Do you have skin tags? Often times they develop during pregnancy or in the middle years. Once they form they are permanent and sometimes they will even grow. Most doctors will tell you they are harmless because they are non-cancerous, but while they may be benign there still may be a reason to worry about them according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Pathology [1] which claims skin tags are connected to abnormal lipid levels and could signal metabolic problems before they become significant.

What are they? Skin Tags often look like small mole-sized portions of skin and they protrude above your normal skin by just a few millimeters. Some of them may be the same color as your surrounding skin while others are hyperpigmented like a freckle or a mole. In most cases, they are attached to the underlying skin by a small band of tissue called a stalk or peduncle. You can manipulate the tag without feeling any pain and they appear to be harmless even though they are unsightly. (more…)

The 2 million - year - old hunter-gatherer diet is healthier than the Mediterranean diet, according to a new study.

Staffan Lindeberg’s research team from Lund University in Sweden, have noted a remarkable absence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes among the traditional population of Kitava, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, where modern agrarian-based food is unavailable. (more…)