
Surprising facts about osteoporosis
Right now if you’re a woman over 50, you stand about a one in five chance of developing osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a factor behind 9 million fractures worldwide each year, with the most serious being hip fractures. One in four people who suffer a hip fracture die within a year and at least 60 percent require long-term nursing care and never regain their independence.

A sly cause of numerous health problems
There is a very sly force within you that may be stirring up all kinds of health problems and unless you deal with it the right way, chances are excellent you will continue to suffer no matter how many medications your doctor gives you.
- Tags: Digestive Health, dysbiosis

Don’t miss these subtle heart attack signs
In the movies and on TV it’s usually clear when an actor is supposed to be having a heart attack because you’ll see them grabbing their chest and bending over.
Well, REAL heart attacks don’t quite go that way.
- Tags: Heart Health

Why the Body Mass Index (BMI) is useless
The Body Mass Index (BMI) was designed to take a defined look at someone's height and weight to assess overweight and obesity.
A BMI of less than 18.5 is considered underweight; 18.5-24.9 is normal; 25.0 – 29.9 is overweight and 30.0 or greater is obese.

Why you should question cancer tests and treatment
Cancer detection and treatment is a trillion dollar a year industry and it’s easy to see why.
- Tags: Cancer, Chemotherapy

This is your brain on these popular drugs
I remember back in the 80s there was a commercial designed to discourage illegal drug use that showed an egg frying in a pan and the infamous line, “This is your brain on drugs.”
Well, nothing much has changed except LEGAL (prescription) drugs are now largely responsible for many a “fried egg brain!”
Here’s what I mean:
- Tags: Healthy Living, Mental Health