by Dr Elaina George , Your Black World Medical Correspondent Instead of waiting for the outcome of the healthcare debate to decide your fate, use some simple common sense strategies to take back the power to control your own health. Start exercising An increase in activity of as little as 20 minutes 3 times a week can make a difference in your risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity. You don’t have to get fancy with a gym membership. Try taking the stair
An enlarged heart in a dog should be cause for significant concern, as with other types of dog heart disease. If your dog has an enlarged heart, then it may be possible to treat the condition naturally either instead or in conjunction with conventional dog heart medicine . Of course, before you would even consider that, you must discuss this with your veterinarian. What about canine congestive heart failure, and dog heart murmurs? If your dog has a heart murmur, it means that there is abn
Almost 108 million Americans were overweight or obese in 1999. Until now, obesity continues to be a serious problem and is predicted to reach epidemic levels by the year 2020. One way to prevent this scenario is to make people aware of the risks of being overweight or obese. Here are some diseases that you are putting yourself in risk of if you are carrying a lot of extra pounds: 1. Heart disease 2. Stroke 3. Diabetes 4. Cancer 5. Arthritis 6. Hypertension Losing weight helps to preven
A CPAP machine is utilized for the treatment of sleep apnea and has a built-in design advancing airflow through your respiratory tract while you relax for the night; this includes those who have trouble sleeping. Don’t underrate the quality of this little machine to better your lifestyle as a result of treatment; however, the true long-term benefits that patients hope to experience involve overall better health prospects. People can sustain heart disease when the heart is functioning much
Some say, yes. Turns out that eating one egg a day is not bad at all! People are constantly wary of eggs because of being linked to heart disease. Instead of worrying about eggs, risks of stress (especially chronic stress), physical inactivity, and poor overall diet choices (like diets high in junk foods and low in [...]