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by Mila McManus MD How's your cholesterol level? Do you obsess about it? Do you keep a spreadsheet? You know who you are. Did you know: • 50% of people who have a heart attack have normal cholesterol • Merck and Schering-Plough, makers of Zocor, Zetia, and Vytroin, recently revealed their ENHANCE study showed NO…

The National Academy of Sciences proposed in 1941 that a guideline of minimum recommended daily dietary allowances be established for the express purpose of reducing the occurrence of diseases of malnutrition. These diseases of malnutrition include scurvy (caused by deficient levels of vitamin C), pellagra (caused by deficient levels of niacin), and beri- beri (caused…

Arthritis is a disease that causes pain and loss of movement of the joints. The word arthritis literally means joint inflammation (arth=joint, ritis=inflammation), and refers to more than 100 different diseases. Since arthritis comes in so many different forms and no two people are alike, what works for one person or one kind of arthritis…

Even a drink or two a day of alcohol may raise the risk of the most common type of breast tumors-those fueled by the hormones estrogen and progesterone, according to one of the largest studies if its kind. A second study shows that specific variations within two genes involved in metabolizing alcohol are associated with…

You are probably thinking this is a nobrainer. But we are not talking about the yeast used to make bread and other baked goods. We are talking about yeast in your body that can cause a host of problems starting with a yeast infection. Yeast is a single-celled living organism capable of causing infection or…

Do you know which dangerous food ingredients to watch out for in your groceries? These can directly promote heart disease, migraines, obesity, outrageous food cravings, osteoporosis, diabetes and even birth defects. The top three most dangerous ingredients: • Sodium nitrite -- causes cancer, found in processed meats like hot dogs, bacon, sausage. Used to make…

(NaturalNews) With vegetarianism gaining increasing popularity from the 1970's, reaching its peak in the 1990's, soy has emerged as a 'near perfect' food, with supporters claiming it can provide an ideal source of protein, lower cholesterol, protect against cancer and heart disease, reduce menopausal symptoms, and prevent osteoporosis - among many other things. It seems…

You might want to stand up while you read this, especially when you find out what some scientists have discovered about sitting. We all know that sitting can contribute to weight problems and common sense tells us that's because sitting doesn't burn as many calories as, say, standing or walking. But, that isn't the only…

Retain Your Youth! Now there's some evidence that interval training can actually slow down aging. Scientists know that regular aerobic exercise can decrease biological age by 10 years. The reason is that exercise improves mitochondrial function - if you've forgotten your biology lessons, mitochondria live in your cells and are responsible for producing energy. Improved…