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Fatty liver disease, now called MASLD, which stands for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, is a silent epidemic affecting around 100 million Americans. That means, because of elevated lousy LDL cholesterol, insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, a person's liver is laced with excess fat, interfering with its ...Read more

"All things in moderation" isn't always true -- moderate exposure to someone with measles when you haven't been vaccinated (or had the disease) isn't smart. Neither is moderate indulgence in highly processed foods -- that'll up your risk of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, dementia, and cardiovascular disease. But you'll be glad to hear that sometimes ...Read more

More than 92 million Americans take statins, according to the Cleveland Clinic, and you can bet all of them are hoping that will protect them from having what doctors like to call "an adverse cardiovascular event" (aka heart attack, stroke, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease or A-fib) and prevent death from such conditions. But for folks...Read more

According to Mayo Clinic Proceedings, women gain around 1.5 pounds a year while going through menopause. That may not sound like a lot, but if your hormone shift takes 10 years, that's 15 pounds. So, it adds up -- 75% of women age 60 and older are overweight, increasing their risk for lower quality of life, more chronic disease, dementia, hip ...Read more

Back in 1979, I designed a two-week habit-changing program that could be followed pre-operatively to make your RealAge 10 years younger than your calendar age and improve pre -- and post-surgical experiences. Now it's being expanded and is proving (once again) to be tremendously beneficial.

That's great news for the folks undergoing the 40-50 ...Read more

Every year, about 100 million Americans get a sunburn -- and it's often associated with doing outdoor activities (as opposed to intentionally trying to get a tan), binge drinking and using sunless tanning products (your skin is "tanned" and you don't notice the burn that's happening). If that happens year after year, you're at a hugely increased...Read more

Wouldn't it be wonderful if around age 18 you could have a blood test that accurately predicted which chronic diseases you would get 10 to 60 years later? And what if docs then could put in a fix that prevented you from getting those conditions? That now may be possible for at least one disease.

Around 1 million Americans contend with Crohn's ...Read more

Fiber is a carbohydrate the body cannot digest or absorb. Soluble fiber dissolves in water to form a gel that slows digestion and can help lower cholesterol and blood sugar. It's in good supply in avocados, carrots, apples, oats, bananas, barley and citrus fruits. Insoluble fiber, in bran, 100% whole-wheat flour, nuts, beans, cauliflower, ...Read more

TV or not TV (or more aptly, "to screen or not to screen"), that is the question. Americans average more than seven hours a day of screen time on internet-connected devices, and TV time varies between less than two hours a day for teens and over four hours daily for seniors. But wherever you focus your attention, too much sitting around looking ...Read more

If you're a fan of croissants, buttery, grilled cheese sandwiches, and creamy, dairy-soaked mashed potatoes, it might be time to give up butter and other over-the-top dairy fats for better health. A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine looked at 30 years' worth of data on 200,000 folks and concluded that substituting canola, olive and ...Read more

Around 20% to 25% of Americans are plagued by seasonal allergies. You're especially targeted if you live in one of the top five most challenging "seasonal allergy cities." Wichita, Kansas, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Greenville, South Carolina, Dallas, and Oklahoma City are at the top of the list for places that have higher-than-average pollen ...Read more

Vapers cite all kinds of reasons for smoking electronic devices -- they want to quit smoking cigarettes or cut down on them, or they just think it's cool -- and less harmful than cigarettes. That's not so; vaping delivers cancer-causing chemicals, toxic heavy metals, and lung-damaging flavorings and particulates that stimulate body-wide ...Read more

Every day, there's a good chance that you have been exposed to more than 100 chemicals in personal care products such as soaps, cleansers, perfumes, deodorants, haircare and oral-care products, makeup and other cosmetics. And many of them, such as phthalates, parabens, and per -- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are known or suspected ...Read more

What do Hawaiian Punch, ketchup, and sweet and sour dipping sauce (at Micky D's) all have in common? Bet you didn't guess this one -- they enhance tumor growth, because they contain high fructose corn syrup!

We've been telling you to avoid HFCS because it messes with blood sugar regulation, contributes to weight gain and increases levels of bad...Read more

If a handshake is painful, you can't hitchhike (well, you can't stick your thumb out) or you're among the 50% of women and 25% of men who experience osteoarthritis of the hand, we're here to help you get a grip -- physically and emotionally.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) improves function and reduces pain. Hand pain not only hurts, it can ...Read more