Metabolic Syndrome

Carolyn Gretton

What your neck size can reveal about your heart

BMI was considered the gold standard for estimating a person’s body fat, until we learned it overlooked a critical detail that’s a much stronger indication for heart trouble, one your neck size could reveal…

Carolyn Gretton

What cranberries can do for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and more

When you hear cranberries mentioned in a health conversation, you probably immediately think of urinary tract infections. But then we heard about their effect on cholesterol. Turns out that was just the tip of the iceberg for these little berries…

Virginia Tims-Lawson

The Amazonian fruit ‘prescription’ that tames blood sugar

Insulin resistance is a driver for the cluster of conditions that make up metabolic syndrome. When blood sugar spikes often, the pancreas produces too much insulin and the body stops responding to it. Once that door opens, it’s hard to keep the other conditions out.

Virginia Tims-Lawson

3 ways this ingredient raises blood pressure—and it’s not salt

Think salt is the only blood pressure danger lurking in the food you eat? Think again! This common, everyday ingredient, often hidden, is not only a triple threat to your blood pressure health; combining it with salt can accelerate your numbers…

Joyce Hollman

The surprisingly common syndrome linked to Parkinson’s

It’s estimated one-third of Americans face an elevated risk of stroke, kidney disease and dementia, all because of one common sydnrome. Now it’s been linked to Parkinson’s. How can you avoid it?

Carolyn Gretton

Do seed oils really deserve their bad reputation?

Seed oils are linked to poor health, starting with the heart. But part of that is an unholy alliance with processed foods. Newer research is begging the question: What if everything we’ve been told about seed oils is wrong?