We all love a good bargain, so when we come across organic produce at the supermarket, it can be easy to turn away in favor of non-organic goods simply due to pricing. However, with more Americans buying organic than ever before, it has us reconsidering. Should we buy organic? From improving our health and helping the environment…

When it comes to your health, low-cost cures can be hard to find. Plenty of practices seem set in stone: Sprain your ankle? Grab an ice pack. Strep throat? Take an antibiotic. Heart disease? Consider surgery. But new research has cardiologists reconsidering at least one of those recommendations. The reason: For people with severe but…

Infectious disease experts say you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars to protect against coronavirus or other bugs. These easy, doctor-recommended tweaks cut your risk by 64 percent! Though we’ve been grappling with COVID-19 now for months, it’s still easy to find yourself considering expensive ways to stay protected from the dangerous novel coronavirus…

With more and more people in the US being diagnosed with diabetes each year, it’s important for us to take steps to keep our blood sugar levels in a healthy range. Not only that, but our blood sugar affects our hormonal, cardiovascular, and metabolic health (just to name a few) — which can also affect…

Teresa Sicks winced in agony as she lifted her groceries from the trunk of her car. For more than four decades, she had suffered with chronic, excruciating back pain. At 28, she underwent surgery to repair herniated discs, but she continued to have pain from bulging discs and developed severe arthritis. Teresa tried to keep…

Gallbladder removal is now one of the most frequently performed surgeries nationwide — and women are twice as likely as men to need it. The reason is that women’s bodies have a higher fat content, and fat fuels the formation of gallstones. Fortunately, avoiding gallstones is easy. Check out some of our tips below. Drink…

With COVID-19 and the threat it poses to lungs, we wondered what we could do protect them. Happily, easy natural swaps make lungs more virus-proof than ever! Swap canola oil for olive oil. Northwestern University researchers report the vitamin E in canola, corn and soybean oils (gamma-tocopherol) worsens lung function by increasing inflammation that leads…

It cuts the risk of high blood pressure in half, slashes the odds of heart attack by 75 percent and protects against viruses including Covid. What is it? Nitric oxide, a natural substance made in the body that’s so vital, researchers call it “the miracle molecule.” In fact, scientists are investigating its ability to speed…