With more cases of swine flu being reported every day, we have several tips to help prevent this illness from invading your family. Clearly, the stronger your immune defenses are the less likely you are to contract the swine flu, or any other type of flu. And you can easily boost your immunity through your diet.

If you’ve ever suffered from the pain and discomfort of swollen and inflamed joints, you know how it can prevent you from doing many of the activities that you love—and rob you of much of your joy in life. But a powerful yet safe enzyme known as serrapeptase—first discovered more than 25 years ago in the intestine of a little silk moth—can help dissolve blood clots and other sources of inflammation that can cause pain in your joints. Read on to find out about this healing secret of the silk moth.

Although winter is a beautiful time of the year, with it comes low temperatures, shorter daylight hours and snow. Cold weather can wreak havoc with your heart’s health. Many of you aren’t even aware that you’re at risk until you…

Vegetables are healthy friends to have, despite how some people may feel towards them.

A new study from the Journal of Nutrition suggests eating more vegetables may significantly reduce women’s risk of developing endometrial cancer, which affects the uterine lining.…

Can broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables—Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and cabbage—help protect smokers from cancer? A new study presents promising research.

According to researchers led by Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Li Tang, it appears that people who currently smoke more than…

Dear Dr. Cutler,

After looking at your publication that arrived today, “Seven Scary Screw-Ups Doctors Make—And How to Avoid Each One,” I thought you may be interested to know that 13 years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The…

According to 2008 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated that more than 700,000 Americans had a heart attack for the first time—and more than 430,000 experienced a second attack.

And although heart…

A new study has revealed eating foods with a high glycemic index may trigger the same area in the brain associated with addiction to cigarettes and drugs.

Simon Thornley, lead researcher of the study, said people who eat a significant…

Can consuming oatmeal really increase your endurance so that you can have a more beneficial workout? According to British researchers, it definitely can!

The researchers found that if you eat oatmeal about three hours before exercising, your endurance level raises…

If your sex machine seems to have run out of gas, the reason may be in your mind. You might not realize it, but your brain is your largest sex organ. So if your brain isn’t healthy or you’re not…