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Because so many people in my family have had heart and blood pressure problems, I do everything I can to keep my blood pressure in the normal range and hypertension at bay. From exercising regularly and eating right to taking heart-healthy supplements, if it can help, I do it. So I really thought I was taking every precaution possible. Until I read this line from the conclusion of a study…
When it comes to choosing an eating plan to follow, it can get confusing out there. Paleo, keto, carnivore, vegan, low-carb and Mediterranean… the health experts who tout each one of these eating plans swear by them for weight loss and better health. Supposedly, there’s evidence backing each one of these plans. And for some diets, like the Mediterranean diet, that’s true. However, for others (like carnivore), a lot of…
When you’re sick in bed with a cold or the flu, often the last thing you’re interested in is eating. But then you worry — if I’m not getting good nutrition, will I get weaker and sabotage the healing process? When I was a kid, the solution was chicken soup… but sometimes you can’t even keep THAT down. What if your immune system actually works more efficiently when you don’t…
As we age, our hair becomes more brittle and prone to breakage. Hair growth stagnates and we notice it just doesn’t frame our face the way it once did — or our forehead is looking a little longer. Men may notice the thinning around the head while women see it in the areas above the temples or where we part our hair — each time and every time we look…
When you hear about the neurological warning signs of Alzheimer’s, you usually hear about tau tangles and amyloid plaques. Not too long ago that hypothesis came into question. One reason is that amyloid plaques are found in the brains of many elderly people with normal cognition. But the recently FDA-approved drug lecanemab was designed to attack the β-amyloid plaque buildup in the brains of patients, and not without serious concern.…
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, progressive lung disease that causes scar tissue (fibrosis) to build up in the lungs. This makes the lungs unable to transport oxygen into the bloodstream effectively. People with pulmonary fibrosis typically experience a dry, hacking cough, weakness and shortness of breath. While anyone can suffer from pulmonary fibrosis, it’s most common in people between the ages of 50 and 70. In fact, it’s estimated that…
Being overweight comes with real consequences to our health. After all, obesity has been linked to everything from a poor immune response and serious gum disease to cancer and dangerous reactions to medications. So it’s no wonder that with the New Year, so many people are once again resolving to lose weight. However, it might not be so easy… Especially since according to a research team at Oregon Health &…
We live in a chemical-saturated environment. Pretty much everything we use in daily life — clothes, furniture, cosmetics, personal care products, even food — contains some level of chemicals. In fact, there are tens of thousands of synthetic chemicals on the market, and new ones are being developed all the time. That can spell trouble for our health, including heart disease and early death. And if you’re a woman, you…
If you’re a woman, there’s a decent chance that at some point in your life, you’ll start experiencing the inconvenience of an unexpected release of urine when you sneeze or cough. Men are also subject to urinary incontinence, but it plagues women much more often. About 30 to 50 percent of women have incontinence issues. But incontinence isn’t just annoying, embarrassing and inconvenient. It can be downright disabling… …
I’m an “early bird,” and I won’t lie — I’ve always felt a secret superiority to those “night owls” who stumble to their desks at noon and stay up past midnight. The fact is that the world operates in my favor. I mean, unless you work the night shift, most jobs happen during the day. And night owls aren’t built for this. And this is more than an annoyance. It…