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Margaret Cantwell

Aortic dissection: Risks, warning signs and the blood pressure check to know

Aortic dissection can strike suddenly, but the risks behind it may build quietly for years. Learn the warning signs, risk factors and why an often-skipped blood pressure check could uncover a hidden vascular problem before it becomes an emergency.

Carolyn Gretton

The alkaline secret to losing 13 pounds in 16 weeks

Weight gain and inflammation create a vicious cycle that sabotages weight loss. But when science teams up to bust inflammation, you can pack on health while the weight falls off. Here’s what the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found works…

Joyce Hollman

The warning your gums send about your kidneys

Your gums may say more about your health than you realize. That’s because chronic kidney disease and gum disease may fuel each other through inflammation, immune changes and harmful oral bacteria. That makes these things a top priority…

Joyce Hollman

This common vitamin may influence Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms appear

What if something you’re doing, or not doing, in midlife could shape your brain years from now? Researchers have uncovered a surprising link to a major Alzheimer’s marker. The findings may change how you think about long-term brain health.

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 food link to weak bones and hip fracture

It’s not rocket science. There are healthy foods and not-so-healthy foods. Then there are ultra-processed foods. The list of reasons you should avoid them just got a little longer…