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This article discusses findings from the UK Biobank Study showing that one alcoholic drink a day is related to higher heart disease risk. For years, we’ve heard that moderate drinking might protect your heart. New research, particularly from the UK Biobank study, challenges this belief. Even one daily drink can increase your risk of cardiovascular…
This article discusses why reduced blood sugar could lower blood pressure, thus decreasing cardiovascular risk. While many are aware of the direct effects of high blood sugar on conditions like type 2 diabetes, fewer realize how closely linked blood sugar is to blood pressure and kidney health. High blood sugar can strain the kidneys, leading…
🎧 This article was updated with Spanish and Mandarin audio on November 23, 2025. Press the play button below to listen in English Your browser does not support the audio element. 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) En este audio te explico cómo la vitamina D3 y azúcar en la sangre están relacionadas, y por qué la vitamina…
What a mother eats during pregnancy matters more than we thought. New science shows that diet during pregnancy affects a baby’s genes. These effects can last into adulthood and may even determine future health problems. What is Epigenetics? Epigenetics is about gene changes. These changes don’t alter DNA itself. Instead, they affect how genes work….
A landmark study published in Science has revealed compelling evidence that sugar exposure during the first 1,000 days of life—from conception through early childhood—significantly impacts lifelong metabolic health. The research cleverly utilizes a natural experiment created by the end of sugar rationing in the United Kingdom in September 1953. The Natural Experiment Historical Context During…
This article explores the hidden link between recurrent post-prandial hyperglycemia and the development of dementia.
Valuable article explains why Gymnema Sylvestre is called the sugar destroyer as it impacts blood sugar and benefits
This article will explore why omega-3 and omega-6 imbalance occurs. Its health effects, and practical steps to correct it through dietary changes.
🔊 Updated with Audio on June 11, 2025 Your browser does not support the audio element. 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) En este audio aprenderás la conexión entre el magnesio y azúcar en la sangre y cómo el magnesio y metabolismo pueden ayudarte a mejorar tu control glucémico. Este es un resumen claro del artículo ‘El impacto…
This article presents two studies that show the superiority of a healthy lifestyle in lowering cardiac-related deaths compared to diabetes medications. And second, the importance of managing early diabetes to prevent cardiovascular deaths. The first study, Effects of voglibose and nateglinide on glycemic status and coronary atherosclerosis in early-stage diabetic patients, or the DIANA (DIAbetes…
This article presents a study that shows how to prevent the rapid rise of blood sugar after a meal or Post-Prandial Glycemia (PPG) After-Meal Blood Sugar and atherosclerosis High blood sugar after meals is a risk factor for developing diabetes and atherosclerosis. It injures the inner lining of the arteries and starts or continues atherosclerosis.[1]…
Update:This article has been revised and expanded On November 21, 2025 to strengthen E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness). The content now reflects updated evidence, clearer explanations, and improved safety information to help readers make well-informed decisions. About the AuthorJesse Santiano, M.D., is a retired physician trained in internal medicine and emergency medicine. He now…
This article discusses how an ozempic face can happen and what to do to prevent it.
Yesterday I wrote about my experience with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in The Post Holiday Heartburn. Further readings into the causes of GERD lead me to another reason many may not be aware of. One of my articles about COVID-19, Gut Microbiome Changes even in mild COVID-19 and what to do about it discussed that…
This article discusses the diseases related to obesity and metabolic syndrome namely: endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, metabolic syndrome, PCOS and heart diseases.
This article shows how to properly wash chicken meat to avoid bacterial contamination on surrounding surfaces. The technique comes from the engineers, chemists, and mathematicians from Montana State University and a microbiologist from the University of Chemistry and Technology in the Czech Republic. They published their work in the Physics of Fluids in March 2022….
A silent stroke has mild symptoms that it is often ignored. They are usually seen on a head CT scan as incidental findings. Silent strokes are warning signs of fatal and non-fatal strokes. With time, the brain tissue damage accumulates with silent strokes and manifests as vascular dementia. Silent stroke prevention is possible if the…
This article features a study that showed that caloric restriction has the same benefits that beta-blockers provide to failing hearts. Beta-blockers like metoprolol and atenolol are recommended for people with congestive heart failure (CHF). Failing hearts cannot supply enough blood. That is why people with CHF constantly feel weak and short of breath. In heart…
Nature Cardiovascular Research recently published a study that showed that some people who take antiplatelets and beta blockers have a higher risk of a non-fatal heart attack during warm weather. The authors were from Yale University and several prestigious institutions in Germany. The study evaluated 2,494 heart attack cases in Augsburg, Germany, during warm seasons…
In 2019, scientists from Yale used BrainEx technology to revive a pig’s brain after four hours of isolation from the body.[1] This time, the same group modified BrainEx into called OrganEx to partially revive the organs of a whole pig. Nature published the research in its August 3, 2022, edition.[2] How they did the experiment…
