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4 Steps to Self-Monitor Blood Pressure 4 Steps to Self-Monitor Blood Pressure (Family Features) Nearly half of all adults in the United States have high blood pressure, or hypertension, and many don’t even know it. High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and even death, but can be controllable. […]
March is Nutrition Month By Editorial Team AI March is Nutrition Month, an annual campaign organized by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This month-long initiative is designed to raise awareness about the importance of making informed food choices and developing healthy eating habits. The theme for Nutrition Month 2023 is “Good Food, […]
March is Kidney Month By Editorial Team AI Introduction: March is observed as National Kidney Month in the United States. This month-long observance is an effort to raise awareness about kidney diseases, their prevention, and treatment. Kidney disease is a growing health concern worldwide, and it is essential to educate people about the […]
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month By Editorial Team AI Introduction: March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about colorectal cancer (CRC), which is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women in the United States. CRC occurs when abnormal cells grow in the colon or […]
How to Keep Your Lungs Healthy (Family Features) The centerpiece of your respiratory system, your lungs have the important job of moving oxygen to your blood when you breathe in and removing carbon dioxide, a waste gas, when you breathe out. Millions of Americans are living with lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease […]
The Benefits of Aromatherapy With a Diffuser The term “aromatherapy” was first heard from the lips of Rene Maurice Gattefosse, a French chemist who discovered the healing method in the 1920s. Referred to as the practice of using aromatherapy essential oils derived from different parts of certain plants in a healing process, […]
Your Thyroid and Weight loss – The Connection is Real Your thyroid dictates much of your metabolism, any malfunction or disease afflicting this area may cause you to have problems in metabolism leading to a drastic problem with your weight – you may either gain weight, lose weight, or may find that losing […]
What causes stuttering? A speech pathology researcher explains the science and the misconceptions around this speech disorder The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not. fizkes/iStock via Getty Images Plus Xiaofan Lei, University of Minnesota What comes to mind when you think of […]
Tips to Make this the Year You Quit Smoking for Good (StatePoint) Is “quitting smoking” on the top of your list of goals for the year? Was it last year too? Here are some insights from those in the know into kicking this habit to the curb for good. “They say old habits […]
Building A Better Body, One Brick At A Time By: Tom Venuto The quest to develop a stunningly fit, lean and attractive body is a long, slow journey. It’s not something you achieve overnight by popping a few pills or strapping an electric gizmo to your belly. Which reminds me, did you know that […]
