Statins and Alternatives to Lower Cholesterol
Having high cholesterol increases risk for a heart attack, but a review of 49 studies showed that the reduced risk for suffering a heart attack is the same for statins as it is for dietary changes.
Doris Day and Pneumonia in Older People
Doris Day was the top box-office movie star earner in the United States four times and won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Legend Award from the Society of Singers, and the 1989 Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. At age 97, she died suddenly of pneumonia, a lung infection characterized by cough, fever, and shortness of breath.
Prebiotics and Probiotics in Foods or Supplements
More than 100 trillion bacteria live in your colon. Some are healthful, while others can be harmful. Your healthful bacteria eat the same foods that you do and stay in your colon.
Sunlight May Help to Prevent Auto-Immune Diseases by Altering Gut Bacteria
Lack of vitamin D may change the colon bacteria to an overabundance of harmful bacteria to cause inflammation that increases risk for autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, lupus and some types of arthritis.
Stretching Doesn’t Deliver
Whenever I see someone stretching before or after hard exercise, I worry that the person has gotten bad advice about training. You should not stretch before a competition because stretching weakens muscles.
Ilya Metchnikoff: Yogurt, Aging and Auto-Intoxication
This is the story of a world-famous scientist who noticed that the Hunzas of Kashmir and the Georgians in Eastern Europe lived to very old age, that they ate yogurt every day, and that yogurt is loaded with lactobacilli bacteria.
High Doses of Water-Soluble Vitamins May Be Harmful
It is well-known that taking large doses of the fat-soluble vitamins — A, D, E and K — can harm you. You may also be harmed by large doses of the water-soluble B vitamins or vitamin C.
Johnny Miles Was My Hero
“Unknown Kid Wins the Greatest of All Marathons” — That was the Boston Post headline in 1926. The most unbelievable upset ever in a major marathon was pulled off by Johnny Miles, a 20 year-old who had never entered a marathon.
Breakthrough Research from Winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine
2019 Nobel Prize honors the discovery of how your body responds when you can’t meet your needs for oxygen. Their groundbreaking research is now being used to treat certain cancers, strokes, infections, anemia, heart attack risks, and some eye diseases that can cause blindness.
Dangers of Storing Fat in Your Belly
In the last few months, several articles have shown that even if you are not overweight, having excess fat in your belly increases your risk for heart attacks, diabetes and inflammation.