Heal High Blood Pressure With a Text Message

Heal High Blood Pressure With a Text Message

by | Apr 2, 2019

What if one simple text could lower your blood pressure by 2.2 points? I know it’s not much, but receiving a text is also not that complicated, right? This is exactly what researchers at the University of Cape Town and Oxford University did, before publishing their...
High Cholesterol? It’s Not WHAT You Eat But WHEN

High Cholesterol? It’s Not WHAT You Eat But WHEN

by | Mar 31, 2019

If you have high cholesterol, and especially if your LDL (bad) cholesterol is high, chances are you’ve been told to drastically change what you eat. Pretty much cut out everything you like and load up on the food you hate, right? But a new study published in the...
The Easiest Way to Separate Snorers from Sleep Apneas

The Easiest Way to Separate Snorers from Sleep Apneas

by | Mar 30, 2019

Most people with sleep apnea go undiagnosed for a prolonged period of time… and sometimes they are never diagnosed. This is not good as it is a life-threatening disease in many different ways. If you snore loudly, it’s very likely you suffer sleep apnea – even...
Surprising Heart Attack and Weight Connection Discovered

Surprising Heart Attack and Weight Connection Discovered

by | Mar 29, 2019

Those who are overweight and out of shape are at a higher heart attack risk. Those who are fit and slim are at a low heart attack risk. This is a well-documented fact. Or is it? A new study in the journal Scientific Reports puts this fact to a test, and the results...
Is Your Headache an Imminent Stroke Indicator?

Is Your Headache an Imminent Stroke Indicator?

by | Mar 28, 2019

Stroke is one of the health events that scare us the most, mainly because it seems to come out of the blue and because it can leave us badly disabled. Recent studies have, however, revealed a few indicators of an imminent stroke. Using those indictors, you have time...