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The surprising truth about medications and driving

The surprising truth about medications and driving
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If you take certain medications, you may have seen “Do not operate heavy machinery” on the label. For sleeping pills, that may seem like a given. But there are others you may be surprised to learn could get you into trouble if you take them before driving…

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Bladder Health Health Supplements Healthy Aging

How incontinence increases your odds of disability

How incontinence increases your odds of disability
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If urine leaks when you sneeze or laugh, it’s embarrassing and inconvenient. But it may also be disabling. Research from major university health centers have linked urinary incontinence in women to an increased risk for disability, and have a clue why…

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6 ways to keep from having another kidney stone

6 ways to keep from having another kidney stone
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Why do some people produce kidney stones multiple times, while others may only once? Those unfortunate folks are “stone formers,” and there are a few reasons frequency is a problem for them. Good news? Six of them can be managed to drastically reduce anyone’s risk of this dread experience.

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Heart Health Mental Health

How heart disease, anxiety and depression feed off each other

How heart disease, anxiety and depression feed off each other
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The sympathetic nervous system is part of the involuntary nervous system that increases heart rate, blood pressure and also contributes to anxiety and depression. Finally research is realizing how heart disease, anxiety and depression can promote each other and worsen outcomes…

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The one thing about blood pressure that stacks stroke risk

The one thing about blood pressure that stacks stroke risk
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Strokes are incredibly traumatic. And while they may seem to strike without warning, there are danger flares sent up by your body that can indicate a future stroke. High blood pressure is the obvious culprit, but depending on how long you’ve lived with it, your stroke risk is climbing…

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Bladder Health Fitness & Exercise Men’s Health Women’s Health

The bladder exercise better than confounding Kegels

The bladder exercise better than confounding Kegel’s
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If you’re dealing with a leaky, overactive bladder, you’re not alone. But you may think your choices are limited to adult diapers, questionable drugs that impact the brain or “practically impossible to master” Kegel exercises. You’d be wrong. Here’s a new easier way to cut the restroom leash…

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Healthy Aging Healthy Diet Longevity

Accelerated aging: the downside of sugar you can slow

Accelerated aging: the downside of sugar you can slow
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Over the years I’ve shared sugar’s unsweet impact, from heart disease to aggressive tumors. The fact it cuts life short is no surprise. But the discovery that it can undermine our healthiest efforts makes understanding how it hurts us all the more compelling…

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4 ways to fight the 9 hallmarks of aging

4 ways to fight the 9 hallmarks of aging
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A few years ago, a landmark breakthrough discovered there were nine key hallmarks of aging. Among them were telomere length, stem cell exhaustion and mitochondrial dysfunction. While these all sound very scientific, they have one overriding commonality that’s within your power…