For years, doctors and researchers believed that high blood pressure increases the risk of dementia. It was thought that hypertension damaged blood vessels in the brain.1
But ground-breaking new research has found the opposite may be true: The elderly may need higher blood pressure to stave off brain aging.
An intriguing study at the University of California, Irvine has found that high blood pressure may be your body’s way of preventing dementia.… Read More
Only a very small percentage of us are born with foot problems. But by the time we are adults, 75% of Americans have some kind of foot ailment.
What happens? Shoes happen. Most foot problems are caused by ill-fitting shoes.1
Buying the right shoes is not just an investment in foot health… It’s crucial to your entire body. Your feet are the foundation of your biomechanics.… Read More
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What really caused the death of beloved actress Mary Tyler Moore?
Was it type 1 diabetes, which famously plagued the actress for almost her entire adult life? Or was it pneumonia, which sent her to the hospital in the days before her death? Did cardiac arrest kill her? This is what the public was told caused her death on Wednesday at age 80.… Read More
Sometimes when we overindulge in our favorite foods, we get a bloated, uncomfortable stomach. But what if you have a bloated belly and you can’t blame it on a recent pig out?
There are some surprising causes of a belly bloat that have nothing to do with overeating.
Bloating can be defined as any abnormal swelling in the abdominal area. A feeling of fullness, increased stomach growling, and pain are sometimes also present.… Read More
We spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on the stuff. It’s in almost everybody’s medicine cabinet. But it’s a total waste of our hard-earned money. It doesn’t work.
At least 15 clinical trials have proved using cough syrup is no better than taking a placebo.1
Its sales spike during cold and flu season. We spend almost $600 million a year on over-the-counter cough syrup, according to Drug Store News magazine.… Read More