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• Heartburn drugs put you at risk

  Today the FDA warns that the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs),  including Nexium, Prilosec and Protonix to name a few, regularly for a year or longer may lead to low levels of magnesium, which may increase the risk of leg spasms, arrhythmias, and seizures.  If you have GERD also known as hea

• Calcium from synthetic supplements, but not from food, increase heart attacks

  Synthetic calcium supplements are associated with an increased risk of heart attack, according to a meta-analysis of cardiovascular events in randomised trials of calcium supplements.  Calcium from food, however, is protective against cardiovascular disease.  If you are still taking the long recom

• Blueberries for Blood Pressure and Diabetes

  Published in the October issue of The Journal of Nutrition, daily consumption of blueberries helped people with a high risk for Type 2 diabetes reduce that risk.   After drinking two blueberry smoothies a day for six weeks, participants’  insulin sensitivity increased –  a key factor in pre

• Olive Oil May Protect Against Stroke

  More support for the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet is coming from researchers in France who are studying over 7500 people 65+  years of age.  Compared with participants who did not use olive oil, those with intensive use had a 41% lower risk for stroke. No other dietary variable was si

• PSA Test Does More Harm Than Good In Most Men

  According the the Unites States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) PSA screening results in little to no  reduction in prostate cancer-specific death rates and is associated with harmful and unnecessary treatments.  However I don't think  PSA screening has to be bad for all men.  Rat