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Medical Myths: Food & Nutrition Edition
Medical Myths: Food & Nutrition Edition
Posted: Dec 16, 2025

Medical Myths: Food & Nutrition Edition

Swimming after eating, berries fighting cancer, and healing hearts with healthy eating.

Is sourdough a superfood? Can you really reverse heart disease with what's on your plate? Are you throwing away the most nutritious part of your produce and did carrots really help the Allies defeat the Nazis? Separating fact from fiction and seeing what science actually says about the medical myths that refuse to die.

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Strategies to Stop Sugar Cravings
Strategies to Stop Sugar Cravings
Posted: Oct 28, 2025

Strategies to Stop Sugar Cravings

9 ways to outsmart your sweet tooth with SMH RENEW

Sugar cravings are a common challenge for many people trying to maintain a healthy diet. Luckily, there are ways to curb sugar cravings and make healthier choices. Here are 9 tried-and-true strategies from the experts at SMH RENEW that you can use in your daily life to control those sugar cravings:

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5 Habits for Health and Happiness
5 Habits for Health and Happiness
Posted: Jul 22, 2025

5 Habits for Health and Happiness

In collaboration with SMH Oncology Clinical Counselor Elizabeth Bornstein

Our happiness is in our own hands. Here are five habits to maximize the portion we can control.

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Understanding the Updated Guidelines on Stroke Prevention
Understanding the Updated Guidelines on Stroke Prevention
Posted: May 13, 2025

Understanding the Updated Guidelines on Stroke Prevention

With Vascular Neurologist David K. Stone, MD, PhD

In October of 2024, and for the first time in 10 years, the AHA and the ASA have updated the official guidelines for stroke prevention, providing new guidance for preventing stroke in women, including during pregnancy, and placing new emphasis on social aspects of stroke prevention and the specific benefits of the Mediterranean Diet.

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Broken Heart Syndrome… Fact or Fiction?
Broken Heart Syndrome… Fact or Fiction?
Posted: Feb 11, 2025

Broken Heart Syndrome… Fact or Fiction?

Spoiler Alert: It’s very real.

Dying from a broken heart isn't something invented by the movies. As mysterious as it is rare, broken heart syndrome is a beguiling condition and a strong argument for the direct connection between mental health and physical health.

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