Weight Loss Linked to Oral Health Benefits

by Christian Goodman | Dec 5, 2011 | 4 comments

Excess body fat interferes with the health of your mouth, a team of scientists from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine discovered. In this study, 31 adults with obesity were examined for a battery of oral health indicators –half of which...

Lowering Blood Sugar Lows Brain Health Problems

by Jodi Knapp | Dec 4, 2011 | 4 comments

Too much blood sugar is bad for the brain, according to a research team from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre. In this study, adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes had significantly higher levels of two proteins –known as sVCAM and sICAM – that impair...

Hidden Stress Causing High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Dec 3, 2011 | 29 comments

Stress is one of modern day peoples’ worst enemies. It causes anything from high blood pressure and upset stomach to stroke and cancer. Most of us are under some kind of stress and feel the effects from time to time. But the fact is, the worst kind of stress is the...

Menopausal Women at Sky-High Risk of Vitamin-D Deficiency

by Julissa Clay | Dec 2, 2011 | 8 comments

Women with menopause should be aggressive about testing and treating vitamin D levels, according to a report conducted by a Spanish research team. This conclusion was based on a finding that NONE of the 3,700 women tested in the study had adequate vitamin D levels in...

High Blood Pressure Interferes With Social Life

by Christian Goodman | Dec 1, 2011 | 12 comments

Those with high blood pressure have a new reason to take action: the condition may affect their interactions with other people. In a new study published in the most recent edition of Psychosomatic Medicine, scientists discovered that high blood pressure brought on...

High Cholesterol Sufferers Should “Go Nuts” For Nuts

by Scott Davis | Nov 30, 2011 | 12 comments

Adults with a condition known as metabolic syndrome –characterized among others by low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol and obesity—can keep heart disease at bay simply by eating more nuts, a University of Barcelona team found. In this research study, a group of...