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Many of us are lucky enough to only experience periodic pain episodes, usually related to some sort of injury. The pain lasts a couple of days, maybe a couple of weeks, but then subsides. Then there are those who suffer from chronic pain. For them, every day is an ordeal. Pain robs them of simple pleasures the rest of us take for granted — visiting friends and family, playing with…
The diet that describes the type of food most eaten in the U.S. is known as the Western Diet — also appropriately named the Standard American Diet — or SAD. And it truly is SAD. It’s packed with convenient food products that may be tasty but damage our health with every bite. That’s because ultra-processed food and drinks bear little resemblance to real food and are chock-full of harmful additives…
Having rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is bad enough, what with the severe joint pain and swelling that it can bring. But to make matters worse, having RA increases the risk of heart disease by 50 percent. Scientists are trying to get to the bottom of this connection. One theory is that RA patients tend to have high levels of an amino acid known as homocysteine in their blood. Studies have linked…
Which has the biggest impact on how long you’ll get to live — your genetic inheritance or your lifestyle choices? If you’ve inherited a genetic predisposition to a shortened lifespan, it can be hard to shake the feeling that the cards dealt are just not in your favor. You might think “game over” because there’s nothing left to do. But research is proving that no matter what your genes say,…
When most of us think of the dangers we may face when driving, the possibility of having a wreck is probably at the top of our minds. Yet, according to researchers at Duke University, there is something even more worrisome and just as dangerous that doesn’t just have a possibility of happening but is a certainty every time we get behind the wheel. That’s because thanks to outdated federal standards,…
Here’s some eye-opening facts: about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Additionally, half of all men between the ages of 51 and 60 will experience benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate. This number increases to 70 percent for men aged 60 to 69 and reaches 90 percent for men over 85. And while many men stay silent about their prostate problems, ignoring…
One of the scariest things about a stroke is they seem to come out of nowhere. I have a friend whose mom had a stroke, and before it occurred, there was no sign that she had any of the risk factors that could lead to such an event. Signs that a stroke is happening include numb or drooping face, arm numbness or weakness, one arm drifting downward when you lift…
Are you an elevator person or do you take the stairs? I used to be that person who’d wait and wait and wait for a slow elevator to make it to the ground floor before I’d walk a single flight of stairs. Not anymore… In the long run, it may take me longer to climb three flights than hitch a ride, but once I learned how quickly I could increase…
How long have the experts been warning us off of ultraprocessed foods? Yet, it seems that almost every other week we’re hearing more about how bad these foods are for our health — and how they can shorten our lifespans. I get it. I’m sure you get it, too. Ultra-processed foods are, as they say, “of the devil.” Eating these foods has been associated with an early risk of death.…
Stokes are scary animals. Not only do they seem to strike without warning, but they can leave patients and their families in limbo as doctors assess the degree of damage, how much recovery may be possible, the long-term outlook and possibility of disability — and of course, the risk for another. Unfortunately, it’s a truth I know first-hand, as my mom suffered a stroke when she was in her early…