Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year.1 In the U.S., it’s the leading cause of mortality, accounting for one in five deaths. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one person dies from this condition every 33 seconds.2 Your everyday habits… Read More: Limiting TV Time Helps Reduce Heart Disease Risk »
As more people get mammograms every year to screen for breast cancer, an additional benefit may be emerging: heart disease risk detection. With advanced technology and artificial intelligence, some imaging centers now offer screenings for cardiovascular risks based on breast arterial calcification visible in mammogram images. This additional test, offered by some radiology practices, could… Read More: Can Mammograms Help Detect Heart Disease Risk? A New Look… »
It’s estimated that 1 in 3 Americans is deficient in at least 10 minerals, zinc included.1 Not only does this put them at risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes,2 but it may increase risk of death or a hospital stay from COVID-19 if you’re infected.3 Zinc has been acknowledged as an… Read More: Zinc Cuts COVID Death Risk by 40% »
Whether you admit it to anyone else or not, most people pick their noses.1 A study published in 2022 in Scientific Reports2 found an association between nose-picking and a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Nose picking is common in other primates as well. In 2015, a photographer captured a picture of a bearded capuchin monkey… Read More: Can Nose Picking Raise the Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia? »