The impressive health benefits of hiking
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Hiking offers improvements to your body in many ways – it can be a great cardiovascular workout particularly if there are hills to have to climb forcing your heart to work harder.
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9 reasons for malnutrition in the elderly
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Aging brings many changes affecting various aspects of our health and well-being.
Read MorePsyllium: Health benefits beyond treating constipaiton
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Besides being a laxative, psyllium has far more benefits beyond treating constipation. Here are the other uses of psyllium that can improve your health:
Read MoreNatural ways stopping headaches before they start
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Headaches can disrupt your best laid plans. Whether you experience the dull pain, tightness and pressure of a tension headache or the sharp, throbbing ache of a migraine,
Read MoreInteresting facts about kidney cancer
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Kidney cancer is one of the top 10 most common cancers diagnosed in the United States. In 2018, the American Cancer Society estimates that about 63,340 new cases of kidney cancer will occur and about 14,970 people will die from this disease.
Read MoreTreating a torn meniscus
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The meniscus is essentially a shock absorber for the knee. Within the knee are three bones – the femur, tibia and patella.
Read MoreControl diabetes by knowing your ABCs
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If only receiving a diagnosis of diabetes was as easy as learning the ABCs. Actually, it can be. Anyone with diabetes needs to be aware of three key steps – the ABCs of diabetes control – helping them better manage their disease to lower their risk of serious complications of this condition.
Read MoreRecognizing signs of cellulitis
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Cellulitis is a common bacterial infection affecting the deep layers of skin along with the layer of fat just beneath skin.
Read MoreHigh blood pressure may cause brain lesions, Alzheimer’s markers
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High blood pressure or hypertension is linked with increasing the risk for heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke.
Read MoreWhy sex is so good for your health
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All the physical touching, hugging, and endorphins being released bring health benefits to all of us.
Read More5 best foods for easing muscle cramps
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Who has not had the experience of either drifting off to sleep or being rudely woken up without warning by intensely painful, tight cramps in our calf or hamstring muscle?
Read MoreProactive steps for preventing a blood clot
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Worried about blood clots? There are things you can do to prevent them. Blood clots can form in any deep vein of the body.
Read MoreWhat to know about gastroparesis
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Gastroparesis, also known as delayed gastric emptying, is a condition in which the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine is slowed or stops completely.
Read MoreUnderstanding hydronephrosis
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This condition which can affect one or both kidneys and can happen at any age is when urine is unable to drain from the kidneys.
Read MoreStudy suggest stress may cause autoimmune diseases
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A higher incidence of autoimmune diseases appears to be more common in people who were previously diagnosed with stress-related disorders, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Read More12 warning signs of Alzheimer’s
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Consider this: Alzheimer’s disease is the only cause of death among the top 10 (it’s currently ranked No. 6) in the United States that can’t be prevented, cured, or slowed down. Unfortunately practically all of us know of someone – friend, relative or acquaintance - with Alzheimer’s disease.
Read MoreHow hypertension harms long-term health
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Most people would guess a healthy blood pressure lowers risk for heart disease which is true. However, your heart is not the only organ affected by high blood pressure.
Is a sun allergy for real?
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It’s hard to believe but it is estimated that about 10 percent of the world’s population can have a skin reaction when exposed to the sun.
Read MoreProtecting yourself from tick bites and Lyme disease
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Tick season is in full swing and over 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease are estimated to occur every year in the United States.
Read MoreEverything you need to know about Hashimoto’s disease
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The disease can develop in girls in their teens or as young women but is more likely to show up in middle age.