Fact or Myth: Can Eating Nuts Help You Live Longer?

This is FACT. For three decades, Harvard researchers tracked 76,464 women in the Nurses' Health Study and 42,498 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study,...

Fact or Myth: Do Green Tea and Iron Cancel Each Other Out?

This is FACT. A new study in the American Journal of Pathology suggests that drinking green tea with an iron-rich meal (or iron supplement) negates...
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Fact or Myth: Can Curcumin Protect Against Cancer?

This is FACT. Studies indicate that curcumin may help treat and protect against cancer, slow tumor growth, and sensitize cancer stem cells to chemotherapy treatments. How...

Fact or Myth: Does Curcumin Fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases?

This is FACT. Alzheimer’s disease is the number one cause of dementia in the elderly…and your risk for it doubles every 5 years past age...

Fact or Myth: Do Crunches Flatten Your Stomach?

This is MYTH. 500 crunches a day won’t give you the flat abs you crave…if you have an extra layer of fat on your belly!...

Fact or Myth: Do Water Workouts Offer the Same Fitness Benefits as Land-based Workouts?

This is FACT. According to a study published in the International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, swimmers’ risk of death is about half that...
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Fact or Myth: Can Prayer Improve Health?

This is FACT. More than 55% of Americans pray every day, but can this spiritual practice help heal the body and mind? Research suggests it...

Fact or Myth: Is BPA-Free Plastic Safer?

This is MYTH. Research keeps showing that endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be a primary reason why the United States has seen a significant rise in premature...

Fact or Myth: Do Copper Bracelets Ease Arthritis?

This is MYTH. Many arthritis sufferers swear that copper bracelets ease arthritis. It’s an ancient folk remedy that has held strong even in modern times;...

Fact or Myth: Do Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Cause Obesity?

This is FACT. There are many factors that have led to the current obesity epidemic, but they aren’t all related to diet and exercise. Research...