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Diet is one of the most effective weapons you have in the fight against heart disease. But what healthy eating habits do your heart the most good? You’ve probably heard a variety of advice about heart-healthy eating… some of it conflicting. That’s because there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to preventing heart disease through diet. A lot of dietary paths can lead you to the same end goal — a healthy heart.…
Statistics say it’s likely every one of us knows a cancer patient. Maybe it’s a family member or a friend… or maybe you’ve been through or are going through treatments yourself. For people with cancer, navigating the landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic holds unique challenges. During this time, many hospitals are modifying or even suspending treatment for cancer patients to keep them away from hospitals where they would run the…
It’s estimated that one woman in five aged 60 and older has some form of thyroid disease. Twenty percent of people over 75 (again, mostly women), have hypothyroidism, or low levels of thyroid hormones. It’s a condition that is often misdiagnosed because the symptoms mimic those of so many other conditions. For example, the confusion that comes with low thyroid function is often mistaken for dementia. Given the right testing,…
If you get diagnosed with high blood pressure, the first advice you’ll get from your doctor is to reduce your salt intake. That’s because, at one point, several large-scale studies showed pretty conclusively that high-salt diets were linked to high blood pressure. More recently, we’ve learned that the connection between salt and blood pressure isn’t so cut and dry… A large 16-year study published in 2017 found that while eating…
Your microbiome goes way beyond your gut. It extends across your whole body, including your most sensitive area. When the bacterial balance gets out of whack down there, you’re left with a nasty infection known as bacterial vaginosis… and you’re even more vulnerable to STDs. What is bacterial vaginosis exactly? It’s an overgrowth of bad bacteria in the vaginal area that triggers inflammation, itching, burning, discharge and an unpleasant smell.…
There is a huge amount of emphasis on heart health here in the United States. And with good reason, considering cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women in our country. Unfortunately, with all of the time we spend looking to our hearts, other organs can get overlooked. Now, new research is demonstrating just how linked our organs are and how one particular organ, the liver,…
I’ve been thinking about my trip to Italy a few years ago. I met some wonderful people who invited me to huge, leisurely lunches that would start around noon, last for several hours and were followed by a pisolino, the Italian version of a siesta. During the several months we’ve been in lockdown, I’ve very purposefully made my eating habits more “Italian.” I cook my “dinner” around midday and eat…
Even though there are decades of scientific evidence supporting the mind-body connection, it’s still easy to forget just how closely your mental and emotional state impacts your health. So, here’s a reminder… Research conclusively determines that a positive mental state makes you healthier. It’s linked to a variety of important health outcomes, including: Lower blood pressure Lower risk of heart disease Better body mass index (BMI) More balanced blood sugar…
Few people realize how many tasks potassium performs in the body, tasks that are essential to life itself. For starters, potassium helps regulate your blood pressure and is crucial to maintaining a healthy heart. And without enough potassium, the nerves that make your heart beat can’t function properly. When the body doesn’t have enough, the condition known as hypokalemia (low blood potassium) can develop. On its own, that’s troubling enough.…
Diabetes comes with a long list of complications that affect so many parts of your body — your brain, your heart, your eyes, your feet, your skin, your kidneys. These complications don’t happen to everyone with diabetes. But the longer you have the disease and the worse your blood sugar control is, the more likely you are to eventually develop one (or more) of them. Why does diabetes impact so…