Osteoporosis and obesity may have one common cause — and an easy solution

Statistics have always shown that the women most at risk for developing osteoporosis are thin. So the thought has been that it’s not much of a risk for women who are overweight. Well, new evidence suggests that’s not true. In fact, this new evidence suggests that some cases of obesity and osteoporosis have the same cause — and cure.


The study looked at 79 women who were obese. They had an average body mass index (BMI) of 35. According to current thinking, virtually none of these women should have been at risk for developing osteoporosis. 

Could cancer screening have saved Joe Paterno?

The death of Joe Paterno, the former Penn State University football coach, last week again brought attention to cancer screening. The media reported that Paterno died of lung cancer. Actually, he died because of the treatment he received for his lung cancer. It seems like today’s cancer treatments actually kill more people now than the cancer. Of course, they always attribute the death to cancer.

Regardless, the media always bring the attention back to the importance of cancer screening. But would screening have saved Paterno’s life? Will it save your life? The answer may surprise you.

Why salmon protects your brain

On Wednesday, I showed you how cinnamon can help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s. I also showed you several other nutrients that have brain-protecting properties. But there’s one relatively unknown nutrient that I didn’t mention. And according to a new study, this super nutrient can have a dramatic impact on the health of your brain.

The researchers conducted this fantastic study on humans! They noted that people getting dementia had higher levels of rancid fatty acids in their blood cell phospholipids. They set to lower that damage with the nutrient astaxanthin.