Category Archives: General Health

Stretching and exercise are good for your body, but the benefits don’t stop there. Although all forms of exercise can stimulate improved health, yoga may offer some unique benefits. With its emphasis on breathing practices and mediation, as well as movement, yoga might help reduce anxiety, depression, and stimulate improved cognitive function. Yoga may develop ...click here to read more

Whether you decided to grow a beard during the pandemic or have always kept one, there is one common denominator: healthy-looking facial hair takes some work. Some suggest it starts with the skin, and skincare is essential to beard health, but it goes a bit further than that too. This is particularly notable because plenty ...click here to read more

It seems like the universe hit the rewind button the past few weeks. Just a month ago, you were likely anticipating a pandemic-free 2022. Now it looks like we are right where we were this time last year. Or maybe worse. So, if you haven’t managed to stick to your New Years’ resolution, don’t worry ...click here to read more

It’s doubtful that your vein health is top of mind, and you likely don’t even notice them unless you think there is a problem, like a spider vein or varicose vein. But vein health can be impacted by more serious health conditions, too. Obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and even genetics can play a role in ...click here to read more

It’s not uncommon for medications to come with a laundry list of unwanted effects. And if you’re on several medications, you could be experiencing a number of these effects. One potential effect of a slew of medications is impaired balance. For many reasons, certain medications may make it harder to stay sure-footed and increase the ...click here to read more

You might have noticed that as you spend time outdoors, it’s almost inevitable you have stronger urges to pee more frequently. Your body needs to filter more blood when it gets cold, meaning it’s rushing to your vital organs to help keep them warm and functional. This process means you must pee more, leading to ...click here to read more

A team of researchers from the University of Alberta have found that an overactive bladder could put older adults at a higher risk for falls. The study published in the journal PLOS ONE is the first of its kind to find that urinary incontinence could be a distraction that increases the risk of falling. Falls ...click here to read more

Thanksgiving has passed, and many of us are into the Christmas swing. You might be pulling the tree up from the basement or pushing boxes of decorations along the floor. Of course, pushing and pulling objects isn’t seasonal: most people do it year-round. Pulling open a car door, pushing a vacuum or lawnmower, and other ...click here to read more

Everyone may have had to hold their pee a little too long and then sprinkled out a drop when they heard a hilarious joke. But if you find yourself regularly dribbling urine when you laugh, dance, exercise, or even sneeze, you may have stress urinary incontinence or SUI. According to the American Urological Association, there ...click here to read more

New research from the University of Illinois has shown that the heart rate in older couples synchronizes when they are close together. This new heart health study examined the dynamics of long-term relationships through spatial proximity. When couples grow older together, their inter-dependence heightens. They often become each other’s primary source of emotional and physical ...click here to read more

Diabetes and heart problems are a common pairing. But it’s possible that diabetes may make it more difficult to spot a common condition that could result in severe consequences. A recent study showed that people with diabetes were less likely to notice symptoms of atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, than people without diabetes. Failure to notice ...click here to read more

The COVID-19 pandemic may go down as sitting’s golden age. Millions of people traded in commuting for a short trip between rooms. They also stopped going to the gym, community center, playing sports, and countless other activities. Impacts on physical health are relatively easy to understand: less movement can lead to weight gain, weaker muscles ...click here to read more

New research suggests that people who suffer from a sleep disorder have an increased risk for hospitalization and mortality caused by COVID-19. The study from Cleveland Clinic has found this relationship, noting that patients with sleep-disordered breathing and sleep-related hypoxia (sleep apnea) do not have an increased risk of developing COVID-19. Still, they do seem ...click here to read more

There’s no shortage of information on the benefits of salmon, the omega-3 rich superfood of the sea. But there isn’t a lot that distinguishes between the types of salmon available on store shelves. And guess what? That info can be pretty important. Because not all salmon are “created” equally. Some salmon is rich in omega-3 ...click here to read more