Gout isn’t just a disease that attacked historical heavyweights like Henry VIII. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association seeks to determine if sugar-laden sodas and orange juice increase the likelihood that women will develop gout. Gout is a form of arthritis that occurs when crystals of uric acid accumulate in … Continue reading “Gout Linked to Consumption of Sugary Beverages”
The traditional Chinese medicinal herb phyllanthus urinaria, or chamberbitter, has been found to effectively fight liver fat, according to scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Researchers say that chamberbitter reduces inflammation and fibrosis – or scarring – in the liver and that it was useful in treating mice with the liver condition non-alcoholic … Continue reading “Chamberbitter Fights Fatty Liver Disease”
Circadian rhythms – they keep our systems in balance and running on a schedule. Our internal clocks, which control everything from sleep-wake cycles to hormones to appetite, are set according to the amount of light that enters the brain. Until now, how this happens has largely been a mystery. Biologists from Johns Hopkins, University of … Continue reading “Eyes Control the Internal Body Clock”
According to the Johns Hopkins medical team, the following medications can increase one’s blood pressure: ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil); corticosteroids like prednisone; cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune; used to suppress the immune system); epoetin alfa (Epogen, Procrit; used to treat anemia in cancer patients); estrogens such as those in hormone replacement therapy; migraine drugs such as sumatriptan … Continue reading “Medications that Can Contribute to High Blood Pressure”
A diet enriched with antioxidant nutrients can help to improve insulin resistance in adults with metabolic syndrome. Individuals with metabolic syndrome exhibit increased some or all of the following: waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting glucose and triglycerides, and a reduction in high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. They have a reduced ability to utilize insulin, and … Continue reading “Antioxidants Can Help Protect Against Metabolic Syndrome”
Although McDonald’s has made some excellent strides in food sustainability such as serving free-range eggs and organic milk in the United Kingsom, a recent article exposed that the chickens they use are grown in deplorable conditions.
Osteoporosis (loss of calcium in bones) affects 44 million men and women in the United States today, resulting in 1.5 million fractures each year. Approximately one-quarter of those people who have hip fractures due to the disorder die within a year after the break due to complications, including not being able to move around very well.
According to 2007 data from the National Institutes of Health, 25% of Americans 20 years and older had abnormally high levels of glucose in the blood—a pre-diabetic state. That number leapt to 35% in individuals 60 and older.
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that black women who ate fast food burgers or fried chicken at least twice a week were 40 to 70% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes over 10 years than women who never ate these high calorie foods. Using data from the … Continue reading “Avoiding fast food burgers and fried chicken may reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes”
Approximately 100,500 cancers occurring in the US every year can be attributed to excess body fat, according to estimates from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). According to AICR, the estimated number of cancers linked to excess body fat include: 49% of endometrial cancers = 20,700 cases/year 35% of esophageal cancers = 5,800 cases/year … Continue reading “Excess Body Fat Linked to Higher Cancer Risk, Poorer Cancer Survival”