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…
Gadgets
How to turn on hypertension alerts on Apple Watch
[ad_1] Apple has steadily expanded the Apple Watch’s health monitoring features over the years, moving beyond fitness tracking into areas that can offer early…
Health
Brain Health Challenge: Doctor Appointments for Your Mind and Body
[ad_1] Congratulations, you’ve reached the final day of the Brain Health Challenge! Today, we’re asking you to do a few things that might feel…
Technology
To find living donors for kidney transplants, a pilot program turns to social networks
[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. — Fernando Moreno has been on dialysis for about two years, enduring an “unbearable” wait for a new kidney to save…
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?…
Gadgets
Apple Watch Series 11 receives FDA approval for hypertension alerts
[ad_1] Apple’s Awe Dropping event started with dramatic health testimonials from Apple Watch users, then revealed a key new feature for the new Watch…
Atlanta, Georgia Local News
Nearly half of people with diabetes don’t know they have it, new study finds
[ad_1] (CNN) — When was the last time you had your blood sugar checked? It might be worth looking into, a new study says. Forty-four…
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
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,…