Nutrition
Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Safe and Effective? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Healthy kidneys are required for potassium excretion. If you aren’t sure if you’re at risk, ask your doctor about getting your kidney function…
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Nutrition
Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Worth Trying? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Is potassium chloride a win-win by decreasing sodium intake and increasing potassium intake? Of all the terrible things about our diets, high dietary…
Nutrition
The Mineral Intake Recommendations Only 1 in 6,000 U.S. Adults Meet | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] A staggering 99.99% of Americans fail to get the minimum recommended potassium intake (despite it being perhaps only half of our natural intake)…
Nutrition
How to Boost Your Longevity Hormone | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What can we do to boost the longevity hormone FGF21? In the year 2000, a new human hormone was discovered. It was the…
Nutrition
Why Cooling Potatoes Lowers Their Glycemic Load | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] If you eat potatoes when they’re cold, as in potato salad, or chilled and reheated, you can get a nearly 40% lower glycemic…
Nutrition
Keeping Better Score of Your Diet | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of people’s diets? Well, “what could be more nutrient-dense…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Shoveling snow? Over-exertion and cold temps can raise your heart risks
[ad_1] Shoveling snow? Over-exertion and cold temps can raise your heart risks ON SATURDAY. TIP OFF FOR THAT GAME IS EIGHT. MIGHT HAVE TO…
Nutrition
Plant-Based Hospital Menus | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The American Medical Association passed a resolution encouraging hospitals to offer healthy plant-based food options. “Globally, 11 million deaths annually are attributable to…
Atlanta, Georgia Local News
Rates of high blood pressure in children have nearly doubled in 20 years
[ad_1] (CNN) — Global rates of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in childhood and adolescence have nearly doubled since 2000, putting more kids at risk for poor…
Nutrition
Ideal vs. Normal Cholesterol Levels | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Having a “normal” cholesterol level in a society where it’s normal to die from a heart attack isn’t necessarily a good thing. “Consistent…
Nutrition
Are We Being Misled About the Benefits and Risks of Statins? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What is the dirty little secret of drugs for lifestyle diseases? Drug companies go out of their way—in direct-to-consumer ads, for example—to “present…
Nutrition
Should You Take Statins? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How can you calculate your own personal heart disease risk to help you determine if you should start on a cholesterol-lowering statin drug?…
Technology
Apple Watch Series 11 gets FDA-cleared alert for ‘silent killer’ condition
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 1.3 billion adults live with hypertension worldwide. Many…
Orlando, Florida Local News
There may soon be a new approach to treat hard-to-control high blood pressure
[ad_1] Doctors may soon have a new way to treat high blood pressure, even among people for whom medicines haven’t worked well in the…
Nutrition
Skip the Salt and Shake on Potassium Chloride? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Worldwide, physical inactivity accounts for more than 10 million years of healthy life lost, but what we eat accounts for nearly 20 times…
Nutrition
Treat Type 1 Diabetes with a Plant-Based Diet? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Is it possible to reverse type 1 diabetes if caught early enough? The International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention has already had…
Nutrition
The Largest Study on Fasting in the World | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The Buchinger-modified fasting program is put to the test. A century ago, fasting—“starvation, as a therapeutic measure”—was described as “the ideal measure for…
Nutrition
What’s the Best Weight-Loss and Disease-Prevention Diet? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The most effective diet for weight loss may also be the most healthful. Why are vegetarian diets so effective in preventing and treating…
Nutrition
Is Stainless Steel or Cast Iron Cookware Best? Is Teflon Safe? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What is the best type of pots and pans to use? In my last video, I expressed concerns about the use of aluminum…
Nutrition
Testing for Vitamin B12 Deficiency | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Many doctors mistakenly rely on serum B12 levels in the blood to test for vitamin B12 deficiency. There were two cases of young,…