For all the warnings about high blood pressure that your doctor may pronounce, if you do have what’s properly called hypertension, you might not even know it. It’s pretty rare for high blood pressure to show symptoms, and even when it does, they tend to be fairly mild. If you have severe hypertension, you may […]
From a niche corner of the market to an industry worth billions of dollars, organic food has seen a surge in popularity over the last few years. Fans cite its health and environmental benefits, while skeptics criticize its price, practicality and, in some cases, whether all those claims are really true. Most scientific research into
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Every move you make and every thought that passes through your head is fueled at least in part by what you eat. Without nutrition, or the process by which the body takes food and turns it into muscle and energy and everything else we need, humanity couldn’t function. Nutrition is obviously an important part of
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So, if you’re anything like me, you might feel a little bit guilty that you don’t do enough exercise. It’s not that you don’t want to do it – it’s just that when life is hectic and you have so much going on, it’s hard to find the time and enthusiasm to establish a proper
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We’ve all done it. Stood up a bit too quickly and felt that flush of dizziness or faintness that made us unsteady on our feet. You might wonder why that happens. Well, you may be surprised to know it’s often because of what’s called postural hypotension, which is a form of low blood pressure. High
There are lots of reasons it’s important to exercise regularly. It makes pretty much every part of your body stronger and healthier and reduces your chances of developing various medical conditions. One of the many benefits of exercise can be helping to lower your cholesterol if it’s too high. We all have cholesterol and we
So, you go to the doctor and tell them you think something’s wrong. They listen to your symptoms – perhaps it’s something serious, perhaps you’re just feeling tired and not quite yourself – and then say they need to run some tests. What exactly happens next? Well, the most common kind of test is probably
Sometimes we talk about physical and mental health like they’re two separate things, but actually they’re pretty closely linked. When your physical health is poor, it can lead to low moods and even outright depression. Poor mental health interferes with motivation and concentration, making it hard to maintain an exercise routine. Conversely, when you look
Anxiety isn’t just feeling a bit nervous. It’s an ongoing and often irrational fear that you can’t escape. As soon as one anxious thought is quieted, another jumps in to take its place. At its worst, it causes physical as well as mental symptoms, but there are ways to manage it. Symptoms of anxiety can
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When you’re feeling low, people might tell you to go and take a stroll in the fresh air or try some yoga. That’s all very well if you are just having one of those temporary dark moods that everyone has sometimes, but if you’re experiencing clinical depression, even those small steps to alleviate it may
