We know it hasn’t been long since we raved about the wonders of vitamin D - for your bones, gums, teeth, immune system, mental health, and more - but what can we say? The good news just keeps on coming! Earlier this month, JAMA Pediatrics published a 6-year study...
We live in an era of medical specialists. Cardiologists, endocrinologists, oncologists, gastroenterologists - each tends to focus on parts rather than the whole being. Yet as science continues to evolve, there is ever more evidence that oral health is intimately...
By now you’ve probably heard something about the risk gum disease poses to your heart health. After all, plaque is plaque. But did you know that gum disease is also associated with increased prevalence of breast cancer? That was the finding of a 2011 study out of...
You probably already know that breastfeeding protects babies from premature death and serious diseases. But did you know it provides health benefits for mothers, too? According to recent research in Obstetrics & Gynecology, breastfeeding can significantly lower the...
Other than diet, few things will help the body as much as exercise. As the chair of the British Academy of Medical Royal Colleges put it in her Foreword to the Academy’s 2015 report to physicians, Physical activity is important in the management of long-term...
Two thirds of American adults say their health is good. Yet about half have one or more preventable chronic diseases. Think heart disease. Think diabetes. Think cancer. Such conditions may be aggravated by overweight or obesity. Two thirds of Americans also grapple...