Let’s face it-we live in a “go-go” world! Our lifestyle is harried, our food is fast and statistics now show it’s taking a toll on one of the most important parts of our life–our sleep. The 2002 National Sleep Foundation (NSF) Sleep in America poll found that 74 percent of American adults are experiencing a [...]
Migraines, the second most common headache type, can be dreadfully painful and endure for hours or even days.
Migraine episodes are thought to be caused by a drop in brain serotonin levels. This drop causes certain nerves to send messages to the brain’s outer blood vessels. The messages cause the vessels to constrict (shrink) and dilate [...]
Yes, Thanksgiving’s all about that great & delicious meal that you’ll be eating. All those yummy desserts and of course that roasted turkey centerpiece with all the trimmings. Who could resist those?
Well even if you’re going to be eating all those treats it doesn’t mean that you’ll ruin your goal of a lifestyle that is [...]
Coronary heart disease and heart attack and stroke can be avoided to a large extent by lifestyle measures.
The direct causes of coronary heart disease and stroke are factors like these:
- Restriction of blood vessels in the heart and the rest of the body by arteriosclerosis.
- High blood cholesterol level.
- High blood pressure.
- Excess weight.
- Diabetes.
- [...]
