The anti-aging product market is valued at more than $121 billion and is only growing more each year. People want to get their hands on any product that will help them look and feel younger. It may not come as a face cream, but there are several anti-aging benefits of...
High blood pressure affects roughly 78 million people in the U.S. Americans are constantly trying to find solutions to this problem but myths about blood pressure continue to circulate. Many ideas on maintaining or lowering blood pressure float around as a result....
With a third of adults in the United States suffering from high blood pressure, blood pressure medication side effects can be a real problem. You may see commercials for blood pressure medications showcasing an older, happy wife and husband who are relieved of high...
More than half of Americans say that their job is the number one stress factor in their life. We know stress isn’t good, but stress and cholesterol, how are they linked? Maybe that’s because the average time spent at work per day is 8.6 hours. Stress can lead to...
Getting your blood pressure taken at the doctor’s is common practice. They put the cuff on your arm, start pumping the monitor, and wait for a final number to be read to tell you if your blood pressure is healthy or too high. About 33% of Americans’ blood...
More than 30% of adults and 17% of children in the U.S. are obese. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher. Knowing about BMI and how its reading affects you can change lives around the world for the better and healthier. What is a Body Mass...
Vitamins are essential for everyday health and body function, so much so that approximately 50% of Americans take a vitamin supplement daily. Different vitamins can provide different benefits for you and your body. Your heart specifically needs proper nourishment to...
Everyone gets sick, ages, and needs medical advice at one time or another. Ignoring symptoms or simply looking online isn’t always the best solution. People tend to think they are their own doctors, but a doctor can answer questions and concerns that arise in times of...
About 82% of Americans visit a healthcare professional yearly and 1 billion doctor visits are made per year in total. That’s a lot of visits, but only about half of them are to primary care physicians — the doctor that you’d visit for a regular checkup. While a...
A lot of people try to eat a well-balanced diet and try to eat healthy to make sure they receive the best nutrients and their daily dose of vitamins. With different foods helping in different ways, like carrots helping your vision and pomegranates reducing the effects...