Dairy does a body’s blood-pressure good—as long as the dairy is low-fat. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of data on almost 30,000 participants in the observational Women’s Health Study, which found that an increased intake of low-fat dairy products reduced women’s risk of developing hypertension. Women with the greatest average low-fat dairy consumption were 11% less likely to develop high blood pressure than those consuming the least.
Erectile Dysfunction Often a Warning Sign of Heart Disease
From a purely mechanical perspective, an erection is a hydraulic event — extra blood must be delivered to the penis, kept there for a while, and then drained away. An erection may not happen if something interferes with that blood flow. That something is often atherosclerosis, the accumulation of cholesterol-filled plaque inside arteries.
Stress-Busting Supplement Ends Anxiousness
Researchers have now discovered another supplement to cut your stress levels. It’s an amino acid…and it’s only found in two natural sources. But the good news is…it’s widely available as a supplement.
Lekh Raj Juneja, Ph.D. is the man behind the study. He graduated from the prestigious Nagoya University in Japan. Dr. Juneja has written over 200 research papers…he’s internationally acclaimed…and has received many awards for his work in this field.
Counting the fat, cholesterol grams you eat is not necessary for a heart-healthy diet
November 2011
A crucial take-home message of Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart, a newly revised report from Harvard Health Publications, is to consider the types of foods that you eat and your overall dietary pattern, rather than focusing on individual nutrients such as fat, dietary cholesterol, or specific vitamins.
“There are no single nutrients or vitamins that can make you healthy. Rather, there is a short list of key foods that together can dramatically reduce your risk for heart disease,” says Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, the editor of the report and an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Which foods help your heart, and which hurt it? Here’s just a taste of some of the foods discussed in detail in the report.
“There are no single nutrients or vitamins that can make you healthy. Rather, there is a short list of key foods that together can dramatically reduce your risk for heart disease,” says Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, the editor of the report and an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Which foods help your heart, and which hurt it? Here’s just a taste of some of the foods discussed in detail in the report.
Ancient Indian Practice is the Newest Therapy for Diabetes
Both conventional and alternative medical researchers continue to hunt for a diabetes cure. And they’re hoping to find the next “miracle pill” that will put an end to the disease.
But what if the cure doesn’t come from a pill? What if it comes from practicing simple things like breathing and movement?
That may sound unlikely, but that’s what the latest scientific research is showing. The new study comes from Dr. Veena J. Pinto who leads research at Manipal University in India.
Study supports alcohol, breast cancer link
For years, women have been cautioned that having more than one alcoholic drink a day increases the risk of developing breast cancer. A new study supports this link, and suggests that a drink a day may be too much.
A team of Harvard-affiliated researchers tracked the health of 106,000 women over a 28-year period—an eternity in medical research. The women were asked several times over the course of the study about their diets, drinking habits, and much more.
Yoga may help feet, ease migraine
It seems like thumbs-up might be yoga’s newest asana.
I wrote a blog post earlier this month about two studies that suggest yoga is good medicine for bad backs, although in one of the studies stretching exercises were equally effective.
Yoga came up during my interview with Australian researcher Hylton Menz,
Controlling what — and how much — we eat
Our cravings for fat, salt, and sugar started back when humans lived in caves and hunted and gathered for their food. Fat, salt, and sugar were in short supply. So to ensure that we ate adequate supplies of each, we evolved a craving for them.
But now we live in an environment that is brimming with food and drinks that satisfy these cravings — and, in the process, make us overweight, cause illness, and shorten our lives. An adult can get by on as little as 500 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day; the average American intake is about seven times that amount, or 3,400 mg.
Can One Vitamin Cut Diabetes Risk by Over 50%?
Scientists now believe that one vitamin may lower your risk of diabetes. It’s already known to be vital to your everyday health. It’s widely accepted that low levels of it contribute to many other diseases.
Now, the latest research shows it may play a big role in diabetes.
The news comes from Helmholtz Zentrum München, a well-known research institution in Germany. And the findings come from a study led by Dr. Wolfgang Koenig. He’s a professor of medicine at the University of Ulm and he’s published over 180 research papers in respected journals.
He was trying to find out about the relationship between the vitamin and diabetes risk. And he got his answer.
