Category Archives: General Health

It’s easy to ask what you can do to look and feel younger. It’s harder to look at what you’re already doing to accelerate aging. Chronological aging is a fact of life. Years climb as they pass, and there is nothing you can do about it. The years will lead to some natural decline, but ...click here to read more

It’s hard to say one muscle is more important than another. But let me make the argument for your back. Your back is easy to ignore. You can’t see it, and it’s easy to take for granted. But most people put a lot of stress on their back over the course of a lifetime. If ...click here to read more

So, you’re up at night with the urge to pee, but when you get to the toilet, all you release are a few dribbles. It can leave you feeling powerless. When an enlarged prostate is controlling your life, using any means necessary to manage its inconvenience is all you can do. A bowl of grapes ...click here to read more

When your veins are healthy, blood is moving through you just like it is supposed to. Arteries carry nutrient-rich oxygenated blood to your tissues and organs, while veins return unoxygenated blood to the heart so it can be re-oxygenated and pumped back out. That’s your lifecycle. Unfortunately, things don’t always move so smoothly. Stress can ...click here to read more

Last week, there was a massive recall of California peaches due to concerns over salmonella poisoning. But don’t let that stop you from enjoying this seasonal superfruit. Peaches are coming in season across the continent, and you’ll have the opportunity to buy fresh, local produce without much worry about being poisoned. Sometimes it can be ...click here to read more

The likelihood of experiencing bladder control problems increases with age. Also called urinary incontinence, it can be very frustrating, degrading, and have a significant impact on your quality of life. But why does it happen? It can have different causes in women and men. In men, the primary cause is BPH, or benign prostate hyperplasia. ...click here to read more

Let’s talk about aging. It might not be your favorite subject, but guess what: it’s going to happen. Unfortunately, we live in a society that seems inherently against aging. But getting older is not a bad thing. There is an art to aging gracefully and plenty of things you can do to embrace and improve ...click here to read more

Constipation hurts. Sitting on the toilet trying to force out a small, often painful bowel movement is never comfortable. And it’s easy to chalk it up as something that “just is what it is.” But it’s more than that, and it could be affecting your vein health. When you’re struggling to pass stool and pushing ...click here to read more

Most people take their muscles for granted. It’s pretty easy to do. Unless you’re trying to be a bodybuilder or a powerlifter, you probably don’t think about them at all. And it’s a huge mistake. Especially if you’re 50+. In fact, it’s very easy to argue that muscle mass and strength is far more important ...click here to read more

Most people don’t exactly hang around the toilet to see the color of their urine. But maybe you should; sometimes it can offer some valuable insight. You don’t have to spend very long examining it to get an idea of where you might be. A glance and a couple of observations can tell you if ...click here to read more

Handwashing is all the rage these days. In fact, there might not have been such a strong emphasis on hand hygiene among the general public in your lifetime. But hands aside, is all that washing good for you? Maybe not, suggest some doctors, dermatologists, and microbiologists. Washing less—other than your hands—might be a way to ...click here to read more

You don’t like to think the brands you know and trust are out to get you. But when it comes to eating healthier, they really don’t have your best interests at heart. This is entirely on display when it comes to whole grains. Everybody knows by now that whole grains are healthy. High in fiber ...click here to read more

Keeping healthy veins might not be your top priority. That’s completely understandable. After all, you’ve got other things to worry about. But showing a little love to your veins every day can help you avoid unsightly spider veins and potentially painful varicose veins. It might be hard to believe, but there are roughly 60,000 miles ...click here to read more

According to a new study, gum disease could be an indicator of dementia. Published in the online edition of Neurology, the study looked at the association between irreversible gum disease that can cause tooth loss and mild cognitive impairment. Researchers looked at patient’s dental health over 20 years and found that those with the most ...click here to read more