According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, the average American between the ages of 19 and 64 fills nearly 13 prescriptions a year, and that number almost doubles for those over 65. These statistics do not account for the amount of over-the-counter medicines people buy … [Read more...]
Eating nuts strengthens brainwave function, lowers risk of heart disease
A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts on a regular basis strengthens brainwave frequencies associated with cognition, healing, learning, memory and other key brain functions. An abstract of the study -- which was presented in the … [Read more...]
Tart cherry juice: an effective remedy for insomnia
Having trouble sleeping? A new study shows that tart cherry juice was dramatically more effective at increasing sleep time than the average real world results of most prescription sleep medication. Tart cherry juice was found to help extend sleep time by 84 minutes among eight … [Read more...]
Mushrooms found to help fight aging, improve health
Mushrooms may contain unusually high amounts of two antioxidants that some scientists suggest could help fight aging and bolster health, according to a team of Penn State researchers. In a new study, researchers found that mushrooms have high amounts of the ergothioneine and … [Read more...]
New study links long term use of PPI reflux drugs with stomach cancer
Long term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a class of drugs commonly used to treat acid reflux, is linked to a more than doubling in the risk of developing stomach cancer, finds research published online in the journal Gut. The risk rose in tandem with the dose and … [Read more...]
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