It seems like the older I get, the harder it is to remember things that happened last month — or even last week. I’ve been chalking this up to what my mother laughingly calls “senior moments” and figured it’s an inevitable part of aging. But a new study makes me wonder if my recent afternoon…

There’s almost nothing more frustrating than vigilantly sticking to a diet and have it fail to show any real results. What was the use of all that hard work if it’s not even going to do what it’s supposed to? Before you decide to just give up and dig into your favorite comfort food, take…

If you’re skimping on salmon while trying to lose weight, you could be missing out on some serious slimming benefits. The fish is such a smart choice to help you ditch the gut or other excess bulge that after hearing them, you might be convinced to eat lox on its own the next time you…

Many of us are on a mission to shift a few pounds, but we know that crash-dieting or being super restrictive for a short period of time just doesn’t work long-term. While we might lose lots of weight initially, depriving ourselves of delicious food just means we’ll soon end up binging and regain the weight…

If you’re interested in trying the keto diet for weight loss, you might have heard about something called the keto flu. Although it’s quite a bit different from seasonal flu, which is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses, the keto flu is also not too fun. Any keto dieter who’s had this pesky…

For women who’ve tried keto, or any of the low-carb diets, this story probably sounds familiar: “You see someone who’s lost a lot of weight by changing to a high-fat diet, so you decide to try it,” narrates Cate Shanahan, MD, a Cornell-educated physician and consulting nutritionist for the Los Angeles Lakers. “But after a…

If you haven’t tried snacking on Brazil nuts for weight loss, you might want to give it a go. Recent research shows that eating this crunchy snack daily may help prevent weight gain and provide other health benefits as well. The 2018 research on the best nuts for heart health, presented at the American Heart…

Shedding pounds often goes hand-in-hand with getting healthier overall, but these clever weight loss tricks pull double-duty, helping you reach your ‘happy weight’ while also dramatically improving your mood, metabolism, and more. Shrink your waist with a quick walk — and lower your blood pressure. If it seems like it’s hard to melt belly fat,…

At one time, trehalose — a natural sugar found in fruit juice, cakes, and chewing gum, among other sweet treats — was thought to have life-extending properties. But now, new research shows that the once-healthy additive could be fueling the rise of a dangerous superbug. The superbug in question? Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). What is…

Like all of Anthony William’s work, the regimen used — found in the new Medical Medium Cleanse to Heal (Buy on Amazon, $16.99) — is based largely on his remarkable intuition. William says he was a boy when he first began to sense which foods could help sick. people heal. He gave advice that was…