Here are some of the pharmaceuticals found at potentially harmful levels: Propranolol (a beta-blocker for heart problems such as high blood pressure), ciprofloxacin (an antibiotic), sulfamethoxazole (another antibiotic), and the antihistamine loratadine (an antihistamine used as an allergy medicine).... Read More
2 Breast Cancer Warning Signs
The World Health Organization observes that half of the breast cancers occur in women with no identifiable breast cancer risk factors other than female gender and over 40.... Read More
Get Bites of Exercise
We all have heard this one, but do it, and you’ll increase your heart rate. I love that claiming up and down a couple of flights of stairs can help me with balance. Finally, skip the elevator in favor of stairs, and you should increase your leg strength.... Read More
Russian Skater and Doping
Russian skater and doping. She took the heart medicine trimetazidine. Arguably the best ice skater on the planet, the 15-year-old Russian Olympian Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance,... Read More
G Spot? How About the C Spot?
The new study offers insights into the brain area and the variability among women. Interestingly, the size of the brain area differed by how frequently a woman reported having sex in the last year.... Read More
Fasting for Health
People often use intermittent fasting strategies for weight loss. There are many approaches, including time-restricted feeding and alternate-day fasting. Some studies show intermittent fasting is an effective tool for weight loss. Other studies hint that alternate-day fasting is no better than regular dieting.... Read More
Designer Food as Medicine
The American Heart Association reminds us that a healthy diet and lifestyle are the keys to preventing and managing cardiovascular disease.... Read More
Chronic Pain and Exercise
Chronic pain and exercise. EXERCISE HARDER IF YOU WANT TO fight off the pain associated with aging. That’s our takeaway lesson today. We often experience chronic pain in our muscles, bones,... Read More