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Chronic inflammation: Your brain’s single biggest threat

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date January 19, 2022

AI (Artificial Intelligence) concept.

Until about a decade ago, scientists believed we had a finite number of brain cells that could not be replaced, and that, over time, we continue to lose those brain cells. We now understand they can, in fact, regenerate themselves — and have identified the most significant source of their destruction…

Tags Dementia, Inflammation

Healthy Living Healthy Mood Hormone Health

Dopamine levels and testing: Get your pleasure hormone back

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date February 10, 2023

Thoughtful mature couple looking out through window at home

As part of the brain’s reward system, the hormone dopamine contributes to feelings of pleasure, happiness and motivation. Low levels do just the opposite and may indicate serious neurological conditions. Here’s your mind and body on dopamine…

Tags Depression, Dopamine, Mental Health, Sexual Health

Circulation Health News Health Supplements

Say goodbye to nighttime leg cramps

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date August 14, 2025

A young woman got severe cramps in her calf at night while sleeping.

Nothing jolts you awake like a leg cramp. Sometimes they’re associated with a serious condition. Other times, they strike from too much or too little exercise. Say hello to this vitamin and goodbye to the pain…

Tags Leg cramps, Stretching, Vitamin K2, Wednesday5

Blood Pressure Health News Heart Health Inflammation

3 benefits of a daily coffee that cut Afib risk

Post author By Carolyn Gretton
Post date November 19, 2025

brown natural paper cup of ground coffee with carved white heart on granite embankment of European city, on on background of bank bridge in St. Petersburg

Afib is a heart rhythm disorder that causes the heart to beat too quickly and irregularly. People with Afib have been warned off coffee for years. But in a shocking turn of events, a daily coffee could help manage the condition. Here are 3 reasons why…

Tags AFib, Caffeine, Coffee, Wednesday1

Health News Health Supplements Healthy Diet

5 critical nutrients Americans fall short on

Post author By Carolyn Gretton
Post date August 14, 2025

Each of the five building blocks has a number from 1 to 5 written on it.

If you eat a typical Western diet, chances are good you aren’t getting all the nutrients you need, even from fortified foods, like cereal. In fact, there are five nutrients critical to disease prevention we’re falling short on…

Tags Mediterranean diet, Nutritional Deficiency, Sunday1

Health Supplements Healthy Living

How to power-up your body’s energy grid

Post author By Dr. Mark Wiley
Post date May 18, 2016

Thinking of the human body as being electric sparks the imagination. In Frankenstein, the monster was reanimated using electricity, and in The Matrix, humans were used as batteries. Those examples are fiction, but what happens in your own body is very real.

Tags Nutritional Supplements

Digestive Health Food Allergies

Doctor’s guide to testing for gut and nutrition health

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date January 11, 2016

You know that nutrition is the predominate factor leading to good health. Food allergies are notorious for promoting inflammation in the gut that also robs you of vital nutrients. These tips can help you avoid the pitfalls of poor gut health and guide you to some testing to zero in on the source of your problem.

Health Supplements Healthy Living

11 nutrients and herbs to fight adrenal fatigue

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date October 26, 2016

An elderly woman sits on a sofa and is distressed. She is resting one elbow on the table. She rakes up her hair with a melancholy expression. A sense of weariness. Lack of motivation. In the living room at home. She is a Japanese woman in her seventies.

Adrenal fatigue zaps energy. You need to know how it may be affecting you right now, what causes it, and how you can treat it — to get your life back.

Tags Nutritional Supplements

Health Supplements Heart Health

11 heart-saving nutrients medicines steal from you

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date April 17, 2017

Wouldn’t it be nice if the focus on avoiding heart disease was on natural, safe and effective nutrients instead of synthetic prescription drugs? There are proven nutrients that protect your heart, and a few good reasons why you should seriously consider them…

Tags Heart Disease, Nutritional Deficiency, Nutritional Supplements

Thyroid Health Weight Loss

Why hormones make you heavy

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date August 8, 2016

What happens over the years when you are constantly or repeatedly under high stress demands, be they physical, mental or emotional? You probably guessed it — hormones gone wild that cause weight gain.

Tags Amino Acids, Cortisol, Essential Oils, Hypothyroid, Magnesium

Healthy Diet Healthy Living Paleo

4 evidence-based benefits of eating alkaline foods

Post author By Margaret Cantwell
Post date June 13, 2020

It’s not a reach to assume that most Americans are walking around in a state of metabolic acidosis. No wonder heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and many other chronic metabolic diseases are rampant. Can an alkaline diet really help? Here are four ways the research says it can…

Tags Alkaline Diet, Magnesium, Organic, pH Balance

Autoimmune Health Pain

The sweet fruit that sours fibromyalgia symptoms

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date December 27, 2018

Fibromyalgia means pain, extreme fatigue, memory problems, depression and digestive problems. Treating fibromyalgia has proven challenging. But there may be an unusual way to ease the condition: a tropical fruit with a “sour” name that doesn’t match its flavor.

Tags Fibromyalgia