Bringing wholesome healthy tips
All body fat isn’t created equal. You may associate a “beer belly” with men who sit around watching football. But women, too, can develop belly fat — also known as visceral fat. And visceral fat has a mind of its own. It acts as an organ, disrupting the function of hormones like insulin, and increasing our risks for diabetes and heart disease. It produces cytokines, which impair blood clotting. It’s…
We all know that exercising is good for our health. But after that little gem, confusion can set in. While one study recommends getting in your steps, another might prove that high-intensity interval training or HIIT is the way to go. And what about the time you spend sitting? Can any exercise provide enough benefit to cancel out the negative health consequences of being stuck at a desk six to…
It’s no secret that blood sugar problems can lead to disease in the rest of your body. In fact, it’s been long known that diabetes and heart trouble go hand-in-hand. That’s why if you’re one of the estimated 34.2 million people in the United States living with diabetes it’s so vital to pay attention to your heart health, including regular physicals and changing lifestyle habits to support your cardiovascular system.…
Right now, only about 57 percent of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But with vaccine mandates taking effect for schools and businesses in places like California and New York, more people are going to be getting the COVID-19 vaccine very soon. Also, a lot of people may be getting COVID-19 booster shots now, as well. At the same time, we’re heading into flu season. This means…
Potatoes have an unfair reputation as a food that’s generally not so healthy for you. In all honesty, though, this is probably based on some of the ways we prefer to prepare them… You’ve got French fries, which are high in fat (cooked in oil) and salt — not to mention the levels of acrylamide that occur when cooking at high frying temperatures. Next, we have mashed potatoes, that get…
Plaques in the brain are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease that accumulate over time, as the disease gets worse and worse. Memories are wiped away, movements become stiff and even walking is difficult due to the damage these plaques wreak. And while there are now drugs that treat Alzheimer’s, they have nothing that gets to the actual pathophysiology of the disease itself to help rid the brain of those plaques…
You’ve heard the phrase, “Your eyes are the windows to your soul.” Well, according to researchers at the Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health, they might also be the windows to your heart. In fact, they say that what your eye doctor sees during your exam could tell you whether a heart attack or stroke is in your future, so that you can take steps to save your…
[ad_1] “Is it burnout, or am I just being a baby?” Burnout is gaining recognition in the work and wellness worlds. This makes sense, as self-reported stress levels are higher than ever.1 (And global pandemic, you’re really not helping.2) But, like many health conditions, especially those related to mental health, there’s still a fair bit of stigma around burnout. Some people hear the term “burnout” and say: “This wasn’t a…
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was first used in the 1930s to treat decompression sickness in deep-sea divers. But researchers soon discovered that HBOT had more wide-ranging medical uses. HBOT treatment involves spending time in a special chamber, where air pressure levels are 1.5 to 3 times higher than average, breathing 100 percent pure oxygen. The goal of this therapy is to fill the blood with enough oxygen to repair tissues…
With all of the symptoms that women can experience during menopause, hot flashes just might be the worst, as well as the most common. In fact, a whopping 80 percent of women will suffer from these personal summers, night sweats or both at some point. And while doctors used to believe that the length of your sentence would only be two to three years, they now know that these symptoms…