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Why Hillary Clinton’s Blood Clot Is a Wake-Up Call For You

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is currently being hospitalized because doctors found a potentially fatal blood clot in her skull. She’s being treated with blood thinners and is expected to make a...

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3 Mushrooms and Their Big Immunity Benefits

One of the best foods for keeping your immunity up during this busy, colder time of year is the tasty mushroom. The topic of mushrooms can be mysterious, so I’ll shed some light on this shade-loving...

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Can Fructose Make Your Brain Want to Overeat?

A recent brain study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that fructose, which permeates the American diet in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, may trigger...

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Quit Tobacco to Save the Nation

Last fall, the CDC released new data on cigarette and tobacco usage, reporting that formal cigarette usage was down but tobacco usage was up. I shuddered for the United States, and I remembered what...

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Should Your Kids Play Contact Sports?

On today’s show, Sanjay Gupta told Dr. Oz that one of the major changes he expects in medicine in the next year was a change in football – and that it would never be the same. The data is in: Repeated...

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This Year’s Flu Epidemic: Protect Yourself With the Essentials

This year’s flu season arrived earlier and stronger compared to previous years. Thus far, 24 states and New York City are reporting high levels of flu infections. The State of New York and the City of...

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Sharecare Top 5: “Mom Always Said…” But Was She Always Right?

Were Mom’s little health nuggets really good for you? This week, Sharecare.com health-seekers were looking for answers about home remedies and quick cures: 1. An Apple a Day: It turns out there is...

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Aspirin: Is This Right for You?

Aspirin has a wide range of health benefits and treatment abilities. Many would consider it a “miracle drug” because it can not only ease everyday aches and pains, but it may save your life. That’s...

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Don’t Go Cruising for a Bruising

I think by now everyone in America has heard about the fateful journey of the cruise ship Triumph. How ironic is that name – not so triumphant! I personally am not a fan of cruises, but I have been on...

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Can Health Incentives Win Over Food Addictions?

The most desirable way to change your waist size is to understand that you have the power to control your appetite and increase physical activity. Why then can’t most Americans do this? Why doesn’t...

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Sharecare Top 5: Real Men Take Care of their Health

This week on Sharecare, men and the women who love them have taken a special interest in the many issues surrounding men’s health. Here’s our Top 5 list of health resources for that special man in...

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A Black Bean Soup That Loves You Back

A 2003 study in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology found that black beans helped prevent DNA damage in mice. Translation: A  diet rich in black beans may help to fight against cancer and assist...

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The Art and Science of Eating and Living Well

Art, food and health. These are three of my passions, and I want to share with you a unique opportunity I had to combine and experience these in an exciting new way. I took part in a program called...

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Coffee Is a Health Drink – Why Ruin It With the Other Stuff?

In 1997, the data hit me like a welcome cold water balloon on a hot Chicago day. I was researching all things that had big league health or RealAge effects and what a great surprise: Coffee and...

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Cancer-Fighting Chia Cole Slaw

Summer is right around the corner and with it, summer’s tempting, yet often very unhealthy, side dishes for the family picnic. But what if you could take a picnic classic and turn it into a...

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You Wanted to Know: Gallstones

Where do gallstones come from? As you eat food, the food travels from the stomach and into the small intestines, where it mixes with green bile – the liquid material made by the liver that surrounds...

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Is the Mediterranean Diet the Key to a Younger RealAge?

Diet can help make your RealAge younger. But what in particular is most important? And how can you sort out the competing and sometimes contradictory claims? These aren’t easy questions to answer....

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This Blog Could Be a Lifesaver: BRCA and You

When I read Angelina Jolie’s article in the New York Times, like everyone else I was struck by how straightforward, beautifully written, informative and brave it was. Most of the comments that followed...

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Today’s Headlines: Big Breakfasts, Hot Cocoa and Walking to Work

Eating a big breakfast could speed weight loss: Here are some big breakfast benefits. A recent study published in the journal Obesity, found that people who ate “their largest, most caloric meal at...

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You Wanted to Know: Good Cholesterol

Cholesterol. It’s in our favorite foods, our bodies make it, and it’s coating the arteries we need to stay alive. That’s why I say that your cholesterol level is one of the top five lifesaving numbers...

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