February 2024
Your Risk Of Early Death Goes Up If You Stop Eating This Type Of Fruit – Health Digest
Eating a bowl of berries every day might be key to lowering your risk of early death. A 2024 article in the Journal of Nutrition looked at the diets of more than 37,000 people over 8 years. People who regularly consumed any type of berry had a 21% lower risk of early death than people […]
What Life Is Like After A Stomach Cancer Diagnosis – Health Digest
Early detection can greatly direct treatment plans and thereby your quality of life. While stage 1 stomach cancer might only include surgery to remove the tumor, stages 2, 3, and 4 will look a lot different. Chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy can be part of the treatment plan. Using anticancer drugs like fluorouracil and cisplatin to […]
Peanut Butter Has All The Nutritional Benefits Of This Popular Animal Protein – Health Digest
As we’ve learned, not only does peanut butter measure up to ground beef with many of the same nutrients, but in some categories, peanut butter far surpasses it. But is this still the case when we look at other forms of beef? For example, in a 100-gram serving of sirloin steak, you’ll find 30.8 grams […]
How Deadly Is Prostate Cancer? – Health Digest
With treatment, individuals diagnosed with stages 1 through 3 of prostate cancer will likely be in complete remission within five years, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. During this five-year period, the odds of survival are about the equivalent of that of a man who does not have prostate cancer. The relative survival rate for prostate […]
Doctor And NY Times Best-Selling Author Tells Us The Worst Foods For Your Cholesterol – Health Digest
Avoiding fatty foods isn’t easy when you consider the fact that in 2023, there were a reported 200,859 fast food restaurants operating in the U.S., according to IBIS World. However, Dr. Joel Fuhrman tells us that the problem isn’t as simple as labeling certain foods as “good” or “bad” and then choosing accordingly. “Many people are […]
Causes Of Stomach Cancer You Might Not Know About – Health Digest
What you put in your body via your diet has a significant impact on your sleep, energy levels, and overall health. Turns out, stomach cancer could also be related to poor dietary choices. Consuming large amounts of pickled, salted, or smoked food; eating processed, grilled, or barbecued meat; and not eating enough fruits (particularly citrus fruits) and vegetables have […]
Dieting Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Gut Health – Health Digest
Gaining weight after dieting might also be due to changes in your gut microbiome. A 2016 study in Nature put obese mice on a diet so they would have the same weight and metabolic factors as control mice. Even though the mice lost weight, their gut bacteria composition remained the same. When the formerly obese […]
Sneaky Signs You Might Have Prostate Cancer – Health Digest
Contrary to what you may think, prostate cancer is treatable and in some cases won’t even require treatment. When detected early and when contained within the prostate, your treatment programs have a higher chance of being successful. That being said, there are more aggressive forms of this cancer that can spread quickly. If you’re over […]
The Weird Reason Sugar-Free Foods Make You Poop – Health Digest
People with digestive issues like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Chron’s disease, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), or candida overgrowth should be especially careful when consuming foods labeled “sugar-free.” A 2017 study published in the journal Advances in Nutrition found that polyols, which are also naturally found in plants, can cause gastrointestinal discomfort, flatulence, and laxative effects in people with IBS. According […]
Signs Your Cough Is Actually A Symptom Of Heart Failure – Health Digest
The occasional inhalation of dust or a tickle in the throat may produce a brief coughing fit, but a persistent cough that sticks around can instead be indicative of heart failure, reports the American Heart Association (AHA). Of course, an ongoing cough can alternatively be related to asthma, the flu, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), […]