Why you should question cancer tests and treatment
Cancer detection and treatment is a trillion dollar a year industry and it’s easy to see why.
- Tags: Cancer, Chemotherapy
This is your brain on these popular drugs
I remember back in the 80s there was a commercial designed to discourage illegal drug use that showed an egg frying in a pan and the infamous line, “This is your brain on drugs.”
Well, nothing much has changed except LEGAL (prescription) drugs are now largely responsible for many a “fried egg brain!”
Here’s what I mean:
- Tags: Healthy Living, Mental Health
How not to lose your gallbladder (and what to do if you already have)
Each year in the US about 750,000 cholecystectomies (gallbladder removals) are done, making it one of the most common surgeries.
It also happens to be one of the most unnecessary surgeries!
Surprising health benefits of chocolate
I know this is going to make a lot of chocolate lovers very happy. A recent study has shown that chocolate may boost your ability to exercise! The key appears to be in a substance called epicatechin, which is a plant nutrient found in cocoa.
- Tags: Antioxidants, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living
What really works (and doesn’t work) for IBS
If you are among the 60 million or so people (40 million of which are women) that suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), I’m sure you are frustrated beyond belief.
That’s because IBS is a mystery to much of the mainstream medical community, so their suggestions are of limited benefit.
Sure, you’ll get the tired old “avoid trigger foods” advice, but that’s worthless because many IBS attacks are not tied to any specific foods.
- Tags: Digestive Disorders, Digestive Health, IBS
Don’t do this for chronic pain—it can kill you!
A study published in The Lancet dealt a hefty blow to one of the popular go-to medications for pain relief.
Acetaminophen (also known by the band name Tylenol®).
Apparently the study, which included information from 74 trials published between 1980 and 2015 involving over 58,000 osteoarthritis patients, found that acetaminophen was only slightly better than a placebo.
Plus it was stated to play no role in treating osteoarthritis, regardless of dose, because osteoarthritis is an inflammatory condition and acetaminophen is not an anti-inflammatory.
Just the icing on the cake
The fact that acetaminophen is only a smidgen more effective than a sugar pill for inflammatory pain is just the icing on the cake. Here’s more:
- Tags: General Health, Inflammation, pain relief