Category Archives: Health News

Patients with heart failure may have more mental stress and anger, according to a new report published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure. Factors such as mental stress and anger often go unrecognized, but researchers are now making a connection with how it can affect those with heart problems. Heart failure is a cardiovascular disease ...click here to read more

It’s scary when little blips in your memory occur with greater frequency. You can’t find your keys, the remote is in the fridge, and you can’t remember the name of that little town you used to visit in the 80s. These things happen, and they are normal. As you get older, you have a growing ...click here to read more

These days, collagen has become a highly touted superfood. People are putting it in their morning shakes and coffees, while others are making bone broth to use daily. Its potential benefits are all aimed at helping people look and feel younger. Collagen is essentially the glue that holds your body’s tissue together. It is a ...click here to read more

When you experience stress, your blood pressure goes up. Your heart beats faster and your blood vessels narrow, creating a potentially dangerous situation. Thankfully, these effects don’t last very long, and soon your blood pressure will lower. But can these episodes have a long-term impact on your health and put you at risk for high ...click here to read more

Many people suffer from various sleep disorders that can result in changes to sleep patterns. A sleep disorder can affect overall health, safety, and quality of life, which is why it is so important to keep up to date on new treatments and preventative measures that become available. A sleep disorder that one in five ...click here to read more

Most people take their muscles for granted. It’s pretty easy to do. Unless you’re trying to be a bodybuilder or a powerlifter, you probably don’t think about them at all. And it’s a huge mistake. Especially if you’re 50+. In fact, it’s very easy to argue that muscle mass and strength is far more important ...click here to read more

Most people don’t exactly hang around the toilet to see the color of their urine. But maybe you should; sometimes it can offer some valuable insight. You don’t have to spend very long examining it to get an idea of where you might be. A glance and a couple of observations can tell you if ...click here to read more

New research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows how women with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and depression experience longer, worse recovery. The results were found after one year of receiving specialty care for PAD. “This is the first study to document how depressive symptoms may complicate PAD recovery even among patients ...click here to read more

Why am I not feeling well? That’s a common question these days. If you aren’t feeling great, there’s a good chance you aren’t sleeping great. Feeling irritable, unhappy, or struggling to find joy may have less to do with your experiences and more to do with your ability to get a good night’s sleep consistently. ...click here to read more

Researchers are finding COVID-19 can affect the body in many ways, now including increasing the risk of memory loss and cognitive decline. While it is unclear how many patients will suffer from neurological problems due to COVID-19, studies are beginning to show associations between the coronavirus and the brain. What is known is that many ...click here to read more

Handwashing is all the rage these days. In fact, there might not have been such a strong emphasis on hand hygiene among the general public in your lifetime. But hands aside, is all that washing good for you? Maybe not, suggest some doctors, dermatologists, and microbiologists. Washing less—other than your hands—might be a way to ...click here to read more

You don’t like to think the brands you know and trust are out to get you. But when it comes to eating healthier, they really don’t have your best interests at heart. This is entirely on display when it comes to whole grains. Everybody knows by now that whole grains are healthy. High in fiber ...click here to read more

According to research released in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, psychological stress found in the inferior frontal lobe of the brain could have an association with chest pain in people with heart disease. The study was designed to examine how activity in the inferior frontal lobe of the brain affects the severity of angina. Stable angina, or ...click here to read more

You might have heard of CoQ10’s effects on heart health and anti-aging. But it might go much further than that. It could help you deal with bad breath as well. What makes Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10, so amazing is that it’s found in every cell in your body. In fact, you make it yourself. It’s ...click here to read more