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If you have had a stroke, now is the time to make a switch from regular salt (virtually 100% sodium chloride) to a salt substitute. A new study in JAMA Cardiology followed more than 15,000 stroke patients for around five years and found that participants who chose a salt substitute containing 75% sodium chloride and 25% potassium chloride ...Read more

Traditionally, 40% to 60% of folks with Type 2 diabetes don't gain optimal control of their blood sugar levels -- even if they're using insulin. The new diabetes medications like Ozempic may be changing that, at least for folks who stay on the drugs long-term, but overall achieving and maintaining an A1C of 7% or lower is difficult for many ...Read more

Vegetarian Meat was a much-praised rock band out of Ohio in the 1990s. And since the 2010s, some folks have been singing the praises of vegetarian meat that's showing up on menus and in grocery stores. But are these current forms of ultra-processed meat substitutes out of tune with healthy nutrition? Yes indeed.

A new study in Food Frontiers ...Read more

Little Itch is a delightfully irritating character in the Little Lulu comics. But the little itch you get from dry skin in the winter is anything but delightful -- and can turn into a full-blown dermatological crisis. One survey found that 60% of Americans say their skin is downright unhealthy in the winter.

Dry-as-a-desert indoor air causes ...Read more

Winter can be hazardous. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, in one year, there were more than 20,000 work-related slips and falls involving ice, sleet or snow that required at least one day away from work. And snowy, slushy, icy roadways cause more than 116,000 injuries annually. Plus, a Canadian study found that if guys are shoveling ...Read more

Osteoporosis affects around 10 million Americans -- 8 million of them are women ages 50 and older. The condition makes folks vulnerable to fractures and broken bones that can occur spontaneously, as a result of a minor fall or even from simply bending over, lifting something, or coughing.

Fortunately, there's a lot you can do to protect ...Read more

Your mouth is a window to your well-being. It contains its own microbiome that helps maintain healthy digestion and fights off infection. When your gums and teeth are healthy, it also reduces your chances for Type 2 diabetes and, according to a new study, two types of strokes!

The study, published in Stroke, followed 6,200 participants for 25 ...Read more

Here's another story about how American health care is letting people down. A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that 65% to 81% of older folks who have dementia -- and their caregivers -- don't know that they have the condition!

How can that happen? The researchers say it's likely their doctors never told them they have ...Read more

Fat that accumulates around muscles, below the facia (the tissue that separates muscles) and between muscle fibers is called intermuscular fat -- and it puts you at increased risk for chronic inflammation, heart disease and heart attack or stroke, even if you aren't diagnosed with obesity. That's because intermuscular fat damages micro-blood ...Read more

Shortages and the sky-high cost of the new weight loss drugs has led to an explosion of compounded alternatives sold online, through telehealth sites and in compounding pharmacies. Unfortunately, most of these products haven't been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration for safety, effectiveness, or quality. A new study in JAMA found that...Read more

Meet mild, reversible acute kidney injury (AKI) -- a sudden loss of kidney function that can go away within 24 hours or, if unchecked, can lead to chronic kidney failure, dialysis or transplant! It can be triggered by dehydration, reduced blood flow to the kidneys caused by heart failure, blocked urine flow, or damage to the kidneys from ...Read more

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) found in cosmetics, food and beverage packaging, toys, carpeting, pesticides, and some flame retardants, may mimic or interfere with your body's hormones. This can cause malfunctioning of systems that control metabolism, heart rate, normal growth, fertility, and reproduction.

While you cannot avoid these ...Read more

As fires rage in California, more information is coming out air pollution's risk for serious health problems. High levels of fine particles in smoke, burning coal, and from road traffic, called PM2.5 have been found to increase the risk for dementia. High daily levels are also associated with chronic bronchitis, reduced lung function, and lung ...Read more

Having a positive purpose is essential for optimal health, happiness and longevity. But having a sense of purpose can be elusive sometimes. Around 60% of young adults say that during the past month, they felt they lacked meaning or purpose in their lives, and only 28% say their work is meaningful. And for folks ages 50 and older, a study in JAMA...Read more