Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is an all-too-common health condition among Americans. It persists mostly because of unhealthy habits, and carries with it even more serious health risks. According the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “About 1 of 3 U.S. adults—or about 75 million people—have high blood pressure. Only about half (54%)…
Month: April 2019
Are You Helping Create Superbugs?
In the past decade or so, abuse and misuse of antibiotics have become widespread; combined with the continued development of new and better drugs, antibiotic resistance has become a serious global health threat. Bacteria have learned to adapt themselves to the antibiotic agents that were meant to kill them and have developed resistance to these…
Are You a Diabetic? Find Out with This Checklist
Could you be diabetic and not know it? Diabetes often remains undiagnosed for years; for some, the symptoms are subtle, if they show up at all. Because diabetes is a lifelong condition, early diagnosis makes a huge difference in ensuring good quality of life through proper treatment and management. The following are early warning signs…
A Guided Tour Through Menopause
The menopause journey is different for every woman – it begins differently, ends differently, and lasts differently for each of us. So even if we know that other women also go through a similar experience at some point in their lives, we may still feel alone in our journey. Considering the challenging symptoms that come…