The Real Cause of Type 2 Diabetes Proven

by Jodi Knapp | Jan 22, 2014 | 6 comments

Many studies abound linking the growing obesity problem to the dramatic increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes. And it is true that diabetes is much more common among those obese. However, not everyone who develops diabetes is obese, and not every person who is...

How to Estimate Your Personal Heart Attack Risk

by Scott Davis | Jan 21, 2014 | 3 comments

Back in 1948, the group called National Heart Institute began a study to assess the risk factors that lead to heart attack and stroke. They followed 5,000 participants throughout their lives. Today, we look at the list of top risk factors that the study was able to...

What One Night of Sleep Deprivation Does to Your Brain

by Christian Goodman | Jan 20, 2014 | 3 comments

Swedish sleep researchers have discovered startling new information about lack of sleep. Before you decide, “I am only sleep deprived occasionally, so this isn’t for me,” take note… because even one night of sleep deprivation can cause tremendous health trouble. Even...

Why Your High Blood Pressure May Not Be Too High

by Christian Goodman | Jan 19, 2014 | 6 comments

It would seem that the only thing that stays the same in life is knowing that things will always change. And so it is with recent expert opinions about blood pressure numbers, and what is considered healthy. For more than 3 decades, the pharmaceutical giants have...

Why Women Need to Worry About High Blood Pressure More Than Men

by Christian Goodman | Jan 18, 2014 | 0 comments

Till recently, much fewer women than men had high blood pressure and suffered heart attack and stroke. Nowadays, there is almost no gender difference. But whereas women have gained an equal right to develop high blood pressure, alarming research from Wake Forest...

Can You Stop Aging?

by Julissa Clay | Jan 17, 2014 | 2 comments

Is it possible to use mathematics to stop father time from wrinkling your face? Apparently, according to researchers in Tel Aviv, it may actually be. It has been known for many years that calorie restriction in everything from humans to tsetse flies has an effect to...