When you want to eat healthier food good health, the first step is to choose foods for your heart’s health. Our heart keeps us moving by delivering oxygen, nutrients, and antibodies throughout the body. Cardiovascular disease also leads the list of top killer diseases in the U.S. There are several foods we can eat to […]

Older adults who overeat have a higher risk for memory impairment, a recent study finds. The authors studied adults 70 years old and older and found that those who consume between 2,100 and 6,000 calories a day have twice the risk for these deficits in memory, which can be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. […]

Do you believe everything your doctor tells you? A recent survey shows that some doctors aren’t always totally honest with patients. More than 50 percent of doctors admitted telling a more optimistic version when describing a patient’s prognosis. Almost 20 percent said they didn’t fully disclose a medical error, fearing a lawsuit. Another 10 percent […]

Many made the switch from sugary sodas to low-calorie alternatives thinking that it’s the healthier choice. But a new study suggests that drinking diet sodas might be bad for your heart and head. Researchers presented the results of their ten-year study involving 2,564 New Yorkers at the International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles this week. […]

Too much salt in your diet? Blame dinner rolls and bread slices for high salt intake. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nine out of ten American adults consume too much salt and the usual suspects (potato chips and fries) aren’t to blame. Ten types of food make up 44% of […]

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show or CES introduced some of the gadgets we will be enjoying in the near future.  The show, which covered 35 football fields of exhibits didn’t just have new products for the techies, it also showcased a plethora of health gadgets and platforms. Here are some of the interesting tech gadgets […]

Patients used to visit their doctor’s office with symptoms, questions, and concerns. Now, we are seeing an increasing number of people arriving with their diagnoses of illnesses they don’t even experience. This condition is known as cyberchondria, baseless anxiety about one’s wellness caused by visiting health and medical websites from an online self-diagnosis. This phenomenon […]

Drinking green tea may keep elderly adults more active and independent compared to their peers over time, a Japanese study covering thousands of adults suggests. Antioxidant chemicals present in green tea may help fight off cell damage that can cause various diseases. There are numerous studies involving green tea’s effect on everything from hypertension to […]

Sugar is hazardous to health and the government should regulate the product the same way it does alcohol and tobacco. This is according to scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Their arguments for branding sugar as “toxic” can be read in an article published in Nature this week. “Calories, carbohydrates, amino acids, […]

Health insurance coverage is a challenge most new business owners need to face. It’s a very important issue that has grabbed the headlines recently and the discussion on how to design a fair and affordable healthcare system for Americans needs to go on even after the laws are in effect. Small businesses have limited income […]