How many times have you packed up to go home from work and realized you hadn’t left your desk at all? No coffee break. No restroom break. Not even a lunch break.
You think you’re being productive. You’re getting more done by working nonstop at your desk all day. Right? Not exactly. Sitting in front of your computer screen for hours isn’t just bad for your eyes…
Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center followed over 17,000 people for 13 years.… Read More
Your “heart age” describes how old your cardiovascular system is. It’s measured by the number of heart attack or stroke risk factors you may have…1 The more you have, the older your heart age.
And now the CDC has updated the Framingham CVD risk calculator to determine what that number is…
Researchers at the CDC gathered data from the Framingham Heart Study and all 50 states.… Read More
There’s nothing like that morning cup of coffee. It makes getting out of bed a little easier. But it goes way beyond perking you up…
A new study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease reveals coffee is a great way to boost your brain function.1 And I don’t mean performing a little bit better on a memory test… I’m talking about a real protective effect.… Read More
Your doctor puts that Velcro cuff around your arm and checks your blood pressure (BP) at every visit. And there’s a good reason for that…
High blood pressure—hypertension—killed 61,762 Americans in 2009.1 It may also tip you off to serious health problems… Like heart disease and stroke.
… Read MoreBig Pharma wants you to take statins for your cholesterol…your prostate…and for Parkinson’s disease. In fact, they rewrote patient criteria in 2013 so doctors could prescribe more of them.
New research claims it helps prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). But does it?
… Read MoreWhen it comes to heart health, there are some obvious factors that put you in danger… Like smoking cigarettes and eating too much sugar. But then there are hidden dangers… Ones that could be raising your risk of heart disease or stroke without you ever suspecting it.
Researchers in London have uncovered one of the most surprising threats yet… Road noise.… Read More