Peripheral artery disease can make your life miserable.
Every time you move, your legs hurt. But that’s just the beginning…
Because of the pain, you become sedentary. So you gain weight and lose muscle. Your risk for a heart attack or a stroke increases.
If you’re a man, you suffer erectile dysfunction.
In severe cases, it can lead to chronic leg sores and, eventually, amputation.… Read More
About one out of 20 Americans now uses e-cigarettes. Sales have increased 14-fold in the last decade.
Many people figure they are not as bad as tobacco cigarettes.
But the fact is, until now, no one has really known what they do to your body.
A major new study quantifies the risks.
E-cigarettes or vapes are electronic devices that contain a combination of liquids and chemicals.… Read More
Mainstream doctors often blame high blood pressure on obesity, lack of exercise, too much salt, smoking, stress, or other lifestyle factors.
But many people with hypertension have none of these issues.
Now, a new study shows the culprit may be in your medicine cabinet.
The research was published in the journal Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. Scientists wanted to see what effect antiseptic mouthwashes have on blood pressure.… Read More
It’s a full-on epidemic…
The number of people with diabetes has doubled over the past 30 years.
More than 100 million American adults now have diabetes or its precursor, prediabetes.
Now, a new study has uncovered a surprising hidden cause for diabetes…statin drugs.
It shows that it may be no coincidence that diabetes rates have skyrocketed at exactly the same time doctors began prescribing more statins.… Read More
Soap star Susan Lucci looks like the poster child for healthy aging. At 72, she could pass for someone decades younger.
In recent months, Harper’s Bazaar magazine hailed her as “hotter than ever.” Women’s Health called her a “fitness badass.”
But recently, when the “All My Children” actress was shopping, she felt a strange sensation in her chest.
Lucci was in a store, and had just handed her purchases to a saleswoman.… Read More
Luke Perry’s fans were shocked when they heard he died Monday of a stroke.
The hunky star of “Beverly Hills, 90210” was only 52.[i]
Isn’t that too young to have a fatal stroke?
Strokes are typically associated with the elderly. But more than a third of the people who have one are under 65.[ii]
And youthfulness can actually work against them, according to Dr.… Read More