Naturally Lower Blood Pressure With A Simple Fruit Snack
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that one-third of American adults have prehypertension, or slightly elevated blood pressure, – defined as exhibiting systolic...
Vitamin K2: An Undervalued Vitamin
Two recent studies have highlighted the importance of vitamin K2, particularly in protecting a healthy heart. In March 2015 the Expert Review of Clinical...
Lack of Access to Quality Care Increases Cancer Risk
This just in: Harvard researchers have discovered that nearly 1 in 20 cancer patients die within a month of surgery…a much higher percentage of...
The Heart-Protective Benefits of Nuts
In 2003, buttressed by numerous studies demonstrating the heart-protective benefits of nuts, the FDA issued a formal statement that certain nuts—almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts (not...
Cancer Technology Turning to LED To Detect and Treat with a Flexible LED
You’re probably familiar with LED (light emitting diode) technology for its commercial use in LED TVs and in the lighting industry. LEDs are well...
City Dwellers Need Nature
City living is going strong. Approximately 3.5 billion people across the globe are city dwellers, and according to the director of the United Nation’s...
Caffeine Linked to Hot Flashes and Night Sweats
Studies haven’t seemed to agree when it comes to the link between caffeine and the vasomotor symptoms of menopause (hot flashes and night sweats)....
Stop Sipping the Soda: Sugary Drinks Increase Cancer Risk!
Approximately 50,000 American women are diagnosed with endometrial cancer each year, and of those 8,000 die. University of Missouri researchers recently determined that sugary...
Coffee vs Tea
Trying to decide between tea and coffee? A recent study presented at the ESC Congress weighs in favor of tea in the coffee vs...
Cocoa Flavonols for Heart Health
The world’s been going kookoo for cocoa, and researchers are catching on. As more and more people trade in the milk chocolate for dark—rich...