Category Archives: General Health

If you like to stop in for a cheap, cold soda at a national food chain (or virtually any restaurant), think about more than just the price and the temperature. Think about how that cup is holding far more than a safe amount of sugar. Even if it is a small size. According to researchers ...click here to read more

You might not think much about the blood moving through your circulatory system – the system made up of arteries, veins, and capillaries that are more than 60,000 miles long. After all, 60,000 miles is pretty far. It will take you around the world. More than twice. But as your heart beats and pumps blood ...click here to read more

Penmanship truly is a lost art. But it’s not just that keyboards and screens are robbing the world of beautifully crafted shapes, letters, and stories. They could be slowing your brain down too. New research suggests that handwriting may be the best modality to learn new information. A study published in Psychological Science found that ...click here to read more

The possibility of a urine leak can be very taxing. It makes it hard to comfortably leave home and lead a fulfilling life. It can act as an inescapable dark cloud. New research from Portugal is showing just how much urinary incontinence can affect mental health, particularly in women. 10,000 adult women took part in ...click here to read more

The best part of an overall healthy diet is that you don’t really have to worry about eating more of this and less of that. The nutrients and benefits just seem to fall into place. But sometimes you might want to make a conscious decision to eat more of certain nutrients for the potential of ...click here to read more

The pandemic may have limited the amount of time you’ve spent with your grandkids over the past year and change. But vaccinations are increasing, COVID-19 infections are decreasing, and for many, social life is beginning to look a little more like it did before March 2020. Although the last year may have been taxing, you ...click here to read more

You might be shocked to find out the whole 10,000 steps per day quota is just a successful marketing campaign. Hey, I know that, and I still try to hit that “magic” number every day. In fact, a lot of people adhere to it. It’s almost become a golden rule. But what does the data ...click here to read more

Are the benefits of fatty fish ever going to end? Already noted for being great at supporting cardiovascular health and a healthier brain, new work is showing they may affect migraine headaches. Fatty fish like tuna, salmon, and mackerel may help reduce the intensity and frequency of migraine headaches, according to a new study. But ...click here to read more

Oftentimes, it doesn’t start as anything. Maybe a few more trips to the bathroom after a drink or the occasional need to urinate during the night. But things can get worse, and the slope may be quicker than you’d expect. That’s why it is worth monitoring symptoms when they begin so you can try your ...click here to read more

You may not pay much attention to it, but there are roughly five quarts of blood circulating through your body every minute. Along with other fluids, it plays a very important part in your health and wellness. Blood supplies nutrition to your muscles. It helps keep your immune system pumping. It removes waste, and it ...click here to read more

Acute and chronic inflammation are very different things. But it’s possible that a small, insignificant injury can be the gateway to further problems. Inflammation is a natural response designed to keep you healthy. When you bang your leg, inhale an allergen, or become infected with a virus, your body’s immune system goes to work to ...click here to read more

Everyone’s been awoken in the middle of the night to pee at some point. Maybe they had an after-dinner drink or had some tea too close to bedtime. But for others, it’s a nightly occurrence. Nearly two-thirds of adults between ages 55 and 84 experience regular nocturia – the need to urinate in the middle ...click here to read more

All the talk about COVID-19 and the growing list of “variants of concern” can take up a lot of health bandwidth. But it doesn’t mean that existing concerns and conditions have fallen by the wayside. Hypertension, for example, is back in a big way. A new study is showing that hypertension control – the ability ...click here to read more

Here’s a tip: superfoods don’t have to be single shining stars. Sometimes the right ensemble of high-quality foods without individual status can deliver the goods even more. The proof is in the porridge. New research suggests that breakfast eaters are more likely to hit nutritional targets throughout the day. More specifically, non-breakfast eaters tend to ...click here to read more