Published April 25, 2016

Regular sauna users live longer and have a significantly decreased risk of every disease there is. That’s an amazing fact that has been substantiated in several studies. But saunas can dehydrate you. So how much water do you really lose when you take a sauna? Do some people lose more water than others? And finally, what about weight loss? Is taking a regular sauna a good way to lose fat? The answers may surprise you. 

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Published April 22, 2016

When a cure hasn’t been found for a disease, our best hope is preventing it in the first place. That’s certainly the case with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers are still working hard to find ways to slow and even reverse this condition, but they haven’t yet unlocked the secret. They have, however, made a lot of progress in identifying prevention tactics. One recent study has confirmed the effectiveness of a strategy that we’d assumed, but hadn’t confirmed, would help. 

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Published April 20, 2016

In general, I think green tea is great for you. I highly recommend it, and I frequently drink it myself. However, there are times when it’s not the best beverage to choose. And if you suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and enjoy green tea, you may have learned this the hard way. 

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