Category Archives: Health News

Soursop and custard apple may help lower fibromyalgia symptoms, according to the latest research findings. The study comes from Spain and is based on decades of collected data. Soursop and custard apple are tropical fruits and have long been used in traditional medicine for a variety of ailments. Fibromyalgia is a disease categorized by widespread ...click here to read more

Sorry ladies, but the latest research findings on foods to eat to protect your memory was explicitly done on men. That doesn’t mean that you can’t benefit from these health foods anyways, it just means additional research is needed to determine if the same results hold true in women. Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School ...click here to read more

The latest research findings have uncovered that depression and anxiety are risk factors for heart disease, hypertension, arthritis, headaches, back pain, and upset stomach. The study found that depression and anxiety affect the body in a similar way to smoking and obesity, which can also lead to the aforementioned conditions. Typical annual physical exams touch ...click here to read more

Your risk of heart disease may increase with the use of certain type 2 diabetes drugs, according to research findings. Researchers have uncovered that specific type 2 diabetes drugs may increase a patient’s risk of a cardiovascular event such as stroke, heart attack, heart failure, or amputation. Lead author of the study Dr. Matthew O’Brien ...click here to read more

Ever notice that after a night of poor sleep, you’re more irritable – it seems like everything becomes so much more frustrating. Research findings suggest that missing out on a few hours of sleep is enough to turn you into an angry person the next day. Furthermore, your ability to deal with frustrating situations is ...click here to read more

As we age, it’s natural to see some minor decline in our abilities, including in our thinking and memory skills. Anything more than that, though, could be an indicator for the development of dementia in the future. One issue researchers are currently facing is the ambiguity of mild cognitive decline. Some studies have found it ...click here to read more

After a long day, do you come home with heavy, tired legs? Is your ability to sleep halted because you experience restless leg syndrome? You may only think you’re merely overworking your legs, but these symptoms could be a sign of venous reflux disease. Venous reflux disease doesn’t always reveal itself in spider or varicose ...click here to read more

Being overweight is unhealthy, we all know this. Too much fat in the body can negatively affect health in several ways including increasing the risk of sleep apnea, diabetes, hypertension, and joint pain, to name a few. But researchers now suggest that you can add vision loss to the list of health consequences of being ...click here to read more

About Hyperlipidemia When fat particles, known as lipids, build up in the blood to abnormally high levels, it is known medically as hyperlipidemia, which is another term for high cholesterol. There are two major types of lipids found in the blood: triglycerides and cholesterols. Cholesterols are used by every cell in the body. They are ...click here to read more

Previous research has found conflicting results about whether gout increases a person’s risk for developing dementia. For this reason, a group of researchers aimed to clarify these findings by performing a cohort analysis. The researchers used data collected through Medicare claims to identify participants with gout. Of the 1.71 million participants, 111,656 were diagnosed with ...click here to read more

Research studies suggest that patients who experience arthritis pain may benefit greatly from massages. The participants in the study underwent weekly, whole-body massages for two months and not only experienced improvements in pain, but also mobility. Medications are often recommended to ease symptoms of arthritis, but many patients experience adverse effects. The recent study allows ...click here to read more

It has been long believed that your risk of developing hypertension – high blood pressure – is associated with age. But the latest research findings suggest that it may have more to do with lifestyle than age. The study looked at the isolated Yekwana hunter-gatherer-gardeners who live in the Venezuelan rainforest. This community never had ...click here to read more

Antioxidants are important to support overall health, as they help prevent and fight off oxidative stress and free radical damage, which can speed up the aging process. One of the most potent antioxidants is glutathione. Glutathione is found in every cell within the body and is made up of amino acids. Unlike other antioxidants, glutathione ...click here to read more

After a heart attack, the last thing you are probably thinking of is hitting the gym or exercising in general, but you really should. There is strong evidence to suggest that engaging in regular aerobic activity post-heart attack can help reduce the risk of death. Many believe that exercising after a heart attack would be ...click here to read more