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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…

Carolyn Gretton

When sleep disorders double up to triple your heart disease risk

COMISA stands for comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea, two conditions that together substantially raise risks of hypertension and heart disease. Treating only one is like bailing water out of a boat without fixing the leak.

Carolyn Gretton

The berry that takes down triglycerides and LDL

It’s America’s favorite berry because we love the taste. Now research shows if you’re having trouble managing your triglyerides and LDL, you have another good reasons to eat them…

Joyce Hollman

The cholesterol fix that sweeps forever chemicals away

Experts warn that every person in the U.S. is walking around with a body full of disease-causing forever chemicals. Seems a formidable challenge to overcome, until someone stumbled upon this cholesterol connection…

Joyce Hollman

The exotic fruit that could prevent fatty liver

Fatty liver is fast becoming a growing problem for many Americans. If it progresses, it can turn into a world of hurt. That’s why scientists feverishly look for ways to halt it in its tracks. Adding this exotic fruit to your diet may be the easiest way yet…

Joyce Hollman

When vitamin D helps lower blood pressure the most

Vitamin D is linked to positive impacts from healthy aging to prevention. Its effect on blood pressure has been inconclusive, however. But new research finds it may be a matter of when and who vitamin D can help the most…