Category Archives: Health News

When you get up, the last thing you want to do is cook breakfast. Heck, you might not even want to eat it. If you lack appetite in the early hours, you’re certainly not alone. But no one is saying you have to roll out of bed, flip on the stovetop, and get cracking. If ...click here to read more

I understand if you want to censor yourself. The kids are around, maybe god is watching, or expletives don’t feel right coming out of your mouth. But “f” that. When it comes to pain, digging out swear words and letting them fly can help. At least, that’s what a new study is saying. Recent research ...click here to read more

People with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop heart failure and have a higher risk of death, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal. The study shows that heart failure poses the most significant five-year risk of death for people newly diagnosed with type ...click here to read more

Alzheimer’s is one of the most pressing health conditions of our time. As many as five million Americans are living with the condition, and the risk goes up with age. With an aging population, it stands as a significant strain on individuals, families, and the healthcare system. There is plenty of data, however, that suggests ...click here to read more

HDL cholesterol, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” has been shown to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke. For many years, HDL cholesterol has been the focus of many studies, which have demonstrated its role in moving fats and other cholesterol molecules out of artery walls. These studies have also shown that people with ...click here to read more

You might recall that last week, we wrote to you concerning various ways to stay cool this summer. Well, guess what? A new study has come out showing how heat is likely way more dangerous than you thought. How’s that for timing?! Heat has always been a known killer. But the extent of it might ...click here to read more

If you’re a little older and struggling with sleep, you’re not alone. As people get older, they sleep less. Older folks tend to wake up earlier and fall asleep later. But does this signal poor health? It might, according to a new study. Research published in mid-June suggests sleep troubles may play a role in ...click here to read more

In patients with mental illness, researchers have found that intervention programs can reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease by nearly 13%. The new study by John Hopkins Medicine researchers found this relationship between people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, and 10-year risk of heart attack or stroke. People ...click here to read more

What do you need for a healthy gut? Prebiotics and probiotics are often the first words that come to mind. It’s true, these are the nutritional foundations of a well-fed gut. Your gut needs to be well-fed if it’s going to operate at the highest capacity. When the trillions of microbes are getting the nutrients ...click here to read more

According to new research, patients with peripheral artery disease (P.A.D.) or stroke are less likely to receive recommended treatments to prevent heart attack. The study comes from American Heart Association’s Quality of Care & Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions, which is a premier global exchange of the latest advances in the quality of care and research ...click here to read more

Unless you’re a front-line worker, emergency worker, or someone who’s been deemed to have an essential job, you may have a little more time on your hands. Even executives who’ve been working from home for the past few months report they’re not working the hours they used to. But what are people doing with the ...click here to read more

If you’ve been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic or you just got a new job where you’ll be working remotely, you may encounter a problem you haven’t considered: joint pain. How you set up your workspace can play a role in developing or limiting joint pain, so you’ll want to pay careful attention ...click here to read more

The mask mix-up is out there, and it’s time to make things right. Early in the COVID-19 epidemic, public health officials were stressing the potential ineffectiveness and dangers of face masks. Now they’re telling us to wear them whenever we’re out in public. Despite early information from China, who found facemasks were an effective method ...click here to read more

Temperatures are increasing across the continent, and some areas have already experienced mid-summer heat. If you’ve got heart disease, it could put you at a higher risk of stroke. But do you know the best ways to cool down? Warm temperatures put stress on everybody’s heart. When temperatures climb, the heart has to beat faster ...click here to read more