Oregano oil has become one of the most talked-about home remedies for thick, yellow toenails. Its main compound, carvacrol, has …
Up to 90% of men develop an enlarged prostate by their 80s — 8 signs to watch for, and the red flags to take seriously
Getting up at night, rushing to the bathroom, a weaker stream: it is easy to shrug these off as getting …
Joint pain, fatigue and poor sleep after 50? Sleep researchers say these 3 may be quietly feeding each other
You wake up achy, drag through the day exhausted, and then lie awake at night with sore joints. It is …
Told your arteries are clear but still have chest pain? Cardiologists say tiny heart vessels may be why
Chest tightness, shortness of breath and bone-deep fatigue are hard to ignore. So when a stress test or angiogram comes …
Dizzy on blood pressure pills? A doctor says it may be too low, not too high
Blood pressure pills are meant to protect you, but they can be overdone, especially as people get older and the …
Biphasic sleep after 50: Why waking at 2:30 a.m. may be normal (and when it’s not)
Do you wake up wide awake around 2:30 a.m. and worry that something is wrong with your sleep? Sleeping in …
Researchers found the #1 breakfast mistake that leaves you hungry and tired by 10 a.m. (and it’s not skipping breakfast)
You ate breakfast. A bowl of cereal, maybe a muffin with your coffee, or a cup of flavored yogurt. Yet …
Your arteries may be clogging if you feel or hear these 5 signs, often long before a heart attack
Clogged arteries don’t necessarily stay silent until a heart attack or stroke happens. Atherosclerosis — plaque buildup in the arteries …
How to lower LDL cholesterol when cutting fat isn’t working — 3 strategies a doctor recommends
Many people assume LDL cholesterol is simply a matter of how much fat is on the plate. Dr. Mitch Rice, …
What a $1 bottle of hydrogen peroxide can do for teeth whitening, earwax, hair and more
That brown bottle under the bathroom sink has probably been there for years. Many of us grew up watching a …
How to fall back asleep when you wake up at 3 a.m. with your mind racing — 5 techniques from a sleep specialist
Waking in the middle of the night is one of the most common sleep complaints, and it becomes more frequent …
8 signs of low magnesium and 8 foods that help restore it
Magnesium helps your body make energy, build protein, regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, and keep muscles and nerves firing …
Why do so many people over 55 have this same round scar on their arm? It doesn’t mean what most think.
If you’re over about 45 and have a small, round, slightly pitted scar on your upper arm, you’ve probably wondered …
The Halloween candy the FDA warns adults over 40 about isn’t chocolate — and 2 ounces a day for two weeks could throw off your heart rhythm
The candy bowl comes out in October, and it tends to stay out well into November. Most people over 40 …
High blood sugar quietly damages your body even before diabetes — and a forgotten vitamin may help interrupt the process.
Elevated blood sugar doesn’t just show up as a number on a glucose meter — at the cellular level, excess …
The winter virus that sends up to 180,000 older Americans to the hospital each year isn’t the flu — and many who qualify for protection haven’t gotten it
When most people hear “RSV,” they picture a stuffy-nosed toddler. It’s long been known as a childhood illness, the leading …
About 1 in 9 Americans now take a weight-loss shot — and it’s quietly changing what you’ll find at the drive-thru.
You pull up to the drive-thru, still not very hungry thanks to the weekly shot your doctor prescribed. A combo …
The biggest dementia risk you can change isn’t poor diet or lack of exercise — and nearly half of cases could be prevented or delayed
You do the crossword every morning. You’ve switched to blueberries and walnuts, and maybe you downloaded a brain-training app. Those …
The blood sugar problem more than half of Americans over 65 have isn’t diabetes — and 8 in 10 who have it don’t know
You feel fine. You’re not unusually thirsty, you’re not running to the bathroom at night, and your energy is about …
The cancer that kills the most women over 50 isn’t breast cancer — and only 1 in 5 people who qualify get the test that catches it early
Every October, the pink ribbons come out. Your clinic sends a mammogram reminder, your grocery store sells pink-lidded yogurt, and …
You’ve probably been cleaning your ears wrong your whole life. Here’s the right way.
Most of us grew up believing that cotton swabs belong in our ears to clean out wax — but that …
A clean heart scan may not mean what you think — a new study found plaque often starts somewhere else first.
If you’ve considered getting a heart scan, like a coronary calcium score, to catch heart disease early, a large new …
Heart attacks used to strike without warning. That era is ending.
Heart disease was once the inevitable, unpredictable killer that took down even the most powerful people on Earth with no …
The first warning sign your cholesterol is too high is …
High cholesterol earned its “silent killer” nickname honestly — you can feel completely fine while your numbers quietly climb for …
12 natural ways to raise nitric oxide and support healthy circulation
Nitric oxide is a gas produced by t