Category Archives: Health News

If you’ve been experiencing tingling, numbness, pins and needles, or burning pain in your feet, you’re certainly not alone. In fact, you’re part of a growing number of Americans. New research is suggesting that “small fiber neuropathy” is on the rise, leading to a more significant number of Americans experiencing symptoms in their feet. Although ...click here to read more

New research suggests that taking care of your vision can help boost the quality of your life in more ways than one, particularly for women. A recent study has shown that vision trouble in midlife can increase the risk of depression in women. Depression can reduce the likelihood of healthy aging, boost the risk of ...click here to read more

Mounting evidence shows a direct correlation between people living in neighborhoods with higher availability of fast-food outlets and the likelihood of residents’ chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes. Findings have also suggested that the availability of more supermarkets impacts the amount of type 2 diabetes cases, particularly in rural and suburban neighborhoods. One study published ...click here to read more

Carbohydrate means “sugar.” Which, in current vernacular, also means bad. But is this fair? Not really. Although carbohydrates are sugar, they are not inherently bad. Not all sugar is bad, believe it or not. In fact, your body needs it to run. Glucose (stored sugar) is your body’s preferred source of energy. Sugar allows your ...click here to read more

As more studies are conducted, mounting evidence is showing a relationship between peripheral artery disease (PAD) and sleep. PAD is often caused by atherosclerosis, which is when there’s a buildup of fats and other debris from the bloodstream in the arteries. The symptoms of peripheral artery disease (PAD) can range from mild to severe. Some ...click here to read more

Obstructive sleep apnea can play a significant role in a person’s life. Aside from robbing sleep and leading to fatigue, grogginess, and a cloudy brain, it can influence heart and brain health. It’s caused by a lack of oxygen during sleep that leads to “micro-awakenings” every night. Sufferers don’t always realize that they are being ...click here to read more

There’s no golden rule when it comes to bowel movement frequency, but if you’ve been struggling to go the bathroom for a few days, you might need to pay a little more attention to your digestive system. Your regular bowel movement schedule is personal. Some people go like clockwork every morning, while others may pass ...click here to read more

Anxiety can make the walls feel like they are closing in on you. To help deal with it, you might want to think about heading outside. There is plenty of research to suggest that being in nature can help relieve anxiety, calm nerves, and offer relaxing and restorative effects. You might not get the benefit ...click here to read more

Earlier this month, former United States President Bill Clinton was hospitalized for sepsis. It might have left you wondering what sepsis is. It’s a relatively common condition that isn’t talked about too frequently, and Bill Clinton isn’t the only notable name to have an experience with it. It killed Muppet’s creator Jim Henson and pope ...click here to read more

New research from the Freemason’s Center for Male Health and Wellbeing (FCMHW) has found a potential link between a type of fat in the blood and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Approximately 60 million adults in the US have a sleep disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea is one of the most prevalent. The condition causes the ...click here to read more

Most people associate liver disease with alcoholism or hepatitis. In the past, that may have applied. These days, however, obesity is the primary driver of liver disease. And it’s killing people. Advanced fatty liver disease, which is brought on by excessive fat levels in the liver, can boost a person’s risk of dying by seven ...click here to read more

Kids are often instructed to drink cow’s milk to develop strong muscles and healthy bones. Adults should be following the same advice—especially older ones. New research shows that the simple step of serving more dairy to people in nursing homes effectively lowers the rate of falls and fractures. People living in these settings often consume ...click here to read more

A recent animal study has shown that an amino acid diet could slow brain degeneration and dementia development. The study was focused on Amino LP7, a supplement containing seven specific amino acids which had previously been shown to improve cognitive function. Dementia is a condition that involves extreme loss of cognitive function and is caused ...click here to read more

If your car just sits in the driveway all winter, chances are it might not be there for you when you need it. Getting in regularly to turn the ignition on and taking it for a spin can keep things in working order. The same goes for your veins. The more time you spend sitting ...click here to read more