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The strange connection between sleep, food (or vice versa) and heart disease in women

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date March 9, 2020

Women are particularly prone to sleep disturbances across their life span. And heart disease is the leading cause of death of women in the U.S. Is there a connection? It’s prompted researchers to examine how poor sleep quality and not enough sleep is related to the risk of obesity and heart disease…

Healthy Living Inflammation Mental Health

Inflammation fix helps fight depression and obesity

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date May 11, 2020

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I’m being careful to make very conscious choices about what I eat these days. See, the link between depression and weight gain is well established. But there’s another piece of the puzzle that may be the root of the problem and the answer to fixing it…

Tags Depression, Inflammation, Obesity

Healthy Diet Heart Health Prescription Drugs

Cacao: The superfood to beat statins

Post author By Dr. Michael Cutler
Post date February 12, 2025

Cacao is a superfood with 40 times the antioxidants of blueberries. Impressive enough, but do you know about their impact on heart health that challenges popularly prescribed statins? I bet you haven’t heard a peep about it…

Tags Cacao, Cholesterol, Statins, Superfoods, Wednesday2

Bone Health Sugar Sweeteners

How sugar gives you osteoporosis

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date January 22, 2019

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The sugar habit is hard to kick. Add to that the fact it’s hiding in places like bread, yogurt, ketchup, dried fruit, and salad dressing, and it seems almost impossible to escape. We’d better try, though, because now there’s even more evidence of its harm…

Tags Calcium, Magnesium, Osteoporosis

Healthy Diet

6 ways this forgotten health nut can improve your health

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date March 28, 2019

There are several health conditions you can improve by chomping on a few nuts. But are you limited to just almonds, walnuts or pistachios? Not at all! In fact you should eat a handful of this forgotten health nut every day. Now, here’s how they can help…

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Healthy Diet Weight Loss

Don’t ignore these 4 food cravings

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date April 5, 2019

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Do you ever find yourself overcome by food cravings so strong your willpower goes out the window? But if you find yourself craving certain foods over and over again, it’s actually more than just inconvenient. It’s a sign of what’s really going on with your health…

Tags Blood sugar, Dehydration, Iron, Magnesium

Mental Health Prescription Drugs

Did the FDA really just approve a ‘party drug’ to treat depression?

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date April 8, 2019

Ketamine has long been abused as a “street drug,” with side effects like convulsions, irregular heartbeat, hives, shortness of breath and blurry vision. So, why would the FDA approve a drug from this dangerous source for people who are already emotionally at risk, and put off a “natural drug” that’s safer?

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Healthy Diet

4 powerful reasons to pop some pistachios now (slideshow)

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date August 31, 2018

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The Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that when healthy adults with high LDL levels ate one serving of pistachios daily, their LDL cholesterol levels dropped by nine percent. Those who ate two servings per day saw a 12 percent drop in LDL. That’s just for starters…

Tags Superfoods

Healthy Diet Sugar Sweeteners

6 ways to bake heart-healthy holiday sweets

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date September 26, 2023

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Holiday baking is going into full swing. That means lots of butter and sugar, right? If you’ve been reading here for a while, you know that it isn’t the butter that will kill you. It’s the sugar. Here are seven ways to enjoy holiday sweets without heart attack danger…

Healthy Living Mental Health

Is it depression… or cancer?

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date February 12, 2018

People with depression are often stigmatized. Slowly, light is being shed on the fact that depression is, in fact, an illness, just like any other. It can also be a signal that other things are wrong with the body: vitamin deficiencies, hormonal imbalances… even cancer. Here’s one woman’s story…

Blood Pressure Heart Health

Why blood pressure testing is mostly wrong

Post author By Craig Cooper
Post date September 18, 2024

Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease and the second greatest health threat. Getting an accurate measurement of blood pressure is critical. But are we? Some experts say change is needed…

Tags Blood Pressure Support, Health News

Healthy Diet

5 tasty seeds that slow aging, fight cancer and help you sleep

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date March 28, 2018

Sometimes, it’s the smallest part of a plant that contains the most powerful nutrition. Seeds, for example, are tiny powerhouses packed with goodness that could actually help you live longer and healthier by staving off disease and conditions, like…

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