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What’s Your Heart Age?

| September 29, 2015 Comment

What’s Your Heart Age? Your heart may be older than you are! Here’s how you can find out! As part of the Framingham Heart Study, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Boston University have come up with a calculator that uses your actual age, systolic blood pressure, body-mass index (BMI), and other factors to […]

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Doctors Can Predict Your Lifespan from Calcium Scans

| July 6, 2015 Comment

Doctors Can Predict Your Lifespan from Calcium Scans – According to doctors, a coronary calcium scan can help them predict how long their patients might live. People with calcium deposits in their arteries have a six times greater risk of early death from heart disease than those who don’t. Calcium deposits develop as a response […]

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3 Simple Things to Do for Better Health

| June 21, 2015 Comment

3 Simple Things to Do for Better Health – According to a dietitian, you can do some simple things to improve your health: eat more protein, sleep more, and sit less. A simple dietary change, such as adding more protein, can have a tremendous impact on our health, says Molly Kimball, a registered dietitian in […]

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How Shift Work Affects Health

| May 19, 2015 Comment

How Shift Work Affects Health – According to a new study, shift work has a huge impact on the health of employees and is likely to lead to obesity and sleep issues, as well as to metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin School of […]

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Dark Chocolate a Healthy Afternoon Snack

| May 13, 2015 Comment

Dark Chocolate a Healthy Afternoon Snack – According to a new study, dark chocolate, especially the unsweetened kind, provides many health benefits. The study shows that chocolate containing high cacao content can lower blood pressure and improve attention, particularly in the afternoons, when you’re experiencing a “midday slump.” Cocolate is a stimulant and activates your […]

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Low Salt Intake Has No Impact on Blood Pressure in Teens

| April 28, 2015 Comment

Low Salt Intake Has No Impact on Blood Pressure in Teens – A new study found that a low-sodium diet doesn’t have much of an effect on blood pressure in teenagers, but a high-potassium diet can prevent high blood pressure in adulthood. According to the current dietary guidelines for Americans, salt intake should be less […]

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Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy Increases Baby’s Risk for Autism

| April 15, 2015 Comment

Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy Increases Baby’s Risk for Autism – According to a new study, gestational diabetes, diabetes developed halfway during pregnancy can put babies at a higher risk for autism. Some pregnant women tend to develop diabetes during the pregnancy, and can usually be managed with diet and exercise, and after delivery the diabetes […]

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What You Can Eat to Live a Long Life

| April 13, 2015 Comment

What You Can Eat to Live a Long Life – Longevity researcher, Dan Buettner, in his recently published book, The Blue Zones Diet, examines the diets of people around the world where unusually high number of people are living beyond hundred years. Buettner’s book is the result of his 10-year project with the National Geographic, […]

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Why Missing a Night of Sleep Can Damage Your IQ

Why Missing a Night of Sleep Can Damage Your IQ

| April 2, 2015 Comment

Why missing a night of sleep can damage your IQ – From Napoleon Bonaparte and Margaret Thatcher to Twitter founder and Square, Inc. CEO Jack Dorsey and Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, many successful leaders have claimed they only need 4-5 hours of precious sleep a night. They seem wired differently and shame the rest of […]

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Power Naps Can Make Up for Sleepless Nights

| February 12, 2015 Comment

Power Naps Can Make Up for Sleepless Nights – New research shows that short power naps do help in reversing the damaging effects of insufficient sleep. We all know that lack of sleep can damage the body and mind by disrupting hormonal balance, impairing judgment, and making us more vulnerable to disease. To study the […]

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Reduce Hypertension to Prevent Diabetes Complications

| February 11, 2015 Comment

Reduce Hypertension to Prevent Diabetes Complications – Diabetes patients are more vulnerable to high blood pressure and according to the American Diabetes Association, 2 in 3 diabetics have high blood pressure, which can increase the risk for heart disease and stroke. The recommended systolic (top number) pressure level for diabetics is 140 millimeters of mercury, […]

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Binge Drinking Kills 6 People Per Day, Says New CDC Study

Binge Drinking Kills 6 People Per Day, Says New CDC Study

| January 16, 2015 Comment

Binge Drinking Kills 6 People Per Day, Says New CDC Study – More than 2,200 people die every year due to binge drinking. High alcohol consumption is considered to be 8 or more drinks per week for women and 15 per week for men. The data was collected through the National Statistics System and reasearchers found […]

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