Exercise is good for your body—especially your heart. Physical activity can ward off heart disease and stroke, the two top causes of death in the U.S.1
But exercising when your body is telling you to stop could kill you.2
When you put a finger on a hot burner, your body tells you to remove it quickly. It also warns you when it feels exercise is threatening your well-being.… Read More
Hollywood legend Patty Duke likely had one chance at survival.
The beloved star of “The Patty Duke Show” contracted sepsis after suffering a ruptured intestine.
The best hope for any sepsis patient is early treatment, say doctors.1 Once the condition progresses, it spins out of control. Poisons spill into the blood and death follows quickly.
… Read MoreActress Patty Duke lost her life on Tuesday to America’s invisible killer.
Unlike breast cancer, it has no iconic ribbon. President Obama has not made it a priority like he has done with Alzheimer’s disease. It has no high-profile fundraising efforts like those against colon cancer, stroke, or diabetes.
Yet it kills far more people than any of those conditions.
Sepsis takes 258,000 American lives a year.… Read More
Is the presidential campaign putting your anxiety meter into overdrive?
It’s turns out that lots of people are stressed out over politics. Psychologists report an uptick in visits from patients who say they are suffering anxiety from this year’s wild primary season.1
Patients often experience acute anxiety after a fight over politics with a family member or friend, doctors say.… Read More
In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that artificial light is as strongly linked to weight gain as junk food.
The eye-opening new study was published in the International Journal of Obesity. It found that obesity rates are higher in communities where artificial light overpowers natural darkness.
Researchers analyzed satellite images of nighttime illumination from around the globe. They found that areas of bright light have a higher percentage of overweight and obese people.… Read More