A recent randomized trial examined the effectiveness of three repurposed drugs — ivermectin, metformin, and fluvoxamine — in preventing severe COVID-19 infection in non-hospitalized adults.... Read More
Pedometers Boost Step Count
People wearing a pedometer walked an average of 318 more steps daily than those without a tracker.... Read More
Fine-tuning Your Protein Intake
Protein may lower your blood pressure. One systematic review of 40 clinical trials discovered that higher protein consumption appeared to be associated with lower blood pressure. More specifically, systolic (the top number of a reading) decreased by an average of 1.76 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) by 1.15 mm Hg.... Read More
Drop Your Diabetes Risk
Did you know that approximately one in 10 Americans have diabetes, with about 95 percent of these cases of type 2 diabetes? ... Read More
Walking and Health
Regular physical activity is one of the most important acts we can do to improve or maintain good health. Movement is associated with lower risks of several cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and more.... Read More
IV Nutrition for Sports – Stop!
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES ARE TURNING TO INTRAVENOUS (IV) nutrition to speed recovery and alleviate fatigue associated with sports. But are there potential harms associated with the practice? And is there any high-level... Read More
Alzheimer’s Research Fraud?
A NEWS ARTICLE RECENTLY HIGHLIGHTED AN INFLUENTIAL and frequently-cited publication in Alzheimer’s disease research that might be based on fraud. While I encourage you to read the extraordinary detective work by Science author... Read More
Vaccination Review
Five to 20 percent of the U.S. population will get the flu, on average, each year.... Read More