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“I just bought a new BPA-free tupperware set.” This comment, coming from my friend Anna, caught me off guard. Anna’s a highly competent law professional. She’s a critical thinker and she fights in the heavyweight division when it comes to cutting through BS. But the Anna I knew was falling into some painful traps that seemed to be bypassing her inner hawk-like skeptic. She’s wanted to lose around 15lbs for…
For years, the conventional wisdom about Alzheimer’s disease was that it was a disease of the brain. Research and treatments zeroed in on beta-amyloid proteins, substances that build up as plaques in the brain and are believed to trigger Alzheimer’s. But recent studies are exploring other potential causes of Alzheimer’s. And some of them are indicating this devastating condition may not be what we think it is… Peak…
Would you know if you were having a heart attack? Conventional wisdom says that chest pain, sweating and shortness of breath are the classic signs of a heart attack. And while this is true, there are other signs that aren’t talked about nearly as often, if at all. They can be subtle, and they can differ from person to person. When cardiologists were asked to share some weird symptoms that…
When you hear the word mindfulness, what comes to mind? Do you picture a white-robed guru sitting cross-legged on the floor deep in meditation? Or maybe someone stretched out on a yoga mat, fully concentrating on their breathing? Both these individuals can achieve mindfulness. And so can you… When you’re being mindful, your awareness is focused on the present moment. At the same time, you’re calmly acknowledging and accepting your feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations…
Menopause is a time of hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, bloating, fatigue, thinning hair and other uncomfortable and downright irritating symptoms. But even worse, for some women, the transition can also mean that higher risks for heart attack and stroke are just around the corner. Now, researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered just how menopause is linked to the number one killer of women…
We’ve all heard the recommendation that getting in 10,000 steps a day can do wonders for our health — especially in the fight against heart trouble The opposite — a sedentary lifestyle — has been linked to everything from heart failure and stroke to dementia, and more. But let’s face it, 10,000 is a big number. And fitting that many steps into every day can be a challenge. Luckily, research…
As we get older, our bodies change. That’s just a fact of life and one that I take with a grain of salt. It reminds me of how many years I’ve been lucky enough to live on this planet (68 and counting). But those changes can be accompanied by health problems we’d like to avoid — like osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes, even cancer. The good news is that we have…
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is classified as an autoimmune disorder — a group of conditions where the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues. Inflammation is a characteristic of RA and a host of other diseases. One of those other diseases is heart disease, which people with RA are more susceptible to. All this inflammation may be why people with RA are also twice as likely to develop blood vessel disease,…
Over sixty percent of women who inherit the so-called ‘breast cancer gene’ will develop the cancer for which it’s named. Yet, that’s not the only type of cancer that women have to be concerned with, since the odds of developing ovarian cancer due to this genetic risk can be close to the same. Women with a family history of these diseases are encouraged by their doctors to get tested so…
At 68, I pride myself on the fact that I can still bend over and touch my toes in the morning. The younger folks on social media call that a “flex,” but my generation would call it bragging. This flexibility makes me feel younger. But now I’m finding out that it may help me live to the ripe old age of 100 that my mother reached. That’s my goal. If…