Author RSSKeeping Alzheimer’s Away Prevent this Devastating Condition
Alzheimer’s disease is an increasing concern in the U.S. To date, it’s estimated that 5.3 million Americans suffer from it, 5.1 million of whom are over the age of 65. The Alzheimer’s Association reported that every 70 seconds, an individual develops Alzh...
Can Losing Weight Be a Simple Process? Six Tips for Shedding Extra Pounds
Everything that you do and eat can affect your weight, but it is not as complicated as you think. Let’s review the basics so that you are clear about what the relationship is between weight, food and exercise.
You need three basic types of food to live: ...
Vitamin D & Aging Bones
Unfortunately, this comes at the expense of the rest of their bodies.
Exercise is very important to the health of your vital organs and your immune system, among other things. Many women find themselves stuck in a vicious circle of wanting to “keep saf...
Top-5 Fasts From Chinese Medicine, Part 1
Traditional Chinese Medicine, steeped in 5,000-plus years of wisdom, is brimming with herbal remedies, food cures, acupuncture, and meditative exercises such as tai chi. In keeping with its strong reliance on food, Chinese medicine uses many fasts to enha...
Protecting the Kidneys from Damage Especially if You’re Diabetic
Your kidneys work hard every day to remove waste products from your body. They also help keep your body’s chemicals in balance and help keep the amount of water in your body balanced. Sometimes, certain risk factors can put the kidneys in danger. Your kid...
Exercise: A Potent Healer? Help Prevent Diabetes, Heart Failure & More
So what, exactly, can exercise do for you? Why is the medical community pushing to get us to move it or lose it? Well, a little bit of exercise can go a long way when it comes to your health. Exercise burns calories, which can help you lose weight or main...
USDA Releases Antioxidant Ratings
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has posted the antioxidant values for various foods online. Researchers have determined that blueberry juice has the highest antioxidant levels, beating out other juices such as apple, cranberry and grape.
Howeve...
Coping With Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
When you open your mouth to yawn, do you ever feel or hear a click in your jaw? If you have, chances are your clicking jaw is simply an annoyance — something that only happens once in a while. However, if the problem occurs frequently, you may have what i...
All About Digestive Enzymes Essential for Good Health
You may have heard a bit about digestive enzymes in the health pages of your favorite magazine or newspaper. You probably know that they help with digestion — but what are they exactly, and why are they so important? Why is it pretty much impossible to fe...
Hyperthyroidism: Know the Symptoms Could Mean Weight Loss or Gain
Your thyroid gland lies just under your Adam’s apple in your neck. The gland consists of two lobes that lie just in front and at either side of the windpipe. Your thyroid is part of your body’s “endocrine system.” The endocrine system consists of various ...
The Immunity-boosting Roundup
At the end of a 12-part article on your immune system, it is best to revisit all the points made here and bring you the most valuable health advice to take away from it all. This is how the realm of natural medicine and natural supplements can come to you...
Genes May be the Key to Ovarian Cancer Cure
Cancer can be an aggressive disease. For this reason, research has been exhaustive and ongoing in the search to find a cure. Breakthroughs have been few and far between. Today’s health e-letter, however, is about one such breakthrough.
In this latest b...
Ginseng: The Oldest Herb with the Best Health Benefits
One of the oldest and most storied herbal remedies around is ginseng. It is one of the top natural remedies you can use to boost your immune system and prevent disease.
Ginseng extracts enhance immune responses by stimulating immunoglobulin production ...
New Graduates Flood Teaching Hospitals in July -- Patient Care Goes Down
Now that summer is here, many people will be heading outdoors to enjoy the warm weather. Unfortunately for some, rather than being a month for camping, fishing or playing baseball, July may usher in a visit to the hospital. If you find yourself in this pr...
Being Inactive Ups Risk for Dangerous Blood Clots
The latest health news around inactivity is not pretty. In fact, researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital say that sitting too much could up your risk for a potentially deadly blood clot by as much as three-fold. The researchers say that their st...