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Tips for Reducing Stress

Are you often feeling stressed?  You’re not alone.
    
We all experience stress at some point in our lives. If untreated, stress can adversely affect our health. Although you can’t eliminate stress entirely, there are ways to manage it.

When Life gives you Lemons…

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Hints for A Woman’s Healthy Heart

While the most common symptom of a heart attack is chest discomfort, women are more likely than men to have shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, and back or jaw pain.  Low blood levels of HDL, the "good" cholesterol, appear to be a stronger predictor of heart disease death in women over age 65 than in men; high blood...

Guide to Healthy Aging

Keep your Body Fit
        
Regular exercise, at least 30 minutes three times a week, strengthens the mind and body. Walking is one of the best exercises for older adults. It improves balance and reduces the likelihood of falling, the most common cause of injuries to older...

Blood Pressure Basics

Often wonder why high blood pressure is dangerous?  The answer is that it makes the heart work too hard, increasing the risk of certain adverse conditions. Optimal blood pressure for adults is below 120-over-80 (measured in millimeters of mercury). A reading at or above 140-over-90 is considered high. The higher number...

The Skinny on Fats

Next time you sauté something in a pan, consider what fat you use to make it sizzle. According to a study conducted by Tufts University and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the type of fat you choose can significantly affect your health.

Researchers tested what effects margarine spreads, oils and...

Helpful Hints for the Diabetic Patient

Why is diabetes problematic for our health?

As you know, diabetes occurs when the body doesn’t properly process digested carbohydrate-containing foods.  Most of the carbohydrates that we eat are changed into glucose (blood sugar), the body’s main source of energy, through digestion. ...

Take Control of Your Cholesterol Levels

Believe it or not, cholesterol isn't all bad. This soft, waxy substance, which is manufactured in the liver and also found in animal products, helps produce hormones, vitamin D and the bile acids needed to digest fat. The catch: It takes just a tiny amount of cholesterol to do all this, and the excess cholesterol in your...

Realistic Approaches to Weight Loss

The secret to long-term weight loss is really no secret at all. The tried-and-true formula sounds simple: Reduce calorie intake and increase physical activity so you burn more calories than you take in. The problem is this requires people to make permanent lifestyle changes, which takes work and discipline.

A report...

Focus on Preventing Macular Degeneration

Every year, hundreds of thousands of seniors are diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, an incurable eye disease caused by the deterioration of the central portion of the retina, called the macula. Although it rarely causes total blindness, AMD is the leading cause of poor vision and legal blindness in people over...

The ABCs of Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Who could blame you for feeling like you're drowning in alphabet soup as you peruse the vitamin displays at your pharmacy?

Row after row of As, Bs, Cs, Ds and Es--in varying dosages, combined or solo, synthetic and natural, encapsulated, coated, time-released and chewable. And we haven't even touched on minerals.

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