Insufficient sleep is considered by the CDC to be a public health epidemic. Sleep disturbances have long been associated with all cause mortality and more recently with inflammation. A study in the July 2016 issue of Biological Psychiatry examined inflammatory markers and their relationship to sleep disturbance in sleep duration. Both inflammation and poor sleep… Read More
Perhaps the French paradox and the secret of red wine in cardiovascular disease is that red wine prevents cavities. A review of the literature in 2013 shows at least a moderate association of cavities and periodontal disease to coronary artery disease. With up to 90% of the worlds population affected by Cavities, and periodontal disease,… Read More
A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that people who drank diet soda gained almost triple the abdominal fat over nine years as those who didn’t drink diet soda. It even took factors like diabetes, smoking and levels of physical activity. Sugar-free sodas contain substances that sweeten up soda at 200-600 times… Read More