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 the cells lining your arteries, and its job is to widen those arteries …
If you have tinnitus, the ringing may have more to do with energy than your ear itself
If you have tinnitus and a doctor has told you nothing can be done, that’s worth revisiting — there’s a …
Some blood pressure drugs may quietly drain your zinc — here’s how to tell if you’re at risk
Zinc doesn’t get much attention compared to vitamins C or D, but it’s involved in hundreds of processes in the …
There’s a third number hiding in your blood pressure reading — here’s why you shouldn’t panic over it
Take a recent blood pressure reading and subtract the bottom number from the top one — say, 145 minus 80 …
4 signs you have insulin resistance — and they’re not what you’d think
Insulin resistance is remarkably common, and it often develops quietly, showing up in ways that don’t look like a typical …
What years of statin use may be doing to your body — and a nutrient most doctors don’t mention
Statins are the most commonly prescribed drug class in the country, yet many of the roughly 93 million people taking …
4 nutrients that repair damaged nerves (the #1 scientists trust most)
When damaged nerves send messy signals up to the brain, you end up with burning feet, pins and needles, or …
The overlooked vitamin that can quietly damage your brain and nerves — before your blood test shows a problem
Millions of people are at risk of missing a nutrient that, left unaddressed, can damage the nervous system and brain …
5 things about high blood pressure most doctors don’t have time to explain — and they matter more than you’d think
High blood pressure is one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions, and millions of people are on medication for it. …
One of 5 physical dementia signs is a 10-second walking test — it raised risk almost 25-fold
There’s a simple test for dementia risk that takes about 10 seconds and needs no blood draw, MRI, or brain …
Weight loss only fixes sleep apnea in about 1 in 3 people — these 3 exercises target the other reason it happens
Over a billion people worldwide have sleep apnea, and many don’t know that simple airway exercises can genuinely help as …
If your vertigo keeps coming back, this might be why
The Epley maneuver is a well-established, effective technique for treating vertigo — repositioning the tiny calcium crystals in your inner …
Does walking wear out your knee? What changes if you have little cartilage left?
If you’ve been told you have knee osteoarthritis and you’ve stopped walking out of fear of wearing it out further, …