Can Two Periods in One Month Mean the Start of Menopause?
There are a few causes of two periods in one month and many women believe that menopause is one of them. However, what seems to be two periods in one month may be something more [...]
Is Pasta Really As Bad As Its Reputation for Fat Gain?
Looks like all the backlash against pasta over the years as a weight gain food has been undeserved. Now research shows that pasta, which has a low glycemic index, isn’t bad at all for people [...]
Weightlifting Guidelines for Sciatica: Depends on Cause of Pain
The weightlifting guidelines for sciatica actually depend on the cause of pain. […]
Lily’s Stevia Chocolate Bars’ Added Inulin Causes Farting
Lily’s Stevia sweetened chocolate bars may as well be called “fart bars” because their excessive amount of inulin causes flatulence. One bar contains 22 to 24 grams of fiber. […]
8 Exercises Fat People Can Do As Well As Thin People
If you think you’re too fat to work out at the gym, you’re so wrong, as there are 8 REAL exercises that very big people can do as well as thin people. [...]
Relief of Osteoarthritis Knee Pain without Drugs, Surgery
A breakthrough shows an effective treatment that relieves the pain of osteoarthritis in the knee without drugs or surgery. The treatment doesn’t even require any hospital stay, recovery time or rehab exercises. Osteoarthritis is a [...]
Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: Prevent Disease with Common Painkiller?
A breakthrough in the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease may be on the horizon, thanks to researchers who believe a common painkiller may prevent this killer from striking. […]
Does Slow Walking Actually Damage the Brain (Dementia)?
A study links slow walking with dementia, but what exactly does this mean? Does slow walking damage brain cells? The study concludes that slow walking in older adults means a higher risk of dementia, and [...]
Sitting too Much Is Linked to Problems Peeing
The “sitting disease” is back in the news: Excessive sitting is linked to issues with voiding: lower urinary tract symptoms. Problems with peeing in the case of extended sitting time refer to issues with urinating [...]
Why Are Old People More Likely to Fall?
The answer to why old people are at higher risk of falling goes way beyond “because they’re old and weak.” In fact, there are fall risks that most people would never even consider when wondering [...]
How Likely Can a Salty Diet Cause Heart Failure?
Chronic heart failure is such an ugly disease that you should do everything possible to prevent it including limiting your salt intake. “High salt intake is associated with a doubled risk of chronic heart failure, [...]
How Much Aged Garlic Extract a Day Is Too Much?
You’ve heard about the amazing virtues of aged garlic extract, particularly as they pertain to heart health. Studies have shown that aged garlic extract can help prevent coronary heart disease and improve cholesterol profile. And [...]
How Harmful Are Brief Sugar Spikes in Diabetics?
Let’s just say that brief sugar spikes are harmful to people WITHOUT diabetes, so imagine just how dangerous they are to diabetics – whether type 1 or type 2! […]
High Blood Pressure While Walking: Causes & Solutions
Have you noticed high blood pressure while walking? Though an increase in blood pressure is normal during physical activity when compared to watching TV in your favorite chair, the increase can also be too much. [...]
Ginger Ale: Health or Junk Drink? Good or Bad for You?
Where in heaven’s name did the idea ever come from that ginger ale is good and healthy for you? Are people forgetting what ginger ale actually IS? It’s a sugary soda — the very beverage [...]
Can Insulin Resistance from Poor Sleep Be Reversed Easily ?
Poor sleep can lead to insulin resistance, which is a progenitor of type 2 diabetes. There are several things you can do to reverse insulin resistance that’s caused by or made worse by poor sleep—as [...]
Can High Blood Sugar Make You Dizzy? Why & Solutions
You know that low blood sugar can make your head spin, but can high blood sugar too make you feel dizzy or lightheaded? The answer is yes, but the way this happens is not what [...]
Can a Lot of Salmon Be Unhealthy?
Believe it or not, a lot of salmon—so rich in health-giving omega-3 fats—can actually be unhealthy. Since day one we’ve all heard how good fish is for the body, particularly salmon. But is there a [...]
Will Stopping Synthroid Eventually Kill You?
Underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism is a potentially fatal condition. If you quite taking your Synthroid, you’ll die. It may not be overnight, but it WILL happen. So keep taking that tiny pill first thing every [...]
Why Do Very Elderly People Have Purple Bruises on Arms?
‘Those nasty looking purple “bruises” on your elderly mother’s or grandfather’s arms are not as harmful as they look. But they can easily resemble marks from elder abuse. Don’t be alarmed if these purple marks [...]
Can You Get a Good Workout Having Sex?
