If one man’s meat is another man’s poison, as the old saying goes, research is making it pretty clear that the real poison is processed meat. Studies, seemingly one after another, are piling up evidence indicating that processed meats… Continue Reading
cardiovascular disease
Seniors with High Blood Pressure: Walk for a Longer Life!
A brisk walk on most days can help extend longevity for elderly patients with common age-related high blood pressure, according to a 2014 study by U.S. Veterans Affairs researchers. Analyzing a database base of more than two thousand hypertensive veterans over the… Continue Reading
Health Checks for Men Over 50
Men are doers. They build. They fix. They defend, compete, achieve, and provide. Action is the name of their game. But see a doctor when something doesn’t feel right? Not so much. Men’s Health Problems That observation is… Continue Reading
Yoga Gets High Marks for Cardiovascular Benefits
Add yoga to your list of heart-friendly habits. That’s the conclusion from German researchers who conducted a comprehensive review of several dozen previous studies on the effects of yoga on cardiovascular disease risk factors. After analyzing the data, involving forty-four… Continue Reading
Can Allergies Increase Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?
Before I moved to Florida a few years ago, I spent most of my adult life in the Connecticut River Valley. It’s beautiful there. Or rather, I should say it’s beautiful except for the couple months every spring… Continue Reading
Sunlight May Lower Your Blood Pressure
A group of U.K. researchers have discovered a surprisingly new benefit of sunlight – lowering blood pressure! In a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, the researchers found that sunlight activates nitric oxide present in large… Continue Reading
How Many Teeth You Have Can Affect Your Health
Researchers throughout the world have long been aware of a connection between oral health and overall health. One reason is that gum disease can spread infection and inflammation to other parts of the body, including the cardiovascular system…. Continue Reading
Benefits of Meditation
What do Paul McCartney, actor Hugh Jackman, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, shock jock Howard Stern, and director David Lynch and I have in common? Well, we’re all busy people and we meditate. We are, in fact, also all enthusiastic… Continue Reading
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome, also known as insulin resistance, is a major and escalating worldwide health problem that doubles the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and quintuples the risk of diabetes. It is a symptom-less and progressive destroyer of your… Continue Reading
“Diabesity”
Diabetes is a disease characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood which are due the body’s inability to produce and/or effectively use insulin. Because (type II) diabetes is so closely associated with overweight and obesity and… Continue Reading