Take care of your heart with these seven rules to live by. Get Active. We all know that exercise is good for us, but nearly 70% of Americans do not get the physical activity they need. Living an active life is one of the most rewarding gifts you can…
Recent Study Shows Sleep Deprivation and Poor Quality of Sleep Could Increase Inflammation in Women with Heart Disease More Than Men Women who have heart disease may be more susceptible to higher levels of inflammation caused by poor sleep than men, according to a new study published by The Journal…
The pervasive glow of electronic devices may be an impediment to a good night’s sleep. As lamps switch off in teens’ bedrooms across America, the lights from their computer screens, smartphones and tablets often stay on throughout the night. These devices emit light of all colors, but it’s the blues in…
Heart disease kills one woman every minute. For generations, women’s heart disease has lurked in the shadows as a silent and misunderstood killer. Its victims are often presumed to have died of natural causes or passed peacefully in their sleep. Legendary entertainer Barbra Streisand is lending her voice to a…
If you’re a parent of a teenager, you’re probably familiar with the mood swings hormone surges can produce. You know how they affect temperament — but what about heart health? Although hormone changes and rapid growth can cause temporary changes in cholesterol levels or blood pressure, hormonal surges don’t pose a…
Blueberries have superpowers,” says Vilma Andari, M.S., nutritionist and founder of NutraHealthFood, a health and wellness company in Los Angeles. While this statement may seem radical, Andari is on to something. Recently, Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association published a study reporting that blueberries may cut heart attack risk in…
By: Susan Sugerman, Adolescent Medicine Physician | Contributor From the time our kids are born, we parents work tirelessly to love and protect them, knowing there will come a day when they have to fend for themselves. When that moment comes, we hope that they will love themselves as much…
Long hailed as being able to predict the trends based on word usage alone, Oxford Dictionaries unveils an annual Word of the Year that’s eerily on target (for example, last year’s word was “selfie”). This year’s word? Vape. It means inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette…
The Sandwich generation is a generation of people who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children. According to the Pew Research Center, just over 1 of every 8 Americans aged 40 to 60 is both raising a child and caring for a parent, in addition to between…