Fluorinated chemicals known as polyfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFASs), which include PFOA and PFOS, can be found in most Americans.1 The widely used chemicals have been added to industry and consumer products since the 1940s, but while PFOA and PFOS have been phased out in the U.S. due to their toxic properties, other PFAS are… Read More »
This article was previously published February 12, 2019, and has been updated with new information. According to statistics1 by the American Heart Association (AHA), nearly half (48%) of all American adults have some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) — a classification that includes high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, heart failure and stroke — and… Read More »
Research has found that individuals can significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by eating just 1 cup of nitrate-rich vegetables every day. The research looked at whether individuals who regularly ate higher quantities of nitrate-rich vegetables, such as beetroot and leafy greens, had reduced blood pressure, and it also looked at whether these same… Read More »
When inflammation lasts for a longer period, scarring happens. The study we report on here. There was no significant relationship between adherence and lesion changes in the control group, perhaps because many of these patients began taking lipid-lowering drugs, which may have confounded the ability to detect a possible relationship. Carcinogenicity of lipid-lowering drugs. This… Read More »
On this page: Hashimoto’s Disease Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that can cause hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid. With this disease, your immune system attacks your thyroid. The thyroid becomes damaged and can’t make enough thyroid hormones. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. Thyroid hormones control how your… Read More »