Everyone’s heard of blood pressure. But how many people know what pulse wave velocity is? It doesn’t have anything to do with high speed travel back to the future—but it does have everything to do with your future

There’s growing evidence that medications taken by millions of Americans are fueling the nation’s obesity epidemic by robbing you of your natural ability to burn calories on a constant basis.

You’ve probably had your fair share of blood tests and other diagnostics at your doctor’s office. Last week I shared some that are rather routine so you’d have a guide to understanding them better. Now, let’s look at some advanced blood tests…

They’re not even embarrassed anymore to feed us the same line over and over. This time mainstream doctors are saying we need new blood pressure drugs even if we have normal blood pressure.

If you want an accurate measure of your heart health, cholesterol numbers don’t paint the whole picture. Instead, ask your doctor to run a test for the amino acid that’s 40 percent more accurate at predicting heart problems and stroke risk

Pneumonia can kill and it can be especially dangerous as you grow older. But there’s a vitamin that can help the immune system shrug off this deadly threat.

Over the years, research has started to build up that shows that you shrink your chances of cancer with every bite of every vegetable you swallow. And one of the natural compounds in those foods is so powerful — researchers are making it into an anti-cancer drug.

Anti-aging medicine is evolving quickly. Researchers are still learning how diet, lifestyle, environment and other elements play key roles in the aging process, and new data is helping to shed light into this ancient search for the fountain of youth.

Inflammation in the body can be brain enemy No. 1 and lead to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. But there’s a superfruit juice that can pull your brain cells out of the fire.

When it comes to lowering cholesterol, drugs are not your only choice. Here are some of the tried and true solutions that have been observed for lowering cholesterol…

Some of the most important tools you can employ to lower your risk of cancer are a toothbrush and dental floss. Use them properly and you may lower your chances of early cancer death by up to 80 percent.

Eating a lot of meat without consuming fruits and vegetables makes you more vulnerable to colorectal cancer. But you can lower your risk if you eat a specific fruit readily available at every supermarket. There’s just one condition: you have to eat it a certain way to get its cancer-fighting superpower…