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What to Do If You Get a Cancer Diagnosis
Integrative cancer experts offer advice to help you prepare for the journey.
What Can I Do to Lower My Alzheimer’s Risk and Dementia?
Neurologist David Perlmutter, MD, shares nine strategies for preventing cognitive decline.
Can Brain Retraining Help Me Recover From Long COVID?
Lingering symptoms from long COVID and other chronic-pain conditions might result from faulty feedback loops in the nervous system. Brain training can help resolve them.
How Are High-Dose Vitamin C Infusions Being Used for Cancer?
Learn more about this treatment and how it works to support radiation and chemotherapy.
PUMPING IRONY: For Seniors Seeking an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Location Matters
In the latest evidence of widespread inequities in our healthcare system, researchers have found that dementia sufferers are about twice as likely to get a diagnosis in certain regions of the country than in others.
Exercise May Reduce Prostate-Cancer Risk
Here’s the takeaway from a recent study.
What’s the Best Anti-Cancer Diet?
It depends on the type of cancer you have as well as the health of your internal ecosystem. Here’s why.
What Is the Terrain Theory of Cancer?
The health of the body’s internal ecosystem can determine how well the body resists cancer, both before and after a diagnosis. While each of us needs unique support, our diet and lifestyle choices can help us build a healthier terrain right now.
Can You Use Marijuana While on Antidepressants?
Here’s what recent research is discovering.
How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes has become an epidemic, but it can be reversed, says Jason Fung, MD. Here’s how.
Can Fish Oil Supplements Help Moderate the Inflammation Response?
The role of omega-3s in managing chronic inflammation and promoting long-term health.
PUMPING IRONY: Banking on the Bucolic Brain
A new study suggests that living amid more “residential greenery” during midlife may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s — even among those genetically predisposed to the disease. If memory serves, I may be one of the lucky ones. Or maybe not.
6 Strategies to Manage High Blood Sugar
We can’t control all the risk factors for insulin resistance. However, there are still plenty of ways to improve our metabolic health.
How to Support Someone Struggling With Addiction
There’s a better way than “tough love” or letting people “hit rock bottom” — and that includes love, compassion, and understanding.
The Problem With Semaglutides
Semaglutide drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, may not be for everyone. Here’s why.
Listen Up: Why Taking Care of Your Hearing Health Matters
One in four people are projected to have some degree of hearing loss by 2025, according to the World Health Organization — and hearing loss is connected to several deeper health impacts, including cognitive decline and cardiovascular function.
What Is A1C?
Curious about A1C and what it reveals about your blood sugar? Discover what this crucial test measures, its role in diagnosing diabetes, and what the results mean for your health.
Here’s What You Need to Know About A1C
High blood glucose and prediabetes diagnoses are becoming increasingly common, even among people who are otherwise in good health. Discover the factors that contribute to a concerning A1C reading, along with diet and lifestyle strategies that can help you regulate your blood-glucose levels.
How Functional Neurology Can Improve Fitness Performance — For Everyday Athletes and Professionals Alike
Performing well in fitness endeavors takes consistent effort — yet even with persistent dedication, there may be underlying causes preventing you from performing at your best.
PUMPING IRONY: On the Alzheimer’s Frontier, Big Pharma Plays Regulatory Roulette
New research suggests that we may be closer than ever to understanding a cause of Alzheimer’s. Will a suddenly more scrupulous Food and Drug Administration give serious consideration to novel treatment options?
A Clearer View of Health: A Guide to Understanding Comprehensive Bloodwork
Learn about some additional blood markers you can have tested beyond the traditional panels and why they matter for painting a more complete picture of your current state of your health.