Published May 5, 2011

Does your melatonin peak at the wrong time?

One of the most common problems I see in patients over the age of 60 is a nasty combination of feeling tired during the day, and awake and restless during the night. It seems that as people age, they tend to get upside down in this way. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. It’s a very common problem, but what is causing it? And how can you fix it?

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Published May 4, 2011

Is your diabetes really hypothyroidism?

If you have hard-to-treat adult diabetes, this is important information. Your problem might not be insulin and your pancreas. It could be your thyroid!

A research team knew that both humans and animals exposed to cold temperatures get high blood pressure. They wondered if diabetic mice would get the problem faster in the cold than normal mice.

So the researchers placed diabetic and control mice in a box and kept them at a constant 41 degrees F. The normal mice survived, while the diabetic mice died in just two hours. The team figured that the diabetic animals couldn’t maintain their body heat.

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Published April 29, 2011

Does this beverage protect your heart better than wine?

There’s been a lot of press lately about wine’s ability to protect your heart. I agree that wine has some heart-protective qualities. But you have to drink so much wine over many years to see the protection. I’m always looking for better ways to protect your heart. Resveratrol and Alginol are definitely good alternatives. But now a new study says a different beverage may challenge wine as the best heart-protecting drink.

As I’ve shown you in the past, study after study demonstrate that drinking green tea has awesome health benefits. Now a Chinese study says it can protect your heart.

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