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Joyce Hollman

The melt-proof ice cream additive damaging your gut

Have you seen that TikTok video where the ice cream sandwich doesn’t melt? It’s all thanks to an additive that gives your taste buds the ice cream you love, and your gut a toxic, acidic ingredient that does serious damage…

Joyce Hollman

High-fat cheese may protect your brain from dementia

Do you shy away from the cheeseboard at parties? I used to, but that’s changing, like the saturated fat myth that had all of us eating low-fat dairy. Turns out high-fat cheese may support your brain, and not harm your heart…

Carolyn Gretton

What happens when you stop supplementing omega-3s

Omega-3s are healthy fats your body can’t make on its own. They help lower triglycerides and reduce risk of stroke. Here’s what you should know about getting them from food or supplements and the impact your metabolism could have on your levels…

Carolyn Gretton

The nut that defends against age-related vision loss

Vision loss is a risk that increases every passing year, thanks to threats like age-related macular degeneration. But it’s one that could be reduced if we got more of one specific eye nutrient. This is the easiest way to do that…

Carolyn Gretton

Eat this dairy daily to lower blood pressure by almost 7 points

If you have high blood pressure, you know it’s tough to get your readings down to normal levels, even with medication. One popular food known for health benefits could tank it by 7 points…

Carolyn Gretton

The vitamin that could save your fatty liver

Fatty liver, now called Metabolic-associated steatotic fatty liver disease, affects more than 100 million of us in the U.S. The good news is that it’s reversible when caught early, and that may have gotten a lot easier…