By making these 10 lifestyle changes, you can lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. By Mayo Clinic Staff If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure, you might be worried about taking medication to bring your numbers down. Lifestyle plays an important role in treating your high blood pressure. If [...]
The average American lives to be 79 years, and 70 of those years are spent indoors. HOMEChem, or House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry, is the first experiment of its kind. Bringing together over 50 students and researchers from 13 universities, HOMEChem aims to explore the complicated chemistry that takes place in indoor environments. [...]
Allergies are never pleasant, but when they affect your breathing and quality of life, it becomes a double whammy. Here’s what you need to know about allergen-induced asthma. Photo Via Maxpixel by Creative Commons Zero – CC0 Read more… The post What you should know about allergy-induced asthma appeared first on Healthier Environment [...]
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By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Seniors may be more vulnerable to alcoholism, a psychologist warns. “As we age, it takes longer for the body to break down alcohol. It stays in the system longer. Tolerance also decreases. Excessive drinking can compromise your immune system and can lead to some forms of cancer,” [...]
Sugary drinks (also categorized as sugar-sweetened beverages or “soft” drinks) refer to any beverage with added sugar or other sweeteners (high fructose corn syrup, sucrose, fruit juice concentrates, and more). This includes soda, pop, cola, tonic, fruit punch, lemonade (and other “ades”), sweetened powdered drinks, as well as sports and energy drinks. As a category, [...]
Henry Avocado, a grower and distributor near San Diego, said that the recall covers conventional and organic avocados grown and packed in California. March 24, 2019, 2:24 PM EDT By Associated Press ESCONDIDO, Calif. — A Southern California company is voluntarily recalling whole avocados over possible listeria contamination. Read more… The post California grower recalls [...]
NEW YORK (CBSnewYork) – Now that spring is finally here, that means allergy season is officially underway. Sneezing, itchy eyes, runny noses, it’s enough to make you feel pretty miserable this time of year. CC0 License Pexels Read and watch more here… The post What You Need To Know To Survive The Spring Allergy Season appeared first [...]
If you suddenly find yourself with high blood pressure (hypertension) under the new guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, you might be wondering what to do. The guidelines, which were released in November, lowered the definition for high blood pressure to 130/80 from 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), [...]
The number of Minnesota schools with low kindergarten vaccination rates for measles and chickenpox has grown sharply in the last five years, prompting concern among state health officials that they are vulnerable to outbreaks of the highly contagious diseases. One-third of Minnesota schools had kindergarten vaccination rates below the level required for “herd immunity,” according [...]
