Category Archives: Health News

A recent study has found that more muscle and less belly fat might be the key to preserving intelligence and brain health in advanced age. The study found that people with more belly fat and less muscle mass had less “fluid intelligence” as they aged, and is likely the result of immune system changes initiated ...click here to read more

A new study released, called the most comprehensive and longest analysis of its kind, has found a strong link between non-HDL cholesterol levels and long-term cardiovascular events such as heart disease and stroke. The research published in the The Lancet extends existing information because it suggests that increasing levels of non-HDL cholesterol may predict long-term ...click here to read more

Reducing blood pressure is one of the main health concerns of our time. Over 100-million Americans have it, and it severely jacks up the risk for a heart attack or stroke. You’ve heard that you should eat more veggies, less salt, and processed food advice before. And that’s all great information. But what you really ...click here to read more

The winter can be a doozy for a number of reasons. One that you might not think about is hydration. After all, what do you need water for? It’s cold out, so you’re not sweating and you’re spending most of your time indoors. But winter provides a unique set of challenges that make adequate water ...click here to read more

We’re going there: New Year’s resolutions. You might not make a formal declaration, but I’m sure that somewhere in the back of your mind, there’s something you’re hoping to accomplish in 2020. For many people, it’s getting healthier. More specifically, it’s losing weight. The problem with this resolution is twofold. The first is that most ...click here to read more

There’s been a slight pain ruminating in the center of my upper back for a few days. But when I woke up this morning, it hit like a baseball bat. Slowly, I went through the motions in my head. Did I lift something? Nope. Were my shoes worn down? Not yet. Have I been sleeping ...click here to read more

For those with symptomatic heart rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation, reducing alcohol should be a new year’s resolution. An Australian study of 140 volunteers published in The New England Journal of Medicine has found that eliminating alcohol consumption dramatically cuts the number of episodes of heart rhythm disturbance among moderate and heavy drinkers. AF ...click here to read more

Look, I hate to ruin the part this season, but there’s something I need to tell you: heart attack risk goes up in the winter. Ten percent more people die from a heart attack or stroke in the winter than summer, and the demands of the holidays make this a high-risk time of year. The ...click here to read more

A knee injury in young adults could put them more at risk for developing arthritis in middle age, according to a recent study. For those who have had broken bones or torn connective tissue, this risk increases. For two decades, researchers followed almost 150,000 adults aged 25 to 34, including about 5,200 who had a ...click here to read more

Hormones are a lot more complex than the saying “Men are from Mars, women are from Venus” would lead you to believe. Nearly everybody associates them with gender and reproduction, but the reach of these chemicals is far greater. Glands in your endocrine system release hormones that tell virtually every part of your body what ...click here to read more

New research shows an inflammatory marker that is associated with dementia. The marker called sCD14 has been found to be related to brain atrophy, dementia, and cognitive decline. The study published in the journal Neurology looked at more than 4,700 participants from two large community-based heart studies. These included 1,588 participants from the Framingham Heart ...click here to read more

It’s easy to believe it’s too late for change. If you’re getting older, you simply may have resigned to the fact that your future is predetermined. Memory loss is something people take for granted. They believe that no matter what, brainpower is going to decline as they get older. There is a small bit of ...click here to read more

Obstructive sleep apnea has been proven to cause various health problems such as chronic heart failure and stroke, but a new study adds elevated nighttime blood pressure to the list. According to research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, those who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea may be at risk for elevated blood ...click here to read more

Inflammation is extremely dangerous because you can’t necessarily feel it. Sure, you might feel it when you stub your toe or have a cold, but that’s fleeting. Chronic systemic inflammation, however, can boost your chances of getting a severe illness. Battling chronic inflammation isn’t about taking a pill or treating it like you would a ...click here to read more