Dieting for weight loss is incredibly common. It’s been estimated that 45 million Americans go on a diet each year, spending billions of dollars on programs and products in support of their goals. At the same time, more Americans are overweight than ever, with the prevalence of obesity reaching 40 p...
Are you among the millions of Americans who planned to start a diet in 2025? Almost half of all U.S. adults did, according to a survey by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Among the respondents, 26 percent preferred low-carb diets like Atkins and keto.1Â
Cutting down on carbs is a ...
Google Trends shows a huge spike in searches for “New Year detox” every January — and this year is no exception.1 It seems worldwide, millions of people collectively feel the need for a health reset after holiday overindulgence. But just what is a detox, and how effective is it? Let’s do a deep dive...
Roughly 8 million people — including President Joe Biden — use a CPAP machine in the U.S.1Â
CPAP, which stands for continuous positive airway pressure, is the “gold-standard” treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is a condition in which your breathing stops and restarts while you’re slee...
Type-2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic condition in which your cells have lost the ability to respond to the hormone called insulin. Plus, your pancreas has become dysfunctional so that it doesn’t produce as much insulin as it should.1Â
The result is consistently high levels of glucose (blood sugar)....
Have you ever tried to shed pounds or be healthier by skipping carbohydrates? If you have, you’re not alone. After all, popular diets have long tied carb intake to weight gain and other health issues.1Â
In fact, not all carbs are created equal. Some of them make your blood sugar levels rise quickly...
In the United States, between 50 million to 70 million people suffer from decreased quality of life because of sleep disorders. These conditions include snoring, which is also usually a sign of other health issues. This explains why the anti-snoring industry in the country was worth 1 billion dollar...
Various problems come with snoring. Many snorers complain that they cannot feel well rested even after sleep. Often though, snoring is more stressful for the bed partners than for the snorers. The noise prevents the partners from sleeping and may push them to a different room, thus impairing intimac...