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As can be expected, exercise plays a role in managing your blood pressure readings. Exercising thirty to forty minutes per day and keeping your heartbeat within your target heart range (THR) helps...

Cardiovascular disease is not specific to just older men and women; it strikes women as young as or younger than fifty-four. Even though the gap between men and women still favors the men having a...

Cardiovascular disease is the number 1 killer of women. It takes ten times as many lives in the US than breast cancer. It kills one in three women in the United States. This largely preventable diseas...

This question was recently posed to Irwin H Rosenberg M.D. who responded by saying, “foods cooked in a microwave oven may keep more of their vitamins and minerals, because microwaves can cook food...

Once the results of your blood test or a skin reaction test our back you now have a clearer picture of what is causing your runny nose and watery eyes. It is now time to explore the options available...

It was earlier predicted, and may have already occurred by the time this article is published, that allergy season is going to start sooner this year. In 2012, the allergy season started in February....

Being sleep deprived is not only an annoyance but can be dangerous if you have to make critical decisions, are driving or working around machinery. The sleep you get has to be productive or the time i...

One of the proven methods of increasing the amount of time your body spends in deep sleep, the energy restoring sleep, is to exercise. This may sound odd to the uninitiated. Nevertheless, it has been...

The research over the past several years continues to support the benefits of aerobic exercise. Not only is it good for your cardiovascular system but it helps ease fatigue symptoms in those with...

After the long winter month of January and may seem as though your energy levels have struck a new low. If that is case, here are several ideas to help you reenergize yourself. Start out by reducing...

Over the past several years, shingles has had more exposure in the media and rightly so since Shingles[1] can be a debilitating occurrence with one sided pain, tingling or burning sensations. This...

The United States recently celebrated Washington’s Birthday, the father of our nation. It’s not certain exactly how much celebrating goes on because of this holiday, but it is certain that many...

A small study reported in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise found that several shorter exercise periods spaced four hours apart were more beneficial than doing one long session. The particip...

A Canadian study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine revealed that patients ordering their meals at the hospital ended up with an average of 3,033 milligrams of sodium each day. That is...

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer research Center in Seattle recently studied 123 overweight or obese postmenopausal females. The results of the study published in The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition...

The simplest answer to the question “why am I sore after working out” would be to say that you did too much. But that’s not really a good answer is it because there are a multitude of reasons...

A 2012, November study reported and E-published in Arthritis and Rheumatism found that vitamin D deficiency may be a factor in race reported patterns of osteoarthritis pain. According to the research...

A recent study, published in Neurology, suggests there is an association between high blood sugar on the high end of normal and brain shrinkage in the areas of the brain “associated with memory and...

It comes as no surprise that if you are addicted to something there are going to be changes in brain activity that clearly shows up on brain scans. Nora D. Volkow, M.D. the director of the national...

Healthier eating doesn’t have to be boring. There is a tremendous selection of high quality foods just waiting in the grocery stores of our nation. Include in your daily diet all of the different...

When you have a balanced diet that is high in nutrients and fiber there is no danger in occasionally eating a hamburger or having an ice cream cone. However, if you are finding it hard to resist eatin...

Most of our nation appears to want to eat better in an effort to lower the risk of chronic diseases, heart diseases, cancers, and probably the biggest reason, to lose weight. It may sound simple to...

High blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular problems are a direct result of being overweight. Moreover, the rising epidemic of obesity in our country is putting added strains on the healthcare...

If your blood pressure is pre hypertensive[1] or higher, it could very well be the result of carrying too much bodyweight. Even if your scales are telling you that your weight is normal, you could...

Dr. Michael J Bronson M.D., the chief of joint replacement surgery at Mount Sinai, is quick to add that not all knee pain in middle-aged to older adults results from osteoarthritis. Pain may result...

Keeping the muscles of your lower torso strong will do a number of things to improve your health. The most important reason to have strong powerful legs is help prevent falls. In addition to the...

A study conducted by researchers at Ochsner Medical Center, in New Orleans, presented at the American College of Sports Medicine in San Francisco found that running slower and less may be of greater...

Exercising in different target heart rate (THR) zones will affect how your body adapts and ultimately responds to the demands placed upon it. No matter what your fitness objectives may be, from...

A recent study published in the journal Stroke, finds evidence in older adults that a high sodium diet raises the risk of stroke. Strokes occur when an artery supplying blood to the brain becomes...

A big waist is a criterion for the metabolic syndrome, a man’s waistline that is over 40 inches is excessive, and for women that number is 35. Anything more is too much and predisposes you to the...

The modern American consumes approximately fifty percent of their daily calories from carbohydrate sources. These high carb diets signal the liver to create more of the previously mentioned...

Since the triglycerides are an indicator of your metabolism, it makes sense one would want to know their numbers. Call your doctor and find out what they are. You may find that you are the one in the...

The metabolic syndrome is the name given by the medical profession to a group of health risks having a strong potential to increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. These unhealthy conditions...

The metabolic syndrome is the name given by the medical profession to a group of health risks having a strong potential to increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. These unhealthy conditions...

The metabolic syndrome is the name given by the medical profession to a group of health risks having a strong potential to increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. These unhealthy conditions...

Topic: Spotting in the weight room Now that you’ve made the decision to start lifting weights to get stronger, it’s time to talk about spotting. Spotting provides a measure of protection for the t...

Answer: Whenever you feel like it. You will never know when that is unless you do some experimenting with the times you exercise. The standard advice has been to avoid exercise within a few hours of...

Healthy movement is beneficial to your body. Even some activity is better than doing nothing. If you are just starting out then gradually build up your endurance with 5 to 10 minute exercise breaks...

Healthy movement is beneficial to your body and at its lowest level, even some activity is better than doing nothing. If you are just starting out then gradually build up your endurance with 5 to 10...

Your heart’s ability to function starts diminishing with age. We all know this but the vast majority of our population still refuses to do anything about it. Aging adversely affects the...

Stevens County Cat Care has scheduled a one-day clinic to be held at the Tum Tum Community Center on Sunday, August 12th. These low cost spay and neuter clinics ($8 males, $14 females)are available...

This ten-minute series of exercises is for those of you who do not have the time to exercise for thirty to forty minutes or more at a time each day. It has been well documented that exercising in...

Researchers at the University of California in San Diego have found a potential link between trans fat consumption and the negative effects it has on our behavior. They found that the fats commonly us...

In a recent study out of Taiwan, researchers found that as little as fifteen minutes a day of exercise is better than doing nothing. I wonder who paid for this? Regardless of who was footing the...

In a recent study out of Taiwan, researchers found that as little as fifteen minutes a day of exercise is better than doing nothing. I wonder who paid for this? Regardless of who was footing the...

New research recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found a link between weight and memory loss in older women. An analysis of data gathered from 8,745 women, aged...

This is not medical advice and it should not be construed as such. Hot or cold, which one is the best to use on a muscular ache or pain? The brief answer: it depends on the nature of the pain,...

Lifting weights, using bands and other resistance training methods has a proven record of accomplishment of making life easier for an older adult. You will get stronger, regardless of your age, by...

A clinical trial of 79 elderly people living independently in a retirement home found that watching a virtual race video, such as found in the Wii Fit, coupled with riding a stationary bicycle improve...

An observational study by Denise Head, PhD, and colleagues at the Washington University in St. Louis found that people with a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s might be able to counterbalance...