Prevent Inflammation, Disease, Pain without Drugs You get a splinter in your finger, and you notice that the area where the splinter is lodged gets red, swollen and starts to throb with pain. Or you get a headache — you…
E-Cigarette Explosions
Exploding E-Cigarettes Can Injure Users Seriously, Cause Fires Electronic cigarettes came on the market only recently, heralded as healthier, safer alternatives for cigarette smokers wanting to quit smoking. Instead of cancer-causing smoke, lung-coating tar, and the thousands of chemicals in…
Living Around Green and Open Spaces Helps Decrease Risk for Type-2 Diabetes
Besides reducing our stress levels and giving us cleaner air, it appears that living in open spaces with a lot of vegetation also reduces the risk of type-2 diabetes. Researchers at the University of Western Sydney in Australia found in…
What is PAD?
By Marc Courtiol PAD is the most commonly used term for Peripheral Artery Disease. It is a very common problem of the circulatory system that is characterized by a narrowing of the arteries, which reduces the flow of blood to…
Blood Pressure Monitor – Is You’re Blood Pressure OK?
The focus on reducing high blood pressure in today’s society is more so then ever now we now know that living with a high blood pressure can result in having a stroke or a fatal heart attack. High blood pressure…
High Blood Pressure and Ways to Reduce It
High blood pressure mainly effects the older generation. It is measured by 2 measurements, the first being the systolic blood pressure and the second being the diastolic blood pressure. Systolic is measured at the very peak when your heart is…
Low Blood Pressure and Hypotension
Low blood pressure, medical term hypotension is generally defined as that which is below normal and relative to the individual with things taken into account such as age and activity levels. Many conditions can cause low blood pressure, with the…
About Diabetes and Exercise
There are two main types of diabetes, type I and type II. Type I diabetes is characterized by the pancreas making too little or no insulin. An individual with diabetes type I will have to inject insulin throughout the day…
Stress Dangerously Raises Cholesterol Levels
Stress Is Just As Powerful As Diet In Influencing Cholesterol Levels!!! You might find that hard to believe but it’s very true. Let me give you an example: Several studies, including one of medical students around exam time, and another…
Diabetes; Life After Diagnosis
So you’ve learned that you’ve got diabetes. Well after the initial shock you’re stuck with dealing with the lifestyle changes that come with your diagnosis. When you go into the situation knowing that this isn’t the end but only the…