Snakes rarely bite humans—and if they do, here’s how to deal with it. Snakes have a reputation problem. In both fiction and real life, we frequently hear about life-threatening attacks from these reptiles—but actual venomous snakebites happen far less often than you might think. RATTLESNAKE – This scaly beauty is more afraid of you than...
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Intermittent fasting may help fight type 2 diabetes
Lifestyle changes are key in the management of type 2 diabetes. Scientists believe that intermittent fasting could play an essential role. Lately, intermittent fasting has become incredibly popular. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type. The condition affects the body’s ability to produce insulin, which regulates blood sugar levels. Diabetes is widespread in both...
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: The diet that can banish the agony of IBS – including cutting down on potatoes and calming the gut with ‘good’ bacteria
Do you often get stomach cramps, bloating and other more embarrassing – and distressing – digestive symptoms? If so, you may have irritable bowel syndrome, better known as IBS. It is incredibly common, affecting about 13 million people in the UK. Until quite recently, IBS was seen as largely psychosomatic. And that’s why it was...
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More bad news for artificial sweetener users
FDA-approved artificial sweeteners and sport supplements were found to be toxic to digestive gut microbes, according to a new paper published in Molecules by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The collaborative study indicated relative toxicity of six artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, neotame, advantame, and acesulfame...
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Yo-yo dieting more than DOUBLES your risk of an early death and ‘makes you more likely to have a heart attack or stroke’
Also raises a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels Analyzed more than six million otherwise healthy people over five years Researchers urge doctors to be aware of how a patient‘s weight fluctuates Yo-yo dieting significantly increases your risk of an early grave, according to the results of the first study of its kind. Researchers...
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The Risk of Alternative Cancer Treatments
A diagnosis of cancer, even an early-stage, highly curable cancer, can prompt some people to feel as if they’ve suddenly lost control of their future and that they must do whatever they can to regain it. They may seek guidance from the internet, friends and acquaintances, some of whom may be quick to relate tales...
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Ditch the Diet Coke: Six artificial sweeteners used in a range of soft drinks and foods ‘are TOXIC to gut bacteria’
Scientists analyzed sweeteners approved for consumption in the US and EU They included the controversial aspartame, which is used in Diet Coke The study offers ‘further evidence’ that artificial sweeteners can damage health Artificial sweeteners found in Diet Coke and other soft drinks could damage your gut bacteria, research suggests. Aspartame – a controversial sweetener...
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Sleep research uncovers dire consequences to deprivation
Researchers at Michigan State University conducted the largest experimentally controlled study on sleep deprivation to date, revealing just how detrimental operating without sleep can be in everything from bakers adding too much salt to cookies to surgeons botching surgeries. Credit: CC0 Public Domain While sleep deprivation research isn’t new, the level at which distractions hinder...
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Health Supplements May Be Harming Your Kidneys
THE SUPPOSED HEALTH benefits of drinking alkaline water are buzzy right now. Many are attracted by the jazzy marketing claims from manufacturers that this “enhanced” water is better than regular, old-fashioned water. So is there anything to these claims? I’ll save you the suspense: The answer is no. Here’s the thing about the human body,...
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Newly discovered compounds shed fresh light on whole grain health benefits
Scientists have discovered new compounds that may explain whole grain health benefits, reports a new study led by the University of Eastern Finland. A high intake of whole grains increased the levels of betaine compounds in the body which, in turn, was associated with improved glucose metabolism, among other things. The findings shed new light...