10 questions to ask your doctor about heart disease
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About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year but many of those deaths can be prevented by proactively asking questions about your heart and how to keep it healthy.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWhat is pulmonary hypertension?
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All of us are familiar with hypertension or high blood pressure, a common condition of when blood pressure, the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels, is consistently high.
Read More9 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 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 MoreMedications increasing sensitivity to sunlight
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Drug-induced photosensitivity applies not only to prescription medication but even to some over-the-counter drugs that can cause your skin to become overly sensitive to sunlight.
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 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 More10 health habits you’ll never regret doing
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We all have regrets in life. Maybe you’ve didn’t travel as much as you would have liked or you stayed too long in a bad relationship.
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 MoreBlue zones – Secrets of living a longer lifespan
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Here are a few changes you can make today within your living environment to create your own personal blue zone in your part of the world:
Study 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 MoreKegels for urinary incontinence – how both men and women benefit
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Men and women suffering from urinary incontinence know very well the embarrassment and discomfort of experiencing the unintentional loss of urine.
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 More10 conditions needing a urologist to treat
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Scheduling an appointment with one can save men a lot of discomfort and pain and maybe even save their life.
Read MoreInsulin in a pill: Why daily injections for diabetics could become obsolete
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Researchers have been working on this for years and they now have developed an oral delivery method that could dramatically transform the way in which diabetics keep their blood sugar levels in check.
Read More20 solutions lulling you to sleep
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Try the following sleep solutions to find the ones that work best for you not only improving your sleep but helping you feel more productive, mentally sharp, emotionally balanced, and full of energy for the day.
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