Here's some good news for all of you who received dark chocolate for Valentine's Day: You're eating something that is heart healthy. The flavonoids found in dark chocolate are friendly to your vascular health and can lower blood pressure, improve blood flow to your brain and heart and make blood platelets less sticky and able to clot. But while you're munching on your chocolate (and not too … [Read more...] about How Women’s Heart Attack Symptoms Are Different Than Men’s
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The 5 Best Diets to Help Manage Your Weight After 50
Hoping to lose weight this year? 45 million Americans are right there with you. Here’s what you need to know to do it right. Who hasn’t been tempted to jump-start a new year by embarking on one of those popular “miracle” diets that are all over the news? Not so fast! Turns out that many fad diets eliminate entire food groups and may lack essential nutrients necessary for good health … [Read more...] about The 5 Best Diets to Help Manage Your Weight After 50
5 Surprising Things That May Be Sabotaging Your Memory
People are twice as fearful of losing their mental ability as their physical ability. What's that word again? What did I come in here to do? I know her...but can't think of her name. You're not alone if you mutter one or more of these phrases on an hourly/daily/weekly basis. And by now, you might be thinking that memory loss and age are two peas in a pod. Well, yes. And, no. Read more … [Read more...] about 5 Surprising Things That May Be Sabotaging Your Memory
How to Ditch Dieting for Good
Year in, year out, people diet. A lot of people--that number is estimated to be 45 million. And since we're talking numbers, Americans invest about $33 billion each year on weight-loss products. Then why are nearly two-thirds of Americans overweight or obese? Clearly, too many people are losing their battles. Dieting may help them lose weight, but one thing it doesn't do is help them keep … [Read more...] about How to Ditch Dieting for Good
Everything You Need to Know About Home Medical Tests, Including Which Ones Tend to Be the Most Accurate
Curious to know if you have a urinary tract infection, high cholesterol, hepatitis C, HIV or colon cancer? Do you suspect you might have food allergies, a slow thyroid or sluggish metabolism? Now you can purchase a kit at the drug store, take it home and collect either a blood, urine, stool or saliva sample—and mail it off to a testing laboratory for a physician-reviewed analysis. Within days, … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know About Home Medical Tests, Including Which Ones Tend to Be the Most Accurate
CBD Is Touted for Pain Management—But Does It Work?
I keep hearing that CBD helps relieve chronic pain. Is it really the miracle cure it claims to be? If so, I'm tempted to run out and buy some CBD. But I'm cautious and have a lot of questions. It seems like the claims might be too good to be true. Are they? Read the full article on HealthyWomen.org … [Read more...] about CBD Is Touted for Pain Management—But Does It Work?
Don’t Miss These Signs of Ovarian Cancer
“I should have paid more attention when a well-meaning woman asked me when I was due — but instead, I just got angry,” the 59-year-old said. “It didn’t even occur to me to see the doctor.” Lewis, a Schenectady, N.Y., science writer with a Ph.D. in human genetics, finally made an appointment to see her gynecologist when her best friend remarked on the noticeable change in her girth. “When the … [Read more...] about Don’t Miss These Signs of Ovarian Cancer
What’s the Best Way to Lose Weight?
There’s no shortage of diets on the market for you to choose from — there’s truly something for every taste and budget. Then why are so many people still trying to lose weight? Because diets work… until they don’t. But that doesn’t mean you have to throw in your fork and give up. Read the full article on OpenFit.com … [Read more...] about What’s the Best Way to Lose Weight?
What’s Your Heart Disease Risk? Important Numbers to Know
Heart disease goes up as we age and especially after menopause. One in three female adults has some form of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. What's up with that? For one thing, aging causes changes in your heart and blood vessels. For another, menopause brings other changes—like the loss of estrogen. Estrogen is thought to be heart-protective . But it's … [Read more...] about What’s Your Heart Disease Risk? Important Numbers to Know
10 Possible Causes of Bloating and What You Can Do
Sometimes you feel (and look) bloated, even after all that effort. Bloating, that uncomfortable feeling that you’ve got too much of something in your belly, affects 10 to 30 percent of people, according to experts at the University of North Carolina. People who suffer from periodic bloating not only call in sick to work more often, they also visit their doctors more frequently and take more … [Read more...] about 10 Possible Causes of Bloating and What You Can Do