Category Archives: Weight Management

Hunger satiety hormone leptin has been found to cause cardiovascular disease in obese individuals. Leptin is produced by body fat and is also known as the satiety hormone or the starvation hormone. Leptin plays a role in functions related to fertility, immunity and brain function, and it’s intended to tell the brain that we are ...click here to read more

Walking is a simple exercise most of us do daily. Walking gets us from point A to point B, whatever those points may be. Walking can be done by just about anyone and is a good way to improve your fitness and health. But when walking becomes painful we may try to avoid it, thus ...click here to read more

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) can lead to infertility in women, but research suggests exercise and weight loss can help women regain fertility. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is an endocrine system disorder affecting female fertility and reproduction. Ovaries become enlarged and small collections of fluid build up. An ultrasound will be able to determine if a woman ...click here to read more

Vascular disease is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, and for many people prolonged sitting is a contributing factor, but there is a way to reverse vascular dysfunction if you have a sedentary lifestyle. Vascular health focuses on keeping your heart and lungs in good condition so they can perform at a ...click here to read more

Eating more fruits and non-starchy vegetables can better help you manage weight loss as reported in a recent study. Of course, we know that fruits and vegetables are essential to a healthy diet and overall health, but you may not fully recognize the benefits they have on weight loss management. Fruits and vegetables provide us ...click here to read more

Exercise can seem near impossible if you have arthritis pain. Arthritis is a condition that affects the joints, and there are over 100 different types of arthritis. No one is immune to developing arthritis; it affects an estimated 50 million American adults. Arthritis can leave your joints feeling stiff, swollen, and sore, and it can ...click here to read more

Researchers have uncovered that faulty brain signals cause obesity due to overeating high-fat diets. Obesity is a condition affecting more than one-third of American adults. Genetic and environmental factors are thought to play a role in obesity; diet is viewed as one of the leading factors. It is known that consuming high amounts of fat ...click here to read more

Drinking soda can have negative health effects; more specifically, drinking too much diet soda can have serious health side effects. Just because they added the word “diet,” it doesn’t mean it is any healthier. In fact, the diet variety can be more harmful as it contains aspartame and other artificial, no-calorie sweeteners. Overall, consuming soda’s ...click here to read more

In order to improve heart rate it is necessary to get the heart pumping which in turn will lead to better heart health. With age we can experience changes in our heart rate; it can become slower, irregular or reveal an underlying heart condition you didn’t know existed. Therefore, it’s important to get our hearts ...click here to read more

New research finds that obesity in the elderly results in poor kidney function. Obesity in general, but more so in the elderly, is linked with many health consequences – like diabetes and poor cardiovascular health. Specific to poor kidney function, obese elders are at a much greater risk of renal disease. Data collected from 57 ...click here to read more

Yoga is an ancient practice involving a combination of physically challenging postures, said to improve both energy and mood, and is now becoming an activity of choice for many people dealing with the symptoms of arthritis. Historical research suggests that Yoga was first developed in India over 5,000 years ago. Since then various styles of ...click here to read more

Sometimes it feels like no matter how much sleep we get we still lack energy. Lack of energy can get worse, too, the older we become. With other medical conditions and the use of medications we may have much less get-up-and-go than we once had, so we find ourselves cooped-up inside, counting down until we ...click here to read more

A new study has found that controlling type-2 diabetes in those with obesity is more successful with weight-loss surgery when compared to the use of medications. The findings reveal that five years after weight-loss surgery, obese participants were diabetes-free. Researchers back in 2009 randomly assigned 20 obese patients with type-2 diabetes to receive medical treatment, ...click here to read more

A new study shows that exercise training as a treatment is a safe way to improve the quality of life for people who suffer from pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension affects roughly 10 to 15 out of every million Americans and has an annual mortality rate of 15 percent. The condition occurs as a result of ...click here to read more