Category Archives: Health News

You might not want to think about colon health. I get it. But neglecting it can cause some serious problems. The colon is a crucial part of your digestive system and a series of conditions can lead to improper function or disease. Sometimes it’s the big ones like ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s, diverticular disease, or irritable ...click here to read more

An international study has found that a low-cost, multi-component intervention including home health care visits by healthcare workers can lead to meaningful blood pressure reductions in those with hypertension. Professor Tazeen H. Jafar from the Health Services and Systems Research Program at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore lead the study of home visits, which included blood ...click here to read more

It’s one of the most important organs in your body, but it’s also one of the most subtle. Do you have any idea how healthy your liver is? After all, it’s not like you can measure how well it’s working. You know if you’ve got high blood pressure. Short on breath? It could be your ...click here to read more

Being wrong is tough to admit. We’ve all been there. But sometimes denying missteps can have major consequences, especially when cholesterol is involved. The old advice is that animal food products, like eggs and meat, can lead to high cholesterol. In fact, during the 80s and 90s, virtually all types of dietary fat were outlawed ...click here to read more

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has previously been linked to heart failure, but new research has found that obesity could be the real culprit. It is the excess weight that causes fatty liver disease, which has been found to lead to heart failure. Dr. Lisa VanWagner of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago ...click here to read more

Trouble with bladder control can be a huge cloud hanging over your life. Whether it’s causing you to wake up multiple times per night or causing sudden urges throughout the day, it feels like it’s holding you hostage. Bladder control problems can have a number of causes. But at the end of the day, it ...click here to read more

Adults who consume lower amounts of fruits and vegetables have a higher risk of anxiety disorder, according to a new study. Researchers from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging have found that the prevalence of anxiety disorders is linked to the intake of fruits and vegetables. Lead author of the study Karen Davison spoke about ...click here to read more

Food choices can fight or promote inflammation. And although reaching for a pill may help quell a headache or arthritic flare-up, they won’t do the job in preventing heart disease, type-2 diabetes, or future flare-ups. To get those anti-inflammatory benefits, your best bet might be an anti-inflammatory diet. Chronic low-grade inflammation is associated with a ...click here to read more

There are all things we want to keep inside and not share with others. Literally. But if you find yourself having to run to the bathroom whenever you step into a friend’s house or enter a public space, it can be embarrassing. Nobody wants to deal with that. There is a close connection between your ...click here to read more

Eat more fiber and experience a lower risk for stroke. That seems to be the result of a recently published study. It looks like the more fiber a person eats each day, the less likely they are to experience an ischemic stroke. For every 10 grams of fiber a person eats, it could slash their ...click here to read more

Research recently published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests that a Western diet may lead to skin inflammation and the development of psoriasis. Previous studies had suggested that obesity itself was the main risk factor for the development or worsening of psoriasis. The study is the first to show the connection between a Western ...click here to read more

When you get busy, your friends are usually the first to go. You stop seeing them, and when you run into them at the grocery store and decide a meet-up is due, it almost never materializes. Your spouse, partner, or family members can fall aside too. Your partner may turn into a punching bag for ...click here to read more

There are a lot of reasons why you should care about blood circulation. Poor circulation can lead pain, cramps, cold hands and feet, digestive troubles, and more. It may even signify potential heart problems or speed up issues like dementia. When nutrient-rich oxygenated blood is having trouble spreading throughout your body, serious problems can arise. ...click here to read more

It is no secret that sugary drinks can cause health problems, but new research shows the impact they can have on cholesterol. A study from Tufts University has found that middle-aged and older adults who consumed sugary beverages daily were at a greater risk of developing abnormal cholesterol and triglyceride levels compared to those who ...click here to read more