Are you a heavy consumer of alcohol? If the answer is yes, cutting back to moderate drinking levels can lower your systolic (top number) blood pressure by about 5.5 mm Hg and diastolic (lower number) by approximately 4 mm Hg.... Read More
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Breast Cancer Risk Dropping
Breast cancer is the most common non-skin malignancy and the second most common cause of cancer death in women in the United States. The disease accounts for nearly one in three (30 percent) cancers in women.... Read More
Reversing Muscle Aging
Today, we explore how physical activity may reverse the aging clock in muscle fibers by promoting the “epigenetic reprogramming” of chromosomes.... Read More
Pollution Impairs Brain Function
While the environment around me has improved over time, I had exposure to poor air quality as a child. We have long known of an association between poor air quality and heart and lung problems.... Read More
LDL Triglyceride Levels and Your Heart
High triglyceride molecule levels in LDL cholesterol appear robustly linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.... Read More
Fish Prevents Kidney Disease
The kidneys are also vital to blood pressure control, stimulating the production of red blood cells, regulating blood chemicals, and helping to maintain bone integrity. All of this is accomplished by two organs, each the size of a computer mouse.... Read More