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There’s been some debate over the years about whether omega-3s reduce heart disease risk. But a new study may put the decades-long debate to rest. Not only does it show that omega-3s come with substantial cardiovascular perks, but it also shows exactly how these healthy fats help your heart…

It’s becoming commonplace to find that medicines we’ve thought were safe, aren’t. In fact, some of them are downright dangerous. Remember the recent warning about carcinogens in your heartburn medication? If you’d like to build a natural medicine cabinet, here are seven starters for you…

For far too many years, Alzheimer’s disease has been a mystery to the medical community. Doctors and researchers are unsure why it starts… much less how to find a cure. But they’re closing in on the puzzle. They’ve identified the one factor that may play the biggest role in fighting the progression of the disease.

The origins of celiac disease, which afflicts one in 100 adults worldwide, were largely believed to be genetic. But research has found that toxic chemicals, some commonly found throughout our homes, are associated with a higher risk of developing the autoimmune disease.

Junk food contributes to disease-causing inflammation. But it’s almost impossible not to hit the drive-thru from time to time. Just make sure you counteract your burger and fries with these inflammation-fighting spices…

Most of us don’t think twice when we click our gas stoves on to cook. But maybe we should. Gas stoves are exposing us to pollution levels so high they would be illegal if they were outside. And this exposure can contribute to everything from asthma to heart disease to cancer.

Resveratrol is a polyphenol, a plant compound that acts as an antioxidant. It’s found in red wine and dark chocolate. If you want to wind back the clock on your brain’s age by up to a decade, go ahead and indulge a little!

If you’re feeling anxious, down, or lonely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic you’re not alone. Anxiety and depression numbers have skyrocketed since the lockdowns began. A collection of apps can help significantly reduce your stress and anxiety, and they’re free!

You probably already know that bad nutrition and poor sleep can sabotage your immune system. But there are some lesser-known habits you may be engaging in right now that are compromising your immune system’s ability to protect you at a time when you need it most.

With all the hype around green tea’s health benefits, it’s tempting to sip on the stuff all day, every day. But it turns out that drinking too much of this typically healthy beverage comes with a few potential side effects… including one serious one.

High blood pressure and heart disease go hand in hand. Most of us get checked regularly at our doctor’s office. Hopefully yours is in the green… but there’s a way to check it to see if red zone numbers are in your future.

I’m focusing on superfood combinations that can boost my immune system and tame inflammation. Both will lower my chances of a COVID-19 infection, or any infection, for that matter. And since spring has finally arrived and it’s warm out, I’d like to share five of my favorite superfood smoothie recipes with you.

Stay-at-home orders have most of us sitting more than ever. Estimates show that levels of physical activity have plummeted by 32 percent, leading to added stress and depression as well as weight gain. A new study has shown that substituting nap time for sitting time could help you feel and be healthier.

Fiber is a health-giving, life-saving nutrient. Research shows eating a high fiber diet decreases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and colorectal cancer. It also extends life expectancy. The problem is, not all sources of fiber deliver the same benefits — especially if they’re “whole grain.”

With all the stress, uncertainty and monotonous days spent hunkered down at home, many of us are eating less healthy than we normally would. But it turns out, even a little bit of junk food has a swift and serious impact on your brain’s ability to function.

Both diabetes and high blood pressure significantly increase your risk of dying from both heart attack and stroke, with diabetes alone nearly doubling that risk. Now, new research has found that simply adding more dairy to your diet could be the key to avoiding both conditions, especially if you go full fat.

If you live with indigestion that causes bloating and stomach pain, you might be tempted to head to your doctor for a prescription. But wait… many of those pills have been linked to Alzheimer’s. Luckily, a new study has found safe, effective indigestion relief in an ancient Chinese practice.

With obesity on the rise, more people are looking at green tea as an aid in fat burning and weight loss, as well as for its other health benefits. An international group of researchers did a deep dive into how green tea can help with weight loss.

We spend a lot of time talking about the dangers of high blood pressure. But did you know that low blood pressure (hypotension) holds dangers all its own? Here’s what you need to know about hypotension, its effects and how to prevent it.

