Vitamin K’s potential for slowing progression of osteoarthritis
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This is why new studies are showing promise in possible dietary interventions in which vitamin K appears to be the leading nutritional star.
E. Coli: How to protect yourself from this dangerous bacteria
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There is always the possibility that any of us can be exposed to E. coli from contaminated water or food – especially raw vegetables and undercooked ground beef.
Read MoreTop 5 fascinating facts about your heart
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Your heart is considered so special that love songs croon about it while poems eloquently express how our hearts can be filled with joy or sorrow. No matter how you feel about it, you can’t live without it.
Powerful steps reducing risk of staph infections
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There are more than 30 different types of staph bacteria and the one that usually causes infection is called Staphylococcus aureus.
10 clues you’re not getting a good night’s sleep
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Here are some clues sleep may be eluding you more than you realize and how it is affecting many areas of your life:
Simple strategies protecting your voice as you age
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Just like we protect our eyes from damaging sun rays by wearing sunglasses, our voice deserves protection too.
Read More6 heart health numbers everyone should know
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As early as age 45, a man’s risk for heart disease begins to rise significantly. For a woman, risk start to increase at age 55.
Read MoreWhy melanoma kills more men than women
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According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, men have nearly twice the rates of squamous and basal cell carcinomas (non-melanoma skin cancers) than women.
Read MoreBe PROACTIVE and reverse prediabetes
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If diagnosed with prediabetes, take it seriously. It’s a wake-up call and a call to action – you’re on the path to developing type 2 diabetes but it’s not too late to reverse course.
Read MoreThe 8 most common skin conditions of adults
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Your skin is the largest organ of the body and when it goes haywire it’s like setting off an alarm warning you to take notice and take action.
Read MoreDepression’s disruptive effect on your physical health
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At any given time, depression affects an estimated one in 15 adults (6.7%) with one in six people (16.6%) will experience depression at some time in their life.
Read MoreThyroid storm – what you should know
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Many of us may have no clue of a potentially life-threatening condition that may occur if hyperthyroidism is left untreated or undertreated.
Read More7 facts you need to know about pneumonia
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This is pneumonia. We hear of pneumonia all the time but we may not realize just how serious and potentially deadly it can be.
Read More8 interesting facts about your liver
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Day and night, this second largest organ and the largest internal organ (our skin is the largest organ of the human body), is a virtual factory performing more than 500 vital functions that have been identified some of which include the following:
Read MoreTips training your bladder preventing urinary incontinence
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Many of these issues stem from urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is fairly common as it affects about 25 million Americans breaking down to about 75% women and 25% men.
Read MoreStudy finds urological cancers linked to five times higher suicide risk
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Between 5 and 25 percent of cancer patients were found to be affected with depression with many of them also affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Read More7 things your nails are saying about your health
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Our nails are collections of dead cells that grow from a root called the matrix hidden just beneath your cuticle, the lighter crescent shaped area at the base.
Read MoreThe relationship between body weight and blood pressure
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Adopting healthy lifestyle habits is a must if any one of us expects to reduce our risk of common chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or hypertension.
Read MoreCDC finds “nightmare bacteria” a growing threat across the U.S.
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Inappropriate overuse of antibiotics is and has been a major factor in where infections from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to killer Clostridium difficile
Read MorePrevent knee pain by preventing weight gain
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Approximately 69% of adults living in the United States age 20 years and over are considered either overweight to obese. That is a lot of people walking around in pain due to excess weight.
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