More than a third of Americans suffer from metabolic syndrome. The deadly condition increases your risk of heart disease fourfold. And it makes you 30 times more likely to develop diabetes.1
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by five risk factors: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high levels of triglycerides, low levels of HDL (“good”) cholesterol, and belly fat. If you have three or more of these symptoms, you likely have metabolic syndrome.… Read More
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Each year more than 300,000 seniors are hospitalized with hip fractures. For many of them, it is the start of a downward health spiral that ends in death. One in five hip fracture patients will die within a year of their injury.1
A surprising number of people are at high risk for broken bones. About 40% of Americans over 50 have osteoporosis or low bone mass.… Read More
Doctors often tell patients with high blood pressure to exercise more.
And they usually recommend an aerobic workout. The Mayo Clinic advises that the best types of exercise to lower blood pressure include jogging, bicycling, swimming, and dancing.1
A new study shows that another form of exercise works better.
Researchers at the Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi, India, studied 60 people with prehypertension.… Read More
For decades, the National Institute of Health has told us that smoking is the top cause of preventable deaths in the U.S.
Smoking leads to heart disease, lung cancer, emphysema, and other lethal illnesses. It kills 480,000 Americans a year. Research shows that smoking shortens lifespan by an average of 10 years.1
But a new study from Cleveland Clinic and New York University School of Medicine shows that obesity causes far more loss of life than tobacco use.… Read More
The Mediterranean diet is often credited for Italians’ longevity and low levels of heart disease and cancer.
A major new study has uncovered another secret to their good health. Italian-style coffee cuts prostate cancer risk in half, researchers found.
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