Category: health-letter

There is concern about radiation exposure from x-ray machines used for airport security scans, but the added risk is so small that it is insignificant.

Chemicals from medications and personal care products are making their way into streams, lakes, and other bodies of water, but water treatment facilities are not currently equipped to filter pharmaceutical waste from our water supply.

Research reiterates the importance of eating breakfast every day, but carefully choosing what you eat in the morning, and how much, can optimize your breakfast’s nutritional content.

Statistics on statin use show a decrease in LDL cholesterol levels in those who take the medications, but for people who don’t want to or who cannot handle the possible side effects, dietary changes can have similar benefits.

There’s a lot of publicity about omega-3 fats being beneficial for heart, mind, joints, eyes, and so on. There are over-the-counter products of varying size. So, this is my question: is there a daily upper limit on fish oil consumption?

I think I may have cataracts. I heard somewhere that they need to be ripe before I get surgery. Is that true?

Why does the nose run in cold weather?

My doctor advised me to start taking an 81-mg aspirin once a day. I am a physically active 62-year-old and have been a vegetarian – mostly vegan – for 35 years. I’d really rather not take aspirin. Am I being foolish in questioning my doctor’s advice?

I have started noticing more coconut oil at the grocery store and have heard it is better for you than a lot of other oils. Is that true?

Is it true that we use only 10% of our brains?