regulation, stress adaptation, immunity and gut health. But when they’re stressed, your body pays the price…

What if eating cheese was not only completely fine for your heart, but helped you lose weight rather than gain it? That would be the best news ever. And lucky for us cheese-lovers that seems to be the case…

Want to make your brain 7 years younger? Maybe reduce cognitive decline by 90 percent? Every day you might read something about how to save your brain health. But I can almost guarantee you’ll never again come across a brain-saving tip this easy…

TV commercials tell you when things hurt to reach for a bottle of aspirin, ibuprofen or naproxen for relief. Yet there’s a constant stream of clinical studies indicating that could set you up for a big pain in the heart.

It wasn’t a lack of exercise that put belly fat there. It was hormones. You can give up or you can harness your hormones to get the results you want. That means you’ve got to do things differently, starting with how you exercise…

Nourishing your gut bugs can improve bone health, hormone regulation, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, respiratory conditions and more. The key? Bacterial diversity — as long as you try to encourage the beneficial gut bacteria, while keeping the bad bacteria away…

Want to stay healthy longer, be less stressed, and even get stronger bones? Then, it’s time to get a cat. The sound of a cat purring can do everything from preventing heart attacks to healing injuries. Who knew our furry friends were so powerful?

Certain elements, namely heavy metals, are considered systemic toxicants — meaning they don’t just poison one area of your body… they’re known to spread and induce multiple organ damage even at lower levels of exposure.

Did you know that running improves your joint health, retrains your brain to need less sleep, gives you more youthful muscles and may even reduce your risk for cancer? To get started, make sure you follow these 7 safe and healthy tips…

Back in the 90s cardio kickboxing came into vogue. But how about something more holistic, like whole-body exercises that work the core, balance, endurance and strength – using body weight at all levels? Let’s get started!

Overactive bladder can be stressful. But one of the most common prescription medications for overactive bladder comes with some serious side effects that are much worse than all the urinary urgency, frequency, stress or incontinence in the world…

If you’ve ever suffered from hay fever, you know it’s no walk in the park. In fact, it can turn a mere walk in a park into an unpleasant, sneeze-and-sniffle-filled ordeal that, it turns out, may be caused by an imbalance between different types of immune cells. Here’s how to fix that…