Health

Americans are rethinking what belongs in their supplement cabinets. A study published in JAMA Network Open tracked how supplement habits changed across more than two decades of nationally representative health data, and the pattern it revealed is clear.1 The old approach, grab a multivitamin and call it a day, is ...

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 31, 2025. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide, with an estimated 404.6 million cases in 2019 — and women are affected the most.1 They’re often blamed on hygiene habits or anatomy, but ...

Most people think of tooth decay as a surface problem — something that starts on the outside of your tooth and works its way in. Brushing, flossing and regular dental visits target that outer layer, and they matter. But your teeth aren't static objects. They're living structures that constantly lose ...

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are disorders characterized by the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons, leading to their eventual death. This decline disrupts essential brain functions, resulting in symptoms that significantly impair daily living and overall quality of life. Common neurodegenerative diseases include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic ...

For decades, xanthan gum has slipped into the food supply with almost no scrutiny. Manufacturers add it to gluten-free breads, salad dressings, sauces, ice cream, protein shakes, and countless packaged foods because it thickens, stabilizes, and improves texture without changing flavor. Many people don't think twice when they see it ...

If you have ever abandoned a supplement routine, the problem may not have been discipline. It may have been its complexity. Most supplement routines ask you to add tasks to a day that already has too many, and before you know it, the routine of taking it falls by the ...

Ultraprocessed foods have moved from a niche nutrition concern to the center of a national debate, and researchers recently asked a question that gets skipped in most of that conversation: What do Americans actually want their government to do about it? Not whether people think these foods are healthy, but ...

Dementia is characterized by progressive loss of memory, thinking, judgment, and the ability to carry out everyday tasks. This means the brain gradually loses the ability to process information normally, making familiar conversations, appointments, and even simple daily routines increasingly difficult. In advanced stages, it can lead to dependence on ...

Long before refrigeration, people figured out that pulling water from food bought them time — to survive winter, travel long distances, or weather a bad harvest. That instinct still shapes modern pantries, lunchboxes, hiking packs, military rations, and disaster supplies, where compact, lightweight, shelf-stable food matters most. But the methods ...

Once people awaken to vaccine issues, one question emerges: why does the medical field maintain such rigid ideological attachment to vaccination? This phenomenon reflects three converging factors: • First, human society has always been defined by competing groups vying for status and wealth, and it is a very recent development ...

When it comes to nutritional supplementation regimens, most research focuses on what's in the bottle. Far fewer studies investigate the more decisive question: what makes a person actually take it, day after day, long after the initial motivation has faded? Because the finest nutrient ever formulated does nothing if it ...

Americans now consume linoleic acid (LA) at levels that would have been unimaginable a century ago — close to 30 grams per day, up from just 2 grams in the 1860s. That's led to a fundamental change in the way your body operates at the cellular level. This polyunsaturated fat ...