Category Archives: Health News

Constipation does not feel good. Whether you’ve been backed up for a couple of days, or been passing incomplete stools, constipation is frustrating, uncomfortable and often painful. Roughly 14-percent of Americans experience a bout of chronic constipation at some point in their lives, which can come in a number of forms and result from a ...click here to read more

Red wine lovers tend to have better gut health and lower levels of bad cholesterol, according to a new study published in the journal, Gastroenterology. This gives a new reason for those wine drinkers to lift a glass on top of previous research that had shown a positive link between red wine and heart health. Gut ...click here to read more

Atrial fibrillation is scary for patients and physicians alike. And I don’t want to scare you, but it drastically boosts your risk for stroke. Now that that’s out of the bag, I can level with you: you’re not doomed. Although atrial fibrillation has no cure, there is action you can take to reduce your risk ...click here to read more

A surprising new study shows how patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may receive fewer treatments in hospitals after suffering from a heart attack. This new research is helping to spread the light on those with MCI who may be able to make informed decisions about their medical care. When most people hear about cognitive ...click here to read more

There can be many difficulties that come with aging, but none may sting as much as varicose veins. And not just from a literal standpoint. Although they can come along with some uncomfortable symptoms, it’s the appearance that people fear. At some point, about 20 percent of us will get them. There are certain risk ...click here to read more

Do you nap a lot during the day? If you do, this is for you. A growing body of research is indicating a strong relationship between sleep quality and the likelihood of Alzheimer’s. And it seems like daytime naps offer plenty of insight. The association appears to be the more often you nap, the more ...click here to read more

It isn’t abnormal for the health of the family caregiver of someone with dementia to be overlooked, but new research shows that they are at a high risk of sleep disorders. Many times, the health of the caregiver goes to the wayside as the dementia patient is focused on, but these family members need to ...click here to read more

About three years ago my dad got rather anxious. He’d quit smoking roughly 35 years prior, and his doctor told him it would take about that amount of time to learn what kind of an effect decades of inhaling thick smoke would have on his health. The anniversary has passed, plus a few years, and ...click here to read more

New research shows how intensive blood pressure control could help to control adverse changes in brain health. It has previously been shown that those who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure are at a higher risk of dementia and other cognitive impairments. According to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical ...click here to read more

Some days, I’ve been standing at home working, and it feels like someone’s run by and thrown sand in my eyes. It hits out of nowhere, and it causes quite a bit of pain, tears, and even more frustration. Dry eyes become increasingly common as people age. It happens because you’re not producing enough tears ...click here to read more

Everyone’s had a case of heartburn—it’s one of the most common digestive issues people experience. Eating too fast, too much, or the wrong thing can lead to nausea, pain, and some temporary discomfort. Also called acid reflux, heartburn occurs when stomach acid makes its way up past a tight gate that it shouldn’t, called the ...click here to read more

I get that at a certain point, you might not care as much about weight gain and heart health as you used to. This may be even truer if you’re on heart medication—for some, it serves as a type of safety net that says “eat what you want and don’t exercise.” But let’s look beyond ...click here to read more

There are some health conditions where you can exercise a lot of control, and others where you may not be so lucky. Colon health, thankfully, is something you might have a more significant say in than you realize. Your colon primarily functions as a clean-up crew for the body. What’s left of food when it ...click here to read more

In an aging population, mindfulness meditation could provide a way to reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). While there is currently no known way to prevent older adults with mild cognitive impairment from developing Alzheimer’s disease, meditation could help to prevent brain disease before it becomes a problem. According to a small pilot ...click here to read more