Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep? If you said yes, you’re not alone. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) labels insufficient sleep an epidemic. About 50 percent of Americans grapple with occasional insomnia, while percent struggle with chronic insomnia. Sleeplessness can take a toll on your health -- it’s been linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and depression.

Heart failure affects 6.2 million Americans. And the number of deaths continue rising. In 2018, heart failure was mentioned on close to 400,000 death certificates. But there’s some good news: For women, walking may be a key to preventing it.

Check the nutrition labels on the packaged foods you have in your refrigerator, freezer and cupboard. There’s a good chance the ingredients list includes maltodextrin, a commonly used food additive that’s linked to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, according to Cleveland Clinic researchers. 

Jasmine Sexton, who works for MDVIP affiliate Dr. Julie McCormick in Anchorage, AK, is an MDVIP Ambassador for going above and beyond the call of duty and making her patients feel welcome, valued and loved.

Erin DeVivo, who works for MDVIP affiliate Dr. Nami Khulusi in Eatontown, NJ, is an MDVIP Ambassador for going above and beyond the call of duty and making her patients feel welcome, valued and loved.

Valian Noris, who works for MDVIP affiliate Dr. Brenda Minor in Danvers, MA, is an MDVIP Ambassador for going above and beyond the call of duty and making her patients feel welcome, valued and loved.

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More than one-third of Americans take multivitamins, despite little evidence that they help (there’s little evidence they cause harm either). And now a new study says multivitamins don’t promote cardiovascular health.