According to the “sex is a good cardio workout” myth, hookers should be in excellent cardiovascular condition! Though there’s a strong association between how FIT a person is and how active their monogamous sex life [...]
Chest Pain from Bread: Doctor Explains Why and Solutions
That heavy, uncomfortable feeling in your chest when you eat bread — a unique chest pain that no other food causes. What truly is going on here? How can bread cause chest pain in the [...]
Why Do Weather Reporters Noisily Gulp Air when Talking?
Do you cringe while listening to weather or sports reporters loudly gulp air after every sentence, including short sentences? What is UP with this most annoying phenomenon that seems to be far more prevalent among [...]
Does Adult Wearing Diaper to Sleep Cause More Bed Wetting?
Is it actually possible to unwittingly “train” your body to wet your bed more if you sleep with adult diapers? If you’re sick and tired of bedwetting and have finally decided to buy the so-called [...]
Dizziness when Blowing Nose: Can Cancer Cause This? What Else?
Do you usually get hit with a wave of dizziness during or immediately after blowing your nose and can’t get the idea of cancer out of your mind? “Dizziness when you blow your nose is [...]
Can Non-Walking Pneumonia Go Away On Its Own?
Non-walking pneumonia refers to a more serious type, while “walking” refers to a less threatening type that some people claim has gone away without treatment. If you don’t treat the so-called non-walking pneumonia, can it [...]
Can Low Thyroid Cause Shortness of Breath or Is It Mental ?
Do you feel short of breath lately and wonder if it’s a low thyroid causing this or all in your head, even though you have not been diagnosed with hypothyroidism? […]
Can Leg Edema Cause a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) ?
Edema in the legs is the result of a process that involves the veins, and a DVT is also the result of a process that involves the veins. So how likely, then, can having edema [...]
Benign Causes of Both Ankles Being Swollen & Puffy and Treatment
You can’t always tell by simply looking at your swollen puffy ankles if the cause is serious or benign. If you’re worried about the bilateral swelling in your ankles, especially if it seems to be [...]
Why Is Hand Grip Strength Linked to Heart Health?
It’s no secret in the medical world that hand grip strength is associated with heart health, cardiac events and death. You may be wondering what on earth does hand grip strength have to do with [...]
Treating Pneumonia in the Elderly with Heart Failure
Here’s what you need to know about treatment if your elderly family member is diagnosed with pneumonia but has pre-existing heart failure. Pre-existing heart failure poses a significant risk of higher mortality when such patients [...]
Why Chronic Heart Failure Patients Should Exercise the Legs
Exercised legs are very important for chronic heart failure patients. Don’t assume that legs don’t matter just because they’re far from the heart. […]
Should Patient with Acute Heart Failure Receive IV Fluids?
If a doctor didn’t order IV fluids for a patient with acute decompensated heart failure, this was probably a very smart move… even though it would seem—from an intuitive standpoint—that IV fluids would be beneficial. [...]
How Much Weight Gain Can Cause Future Heart Failure?
Gaining weight over time can put you at risk for future heart failure. The "fat acceptance" subset of the body positive movement needs to understand this. Chronic heart failure should never be an "accepted" disease. [...]
Heart Failure Deaths vs. Death from Cancer
It’s odd that with all the people so afraid of dying from cancer, these same individuals often don’t give heart failure a second thought. Though getting the “big C” may scare the daylights out of [...]
Why You Twitch After Prostate Cancer Surgery
Following prostate cancer surgery, a man may experience twitching down there, or what seems like a kind of twitching within or near his manhood. This not only can be quite annoying to some patients, but [...]
Spinal Stenosis: Why Back Extension Exercise Is Not Safe
It seems that the logical treatment for spinal stenosis is to repeatedly extend the back throughout the day or do sustained back extension exercises to “force” the lumbar region into a more upright position. [...]
Inside Knee Pain During Deadlift: Possible Causes, Solutions
“There are several possible causes for medial knee pain when deadlifting,” says Dr. Tom Carpenter, corrective exercise specialist, certified personal trainer and chiropractor, inventor of Stand Corrected™, a portable harness-like stretching tool that helps alleviate [...]
Shoulder Pop When Bring Bar Down in the Bench Press: Causes
Causes and solutions for shoulder popping when you bring the bar down when bench pressing. ****** Bringing the bar down in the bench press can put more stress on the shoulder than the act of [...]
Barbie Now Has a Realistic Body, but Her FACE Is Unrealistic!
It’s supposedly a big achievement that the Barbie doll body now comes in a curvy or “realistic” version—yet her face remains totally unrealistic. […]