Nutrition 101: Good eating for good health
Turn on your TV, open a newspaper, or boot up your computer and you're bound to get some confusing news about diet and health. Don't let it drive you to distraction—or to the donut shop. Instead, remember four key facts:
- What you eat affects your appearance, your energy and comfort, and—above all—your health.
- America is on the wrong track. Two out of every three of us are overweight or obese. Diabetes and high blood pressure are on the rise. Heart attacks, strokes, and cancer are distressingly common. Many factors contribute to these complex problems, but the basic reasons are simple: we eat too much, we choose the wrong foods, and we don't get enough exercise.
- Scientists know what diet is best for health (see below). The fine print has changed and is likely to change some more, but the key facts are in.
The 5 reasons people exercise — what's yours?
People exercise for one of five reasons: for work, for health, for recreation, for competition, or for their appearance.
The amount of exercise you need depends on your reasons for exercising, on your starting point, and on how quickly you want to achieve your goals. And the type of exercise you choose depends on your personal abilities and preferences, on your schedule, and on the facilities at your disposal.
1. Exercise for work
For better or worse, not many 21st century Americans fill their exercise quotas in the workplace. As recently as the 1850s, about 30% of all the energy used for agriculture and manufacturing in the United States depended on human muscle power. No more. We've replaced hoes with tractors, brooms with vacuums, and stairs with escalators. Freed from physical work, people have used mental work to create a society of enormous convenience and comfort. In the process, though, we've created a hidden energy crisis—not a shortage of fossil fuels, but a shortage of the physical activity the human body needs to ward off disease and reach its full potential.
The amount of exercise you need depends on your reasons for exercising, on your starting point, and on how quickly you want to achieve your goals. And the type of exercise you choose depends on your personal abilities and preferences, on your schedule, and on the facilities at your disposal.
1. Exercise for work
For better or worse, not many 21st century Americans fill their exercise quotas in the workplace. As recently as the 1850s, about 30% of all the energy used for agriculture and manufacturing in the United States depended on human muscle power. No more. We've replaced hoes with tractors, brooms with vacuums, and stairs with escalators. Freed from physical work, people have used mental work to create a society of enormous convenience and comfort. In the process, though, we've created a hidden energy crisis—not a shortage of fossil fuels, but a shortage of the physical activity the human body needs to ward off disease and reach its full potential.
USA Health Expenditure Costs So Much For So Little
The United States spends 17.4% of its GDP (gross domestic product) on health care, compared to 9.6% among the rest of the OECD countries, a new OECD report announced today. OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) consists of 34 countries, nearly all of which are the richest countries in the world (with the exception of Mexico and Turkey). The authors explained that America is more effective at delivering high costs in health care than quality care.
Not only does the USA spend more per head on healthcare - $7,900 per per person per year - it is also amongst the industrialized countries with the highest number of people with no healthcare cover or inadequate healthcare cover.
Not only does the USA spend more per head on healthcare - $7,900 per per person per year - it is also amongst the industrialized countries with the highest number of people with no healthcare cover or inadequate healthcare cover.
It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12
Ilsa Katz was 85 when her daughter, Vivian Atkins, first noticed that her mother was becoming increasingly confused.
“She couldn’t remember names, where she’d been or what she’d done that day,” Ms. Atkins recalled in an interview. “Initially, I was not too worried. I thought it was part of normal aging. But over time, the confusion and memory problems became more severe and more frequent.”
Her mother couldn’t remember the names of close relatives or what day it was. She thought she was going to work or needed to go downtown, which she never did. And she was often agitated.
“She couldn’t remember names, where she’d been or what she’d done that day,” Ms. Atkins recalled in an interview. “Initially, I was not too worried. I thought it was part of normal aging. But over time, the confusion and memory problems became more severe and more frequent.”
Her mother couldn’t remember the names of close relatives or what day it was. She thought she was going to work or needed to go downtown, which she never did. And she was often agitated.
AMA: Health insurance companies botch up to 20 percent of claims
(NaturalNews) Many NaturalNews readers have likely experienced, if even just once, the hassle of having their health insurance company improperly file a insurance claim, which can result in filing disputes, delayed payments, and other administrative problems. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), as many as 20 percent of health insurance claims are improperly filed, which reportedly adds an additional $17 billion a year to the overall healthcare burden.
The new AMA report explains that insurance company filing errors have increased two percent over last year's figures, now topping 19.3 percent. Among the top insurers, UnitedHealth had the lowest error rate of 9.77 percent.