Alzheimer’s is one of the scariest diseases on the planet. It doesn’t just steal your life, it steals who you are and the lifetime of memories you’ve accumulated. Scientists have proven that one of the easiest ways to postpone or even prevent Alzheimer’s could be found in your bathroom.

There are changes you can make in your forties that will keep you healthier, more energetic and more alert for decades to come. Here are 11 changes you can make that will make a big difference over time.

A new study says there’s a little-known factor that could be increasing your chances of ending up with worrisome cholesterol levels. It’s something you could be drinking on a daily basis.

Potatoes are probably the most controversial vegetable. No one would say that broccoli is unhealthy, but potatoes have plenty of naysayers… mostly because they’re high in carbs. But the truth is that potatoes are a good source of nutrients, including protein that can fuel your muscles.

The vital antioxidant nutrient Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is responsible for providing an energy spark to all 100 trillion of your body’s cells. And scientists have proven that sufficient CoQ10 is critical for producing 95 percent of your body’s personal energy. But its effects go much deeper…

When your thyroid is functioning properly, your health blossoms. When it isn’t, the effects on your health can be more widespread than you’d ever imagine. Here is a list of 9 lesser-known signs of thyroid trouble you need to be aware of.

Vitamin D and calcium, the dynamic duo of bone health, are probably the first things you think of when you think about how to keep your bones healthy… but vitamin K is crucial for building bone strength and can be found in many of the foods we eat.

High sugar intake is directly linked to liver cancer, liver scarring and fatty liver disease — a condition that can lead to cirrhosis. But there is a zero-calorie savior that can satisfy your sweet tooth and save your liver — stevia.

Spending time in the sunshine lifts your mood and gives you a vitamin D boost that keeps your bones and your immune system strong. But it also leads to UVB-induced skin damage and premature aging. Could supplementing collagen reverse that damage and restore youthful skin?

If you want to reduce your odds of developing Alzheimer’s, you should make one simple change to your diet — eat more flavonoid-rich foods. Why? Because the amount you eat now directly impacts your risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia in the decades to come.

When you think of apple cider vinegar, you probably picture that tangy salad dressing that makes your mouth water or that tart marinade that gives your favorite chicken dish an extra kick. But, if you’re only using the flavor-packed powerhouse in your cooking, you could be missing out on some big health benefits…

If you’re not feeding the bacteria in your gut correctly, they look for food elsewhere, like your gut lining. That could lead to leaky gut syndrome and a host of unpleasant conditions and chronic diseases.

Your body has some pretty sophisticated ways to help you adapt to where you live, how you live and what you have available to eat. But what happens when changes happen too fast? Our bodies can’t adapt to the pace of changes to our food and environment.

The fruit of the vine has a real romance to it. And whether it’s a coincidence or not, grapes protect your heart. You see, when your heart’s antioxidant defenses falter, that’s when you’re open to high blood pressure which leads to heart disease.

I think one of the best things about Thanksgiving is the leftovers. But my kids get easily bored after a day or two of turkey. So to avoid leftover burnout, I found this recipe that specifically featured Thanksgiving meal leftovers and I think it’s going to be an after-holiday tradition with my family.

If you’re over 40, you’re fighting an uphill battle to preserve your muscle mass. That’s because you’re slowly losing muscle to sarcopenia, muscle loss caused by the aging process.

There’s not much that can be done to prevent type 1 diabetes. However, type 2 diabetes is a different story. Before you become one more person relying on shots and medications, you can take steps to stop the madness…

When you’re under oxidative stress, the system breaks down. T cells run short of an enzyme that keeps their membrane intact. The result: a chronic infection that your immune system can never quite get rid of, the development of an autoimmune disease, or even nastier things, like cancer. That’s why this vitamin is so important…

When you were a kid you probably thought of the tomato as a vegetable, and now they’re calling them “tomato fruit.” But whether you’re old school or new age, the fact is: tomatoes help your heart.

Core stability, hip and leg strength are essential to an active lifestyle, good posture and protecting the knees. Tema Esberg of Potentia Personal Training shows you this simple “shoulder bridge with hip dips” exercise to tone and strengthen these areas in this easy-to-follow video.

