Supplement sales are big business in the U.S. and around the globe. Unfortunately, it is a poorly regulated business. Manufacturers often overstate health claims on their labels, including the levels of different ingredients alleged to be included in the supplement. One of the most popular supplements—and one of the most misrepresented and overhyped—is… Continue reading The Truth About Fish Oil
You can count cancer prevention among the many benefits of cardio exercise. A new research study publishing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has shown that regular cardio exercise is linked to the reduction of risk from nine types of cancer. Those include head and neck, stomach, colon, rectum, esophagus, kidney, lung and liver.… Continue reading Cardio Exercise as Cancer Prevention
A study out of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine indicates that individuals with higher-than-normal blood sugar levels are at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. The researchers found that the risk was significant—between 30 percent and 50 percent more than a person with normal blood sugar levels. Elevated levels are considered… Continue reading Blood Sugar and Heart Disease
Sleep disruption is often life disrupting. Any disturbance to a good night’s sleep affects both mental and physical well-being. New research reveals just how seriously chronic sleep disruption in the form of insomnia can be, and the potentially deadly impact it can have on cardiovascular health. The review of existing data—called a meta-analysis—was… Continue reading Heart Health and Insomnia
The DASH diet is a well-thought-out nutritional approach to combatting hypertension. The diet provides other health benefits as well. An abbreviation of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, the DASH diet was created by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) specifically to aid individuals with dangerously high blood pressure. The development of the DASH… Continue reading The DASH Eating Plan
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 47 percent of adults in the U.S. suffer from hypertension—more commonly known as high blood pressure—which is defined as readings of more than 130 over 80 (systolic over diastolic). Although hypertension can be easy to ignore, it can also be a silent killer,… Continue reading Natural Ways to Manage Hypertension
The Mediterranean and DASH diets have been linked to brain-health benefits, so it only made for sense for researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and the Harvard Chan School of Public in Boston to combine the best of both plans in one, refined diet focused on cognitive improvements and long-term brain health. Created… Continue reading The MIND Diet and Cognitive Health
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