There are four major factors that influence your health: Genetics (Inherited Traits) Environment (External Surroundings) Availability to health care. (Having access to doctors and hospitals) Cultural Practices (Behaviors and Beliefs) As part of the human race we are all dealing with physical bodies that are very similar but every ethnic or racial group has specific […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that one in every 3 adults in the United States has high blood pressure. Dr. Katrin Uhlig from Tufts Medical Center in Boston analyzed 52 studies that followed people monitoring their own blood pressure and those receiving usual care for hypertension. Studies where people used self-blood pressure […]
Heart disease covers a wide range of diseases that affect your heart. Most of these diseases come from problems with your blood vessels, heart rhythm problems, heart infections and heart defects created before you were born.
There are billions of microscopic entities and bacteria that live in your mouth. These do influence the health of teeth and gums and they positively do cause problems for the rest of your body and possibly the heart and blood vessels. If you improve your oral health you may find that you are preventing cardiovascular […]
Pulmonary hypertension refers to blood pressure in the lungs which is measured by the systemic pressure through your blood system. Pulmonary hypertension or PHT is elevated blood pressure that materializes in the arteries of your lungs. The numbers in pulmonary blood pressures are normally lower than traditional blood pressure and if you experience pulmonary blood […]
Eggs go in and out of fashion on a regular basis. Full of cholesterol, they are considered a big no-no for a healthy nutrition and a veritable dietary sin. But, what is life without an occasional egg for breakfast? Scientists say that there is no reason not to enjoy eggs, unless you are diabetic. But, […]
Heart Health Month is February and efforts to reduce cardiovascular disease are ongoing in research and funding. Heart attacks and cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in the United States. Census reports that one in every three deaths is from stroke and heart disease. This translates to over 2000 deaths per day.
January has been declared national Blood Donor Month by the American Red Cross and other organizations. It has been said that every two seconds there is someone in the United States who needs blood. The American Red Cross helps keep that blood flowing requesting and begging for donors. One donor giving one hour of their […]
More than 75 percent of Americans are overweight and obese and most of them are on some kind of diet. Even the best New Year resolutions to lose weight and fit into your favorite pair of jeans will not work unless you have a really good plan. According to the U.S. News & World Report, […]
Every year, as the flu season approaches, our doctors and CDC experts recommend early flu vaccination. And millions of Americans ignore them. As a consequence, up to 39,000 people die from flu complications every year. The latest study by the scientists from TIMU Study Group and Network for Innovation in Clinical Research believe that this […]
