Nitrates are relatively inert; they are stable and unlikely to cause harm. However, mouth bacteria or body enzymes can convert nitrates to potentially harmful nitrites.... Read More
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Your Heart Health May Not Be As Good As You Think
IS YOUR HEART HEALTH AS GOOD AS YOU THINK? ONLY ONE IN FIVE AMERICA ADULTS HAS OPTIMAL heart health. Approximately 80 percent of the United States have low to moderate... Read More
Your Good Diet is Not Sufficient
You know the drill: Staples such as cereals (barley, rye, and wheat are examples) or some starchy tubers such as yams. Legumes, including lentils and beans, are not high on my list, but you should eat them for health!... Read More
4 Top Walking Benefits
Middle-aged individuals walking the most steps had a 43 percent lower risk of diabetes (in addition to a nearly one-third (31 percent) reduction in the chances of developing high blood pressure).... Read More
Predict Early Mortality in 10 Seconds
But to measure cause and effect, you must ensure that a simple correlation, however tempting it may be, is not mistaken for a cause. In the 1990s, the stork population of Germany increased, and the German at-home birth rate rose as well. Shall we credit storks for airlifting the babies?... Read More
Can Exercise be Bad?
Folks living in Blue Zones (for longevity) don’t go to the gym. They walk or often have a garden, building movement into their everyday lives. There is much we can learn from populations in northern Okinawa, the Nicoya peninsula of Costa Rica, and the mountains of Sardinia.... Read More