Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a health issue that usually affects younger women. Many women with POTS also show signs of a flushing disorder. In such cases, they could have both mast cell activation and POTS. People with these con ...
Read More »Heart disease is usually ascribed to many different causes. Amongst these are issues relating to the blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, and even congenital heart defects. According to new research, however, endothelial dysfu ...
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Read More »Many people equate the term ‘fasting’ with prolonged periods without food or even anorexia nervosa. Yet fasting, which has many different forms, has been around for thousands of years, both as a means of religious expression and for health purposes. Th ...
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Read More »Heart Threatening Energy Drinks: A Ticking Time Bomb? The chances of you walking into any food store in the United States and not seeing racks filled with heart threatening energy drinks is very slim. For many of us, these drinks are considered life-sa ...
Read More »Today, it can be argued that everyone lives in a world filled with stress. And if you are not too careful and you let it persist, it can eventually take over your life. In fact, stress can take a toll on your physical, mental, and emotional health. And ...
Read More »Maybe the fairy tales are right—a broken heart is a tragedy. The American Heart Association certainly agrees. Recent studies have shown a strong connection between depression and cardiac health. The studies looked at two groups of cardiac patients at r ...
Read More »Read Part 1 | Part 2 Nitric Oxide and Aging So far, there are three main theories on what causes aging: Telomere shortening Mitochondrial dysfunction Loss of stem cell function and repair And once again, there is a common denominator involved in all th ...
Read More »Read Part 1 | Part 3 Foods to Boost Nitric Oxide Although your body naturally generates nitric oxide, as you age the amount your body is capable of producing decreases greatly. Without intaking a sufficient amount of food, your health, physically and m ...
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