You’ve heard all your life that for health and hydration, it’s necessary to consume eight glasses of water a day. If you drink your eight on a particular day, but instead of water, you switched things up a bit and had four glasses of water and four glasses of coffee—have you met your quota?

Can it really be true that all you have to do is walk and it will help you live longer and avoid disease? Let’s look at the evidence.

Eggs, carbs, bacon, grilling, frying… with so much inconsistent information, what are we supposed to believe is good for us? Now we hear that cooking with vegetable oil may be cancerous.

I’m always looking for natural ways to maintain my energy throughout the day. The most important thing for me is to avoid those foods and drinks that put me on a rollercoaster of highs and lows. For healthy, sustained energy try some of these natural energy boosters that work great…

It’s so important to start each day with the right mix of nutrients. You don’t need a heavy breakfast or even all the food groups, as long as your ‘meal’ is nutrient-dense. That’s easy to do with smoothies and shakes…

For 30 years now, alternative doctors and integrative medicine specialists have been showing us how foods can prevent cancer, and which herbs and plants fight cancer. But drug companies can’t make any money from you if you don’t equate synthetic chemical drugs and “medicine” with health. And now they want to try and tell you that…

It’s being called “medical overuse.” A too-forgiving term for overdiagnosis and overtreatment. It can also be defined as a healthcare practice that patients wouldn’t get if they knew what was in it for them — which for most procedures is potentially nothing.

Few things are as comforting as warm soup when the air outside begins to cool. Few things are as easy to cook either, or capable of packing loads of nutrition and health-boosting vitamins and minerals into one dish.

We’re very deficient in vitamin C, and getting enough of it is a powerful cancer preventative. Spend just a brief amount of time and you’ll see new studies that show people who get the most vitamin C have a 30 percent lower risk for…

Advertising and hype is everywhere. So it takes some effort to look behind the claims at the evidence. But as you look further into the claims about coffee’s potential health effects, it’s getting hard to argue the drink’s many benefits.

Did you know that most prostate cancers do not spread and are not life-threatening? That’s the good news. The bad news is that the other forms of prostate cancer are aggressive, invade bones and organs, and are fatal. The number one factor that dropped deadly prostate cancer risk more than any other was…

Health is not merely the absence of disease. Lifestyle factors contribute to a symbiotic relationship in which your health is greatly affected by your quality of life. Doctor’s may soon have to accept that…

Laurent Vidal is a 30-year-old French triathlete. An Olympian in the prime of his athletic career. And he had a heart attack. What Vidal and his trainers and doctors never knew – but what researchers have just discovered – is that there are two little-known warning signs that cardiac arrest may be threatening.

Your thyroid hormones are important for numerous functions in the body, and several chronic health conditions can be improved — which most people have no clue are even related — by treating low thyroid hormone function.

Fruit, walnuts, maple syrup and cinnamon. Besides being delicious, this one sweet treat has so much healthy goodness going on, you could practically eat it everyday and feel great about it. Desserts like this satisfy your sweet tooth in a way that promotes weight loss success.

Have you ever felt like your genes are working against you? Maybe your dad had a heart attack. But even if your family’s health history is stacked against you, your fate is far from sealed.

It’s bound to happen over the holidays. You’re served a cocktail, encouraged to try someone’s new dip, or told to “live a little.” If you’re feeling like a salmon swimming upstream, consider the following…

We’re supposed to feel thankful at Thanksgiving. But what if you just don’t? Joyous reminders of the holiday season ahead may not make you feel good if you believe things are going wrong…

Technology is everywhere. It’s practically unavoidable nowadays. And there’s no denying these devices make your life easier and more entertaining in a lot of ways… but they also come with hidden health dangers.

The fuss over sugar seems easily solved by just indulging your sweet tooth with a healthier option: fruit. But even though all of us should be eating more fruit, research shows that not all fruits are created equal when it comes to health effects.

The holiday half-dozen-pound weight gain can turn into more than a baker’s dozen. Here are a few of our favorite holiday recipes to maintain us right through the winter with energy and vitality.