Category Archives: Health News

Do you know when digestion really begins? You may think it starts the moment food enters the stomach, but that’s incorrect. You may have heard it begins while chewing. Close, but still wrong. The digestive process actually begins the moment you smell and see food. Once food is presented and you can see and smell ...click here to read more

Tinnitus is a condition that causes ringing, buzzing, and other noises in the ear in different volumes. To some, during the day, these sounds aren’t as noticeable, but by nighttime when you should be sleeping, you are left awake by these sounds – it’s enough to drive you mad. Some of us experience tinnitus temporarily ...click here to read more

Many people are advised to take a daily aspirin as a means of reducing their risk of a cardiovascular event, but that daily aspirin may be offering other health benefits. Researchers have found that taking two or more of the standard dose of aspirin a week was associated with a 49 percent reduced risk of ...click here to read more

It may be routine to simply flush the toilet after urinating and not think twice, but urine can offer important insight into your health. Healthy urine is a pale-yellow color and signals you’re well hydrated. Dark yellow/brown urine means you’re dehydrated, and seeing red is a red flag. Known as hematuria, blood in urine could ...click here to read more

When our hormones are well balanced, our body can work in harmony, but even the slightest imbalance can start presenting changes in health and symptoms. Throughout our lives there are several times when our hormone levels change such as puberty and menopause. During these life stages, we experience changes. Although changing hormones can be a ...click here to read more

With it being so close to Christmas, there are many images of reindeer floating around. And although deer have often been seen as pullers of Santa’s sleigh, their antlers can provide valuable insight into human bone disease. New research findings uncovered specific genes responsible for the growth of deer antlers, which could shed light on ...click here to read more

In our current technological climate, “there is an app for that” has become a common turn of phrase, so it might not surprise you that the new trend sweeping the electronic sphere is internet-based therapy apps. What might come as a shock, however, is that research shows these apps can actually be effective in reducing ...click here to read more

A metabolic syndrome diet can make a difference for those who have one or more of the characteristics of metabolic syndrome. In fact, research suggests that dynamic lifestyle adjustments can delay or prevent the development of life-altering health issues if you have metabolic syndrome or any of its components. Metabolic syndrome is actually a cluster ...click here to read more

If you suffer from pain in your feet, the simplest tasks like walking and moving around can be quite the struggle. There is a wide variety of foot pain one can experience, but one of the most common is heel pain. Many people suffer from heel pain at one point of their lives, and there ...click here to read more

New research findings suggest that if you want to reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke, it only takes an hour or less of weightlifting a week. The study looked at over 12,600 adults for over a decade. The researchers found that small amounts of resistance exercise weekly was associated with a 40 to ...click here to read more

About Knee Bursitis Knee bursitis affects the bursa in the knee, the small sac of fluid near the knee joint. There are several of these bursae throughout the knee that help to reduce friction between the bones and the tendons by adding a cushion. Knee bursitis occurs when the bursa becomes inflamed, causing pain and ...click here to read more

Ever since you were a child, you were told to eat your fruits and vegetables. Maybe back then, you were a picky eater but now have grown to like them, or maybe to this day you don’t eat as much as you should. But eating fruits and vegetables isn’t something that people just nag you ...click here to read more

When it comes to medicine and treatment, most recommendations often take a look at the masses and offer suggestions. But the newest cholesterol guidelines that have been released take on a more personal approach, which may provide greater success for treatment. The new guidelines were released by the American Heart Association (AHA) and focus on ...click here to read more

We have all heard the warnings about consuming too much salt in our regular diet and its potentially harmful effects on our heart health. When diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension), the first thing we are advised to do is cut salt from our diet and make healthier choices. Salt is made up of 40 ...click here to read more