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5 factors that increase your fall risk and how to beat them

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date August 6, 2022

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, three million seniors are treated in emergency rooms every year for fall-related injuries, and one in five of those falls causes serious injury, usually hip fracture or head injury. But you don’t have to become a statistic…

Tags Magnesium, Vitamin D, Vitamin K

Brain Health Circulation Healthy Mood Heart Health

Stroke warning: The significant impact of anger and exertion

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date January 10, 2022

Shot of a mature man standing in front of the bathroom mirror looking exhausted

Stroke is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. Many health conditions can increase risk for stroke including high blood pressure and diabetes, but when researchers looked closer, they found two common things happening in the hour before a stroke that pushed those risks over the edge.

Tags Health News, Stroke

Circulation Diabetes Healthy Mood Heart Health

Blood samples connect loneliness to stroke, heart disease and diabetes

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date February 4, 2025

Elderly woman contemplating the view from the window of her house

Research has long shown that social relationships positively influence our wellbeing, and that loneliness has major health consequences, including heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The proof is in our blood…

Tags Health News, Heart Disease, loneliness, Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes

Health Supplements Healthy Living Healthy Mood

Don’t let ‘fear of flying’ anxiety ruin your summer

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date May 20, 2024

45 year old blonde woman wearing glasses sitting on an airplane seat. Looking out the window he is smiling and enjoying the weather during a vacation trip. Travel concept

Fear of flying can ruin a vacation you’ve planned for ages, or make you a wreck if you fly for business. It doesn’t have to be that way — not if you try these tried-and-true techniques, tips, apps and supplements that can help you fly away from your feelings of anxiety…

Tags Anxiety, Mindfulness, Travel

Fitness & Exercise Healthy Living Heart Health Longevity

The fast health benefits of taking the stairs

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date June 20, 2024

Fitness woman runner running on seaside boardwalk

Not everyone has the knees to take the stairs. But if you’re able to, you should know it’s the answer to two types of exercise in one and can turn back several factors that add up to metabolic syndrome, heart attack and stroke in just a matter of weeks…

Tags Exercise, Heart Attack, Insulin resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Strength training, Stroke

Fitness & Exercise Healthy Living Pain

Low back pain? Walking it off really works

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date August 21, 2024

Profile view of suffering middle aged woman feeling chronic pain, spasm, cramps in lower back, sitting on uncomfortable armchair at home. Health problem and medicare concept

It may seem counterintuitive, but if you’ve got low back pain and you’re not walking, you’re missing out on a simple, free and proven-effective way to reduce your level of pain, enjoy more pain-free days and keep pain from interfering in your daily life…

Tags Back Pain, Omega-3 Support, Walking

Healthy Home Healthy Living Hormone Health

8 ways to rid your home of dust, dirt and toxins this spring

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date April 19, 2023

Few things are sweeter than spring after a long, cold winter. It just makes you want to start cleaning everything! But with a little planning, you can make your home a healthier living space by cutting down on endocrine-disrupting toxins hiding in plain sight…

Tags Endocrine disruptors, Healthy Home, Thyroid, Toxins

Health News Healthy Aging Hearing Loss

The popular tech gadget that works like a hearing aid (without the cost!)

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date November 28, 2022

Man wearing audio ear buds holding a mobile phone and smiling as he reads something on the screen against a blue studio background with copy space

About 75 percent of Americans with hearing loss don’t use hearing aids because they’re costly. That increases their risk for depression and dementia. But hearing experts say a popular tech gadget can provide virtually the same improvements in hearing for a fraction of the cost…

Tags Dementia, Depression

Cancer Fitness & Exercise Health News

VILPA: Your ticket to low cancer risk when you hate exercise

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date August 7, 2023

Mother and child going upstairs.

Move over HIT, here comes VILPA, and if you’ve been beating yourself up for not exercising and missing out on benefits like a lower risk of cancer, find out how adding a little gusto to every day activities can lessen your risks of developing certain cancers up to 32 percent!

Tags Cancer, Exercise, Health News

Health News Healthy Mood Heart Health Men’s Health

What happens at work that doubles men’s heart disease risk

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date November 17, 2023

Below view of distraught businessman feeling chest pain after being fired from work.

There are a lot of health problems that men and women share, even heart disease. But what differs are the causes and risk factors. One cause of heart disease for men is not so much of a surprise. But the fact that it puts our dads, brothers and husbands at twice the risk is…

Tags Health News, Heart Disease, stress

Health News Healthy Living

Sitting is dangerous

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date May 28, 2019

Study after study has shown unequivocally that sitting too much is bad for our health. In fact, a sedentary lifestyle has been linked to everything from obesity and diabetes to heart disease and cancer. So, have all these warnings done what they’re meant to do? By that I mean, are people (you, too!) sitting less knowing the dangerous implications?

Tags Health News

Brain Health Fitness & Exercise

Get into the flow to guard your brain from dementia

Post author By Jenny Smiechowski
Post date August 12, 2019

Blood is your best protection against the scariest brain diseases… especially dementia. As you get older, your blood vessels get smaller and stiffer and carry less blood to your brain. And when your brain cells don’t get enough, they start to wither away. That’s why blood flow matters most to avoid cognitive decline.