Blood Thinners And Dementia Risk

A couple of weeks ago, one of my best friends called to tell me she was having atrial fibrillation. Her doctor put her on an anticoagulant. She was asking for my opinion and of course I told her to follow her doctor’s orders and take the medication. After reading this study, I question if I […]

5 Healthy Habits to Keep You in Shape for the New Year

It’s always exciting to create health resolutions following the over-indulgent holiday season. This new year, instead of giving up on your goals a week in, stick to this motto: “New year, new me — for real.” Here’s where you can start. 1. Start exercising. Your body functions best when it is physically active. Each day, […]

The 7-Minute Fitness Routine

Hitting the gym between family, social, and work commitments can be tricky to pull off, but it doesn’t have to be that way. If your main concern is time, you can bet on your abs that there are effective ways to workout in only seven minutes. The Science Behind the Seven-Minute Workout A study explains […]

Eat This: How to Lose the Holiday Weight with Food

There’s no question that the holidays are the best time to indulge your taste buds, but as the season changes — the weight gain stays. It can be tough to reverse unhealthy eating habits, but if you’re determined to shed the holiday weight, it’s important to know that there’s a good and bad way to […]

The 411 on Detoxing

Nowadays, detoxing is synonymous with lemon water, but did you know that there’s more to it than ridding the body of toxins? A detox diet aims to help the body flush away toxins, and there are several ways to help the body’s vital organs neutralize toxic substances, support liver functions, and give you a boost […]

Cancer Jumping Genes

Remember the Mexican Jumping Beans when we were young? I just saw them again recently while working in Mexico. You hold them in your hand and the heat from your body makes them jump around. Its a strange thing but there is even stranger things than that.  Jumping gene can trigger colorectal cancer. There is […]

Does Our Background Affect Cancer Risk?

I came across a new report by Cancer Research UK scientists who published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, a study revealing a person’s risk of developing some cancers is affected by how they grew up. My mother died at an early age from stomach cancer and it was interesting to think back […]

Foods to Help Depression

Have you ever felt depressed? I bet you have. There are many degrees and different kinds of depression. We all need help sometimes, whether it’s talking it out, seeing a professional, needing to take medication, or maybe just eating our way out of it. Wow! Most of us are trying to lose weight and I […]

New Cancer Drugs-Little Effect On Survival

Three cheers for Peter Wise! Finally someone is calling for better consent/education processes and better ethical treatment. Considerable amount of money is spent on cancer. There has been considerable investment and innovation in creating new cancer drugs that have been approved in the past 10 years. It has been found that these drugs have had […]

High Protein Diet Risk In Older Women

Ok, I need to and I’m going to shed a few pounds. It is the first of the year and now it a good time to do it, especially since it’s on my list of New Year’s resolutions. However, I may wait till Monday to start. Sounds familiar? There are so many different diets to […]