Know Your Fats
Knowing which fats raise LDL cholesterol and which ones don’t is the first step in lowering your risk of heart disease. In addition to the LDL produced naturally by your body, saturated fat, trans-fatty acids and dietary cholesterol can also raise blood cholesterol. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats appear to not [...]
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 [...]
Researchers from the University of Maine reported in a journal published by the American Heart Association, Hypertension, that mental function is measurably affected by high blood pressure in otherwise healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 83. The study was begun in 1974 by Merrill Elias and David Streeten, Professor of Medicine, of the [...]