The new AMA report explains that insurance company filing errors have increased two percent over last year's figures, now topping 19.3 percent. Among the top insurers, UnitedHealth had the lowest error rate of 9.77 percent.
Health Insurance Non-Benefit Expenditures Unnecessarily Excessive
The U.S. remains on track to spend twice as much for health care as for food, yet millions are without insurance or uninsured.
"Health insurance premiums also continue to rise on average another 9 percent in 2011," says Merton Bernstein, JD, leading health insurance expert and the Walter D. Coles Professor of Law Emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis.
"Medical care costs can change direction if policy makers stop whistling past a significant contributor non-benefit costs."
"Health insurance premiums also continue to rise on average another 9 percent in 2011," says Merton Bernstein, JD, leading health insurance expert and the Walter D. Coles Professor of Law Emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis.
"Medical care costs can change direction if policy makers stop whistling past a significant contributor non-benefit costs."
Health Care Reform
After decades of failed attempts by a string of Democratic presidents and a year of bitter partisan combat, President Obama signed legislation on March 23, 2010 to overhaul the nation’s health care system and guarantee access to medical insurance for tens of millions of Americans.
The health care law seeks to extend insurance to more than 30 million people, primarily by expanding Medicaid and providing federal subsidies to help lower- and middle-income Americans buy private coverage. It will create insurance exchanges for those buying individual policies and prohibit insurers from denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing conditions.
The health care law seeks to extend insurance to more than 30 million people, primarily by expanding Medicaid and providing federal subsidies to help lower- and middle-income Americans buy private coverage. It will create insurance exchanges for those buying individual policies and prohibit insurers from denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing conditions.
With Obamacare ruled unconstitutional; states embrace limits on federal power
(NaturalNews) Federal Judge Roger Vinson ruled this week that the "individual mandate" portion of Obama's health care reform was unconstitutional, dealing a significant blow to the Obama administration's desire to force government-run health insurance on the entire U.S. population. Department of Justice spokespeople reacted with a sense of twisted desperation, calling Judge Vinson's decision "judicial activism" as if he were inventing new law. In reality, of course, Judge Vinson merely ruled to protect existing law as written in the United States Constitution.
Three years ago, even President Obama
Three years ago, even President Obama
More Young American Adults Living With Parents
A new report from the US Census Bureau reveals that more young American adults are living with their parents, especially men, a trend that does not appear to be linked to the recession. The new data comes from America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2011, a series of tables from the 2011 Current Population Survey, details of which were released on Thursday.
The Survey looks at the socioeconomic characteristics of families and households at the national level. The latest one was conducted in February to April this year and covers a nationwide sample of about 100,000 addresses.
Author Rose Kreider, a family demographer with the Bureau's Fertility and Family Statistics Branch, told the press:
The Survey looks at the socioeconomic characteristics of families and households at the national level. The latest one was conducted in February to April this year and covers a nationwide sample of about 100,000 addresses.
Author Rose Kreider, a family demographer with the Bureau's Fertility and Family Statistics Branch, told the press:
Can you treat cancer with nutrition? Here's what doctors are doing right now
(NaturalNews) While the majority of the cancer establishment continues to seek a magic bullet pharmaceutical cure for cancer, another group of physicians has been taking a fresh look at the concept of a nutritional cure. It turns out that preventing, or even reversing, some forms of cancer may involve not the development of expensive drugs, but something as natural as sunshine.
In the Lab
In a laboratory study JoEllen Welsh, a researcher with the State University of New York at Albany, took human breast cancer cells and treated them with a potent form of vitamin D. The cancer cells shriveled and died within
Discount Auto Insurance - Make it Possible
Car insurance is a very important thing for every driver all around the world because it is the assurance that whatever trouble you may encounter you will have something to count on. However, it is a fact that car insurances are very expensive and costly. Getting a discount auto insurance helps you save a lot; and of course you can get it in several ways, particularly through online sites.
Acquiring your insurance online is a very convenient way wherein you will not need to sweat. As you know there are big numbers of insurance companies that offers online insurance quotes as well as allow you to acquire your car insurance right in front of your computer.
Acquiring your insurance online is a very convenient way wherein you will not need to sweat. As you know there are big numbers of insurance companies that offers online insurance quotes as well as allow you to acquire your car insurance right in front of your computer.
