Category Archives: General Health

An enlarged prostate, or signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), can set in overtime. It might start with a stronger urge to urinate or having to get up to go to the bathroom overnight. But it can get worse, and that can be cause for concern. Most men have some degree of BPH. Half do ...click here to read more

About a decade ago, maybe a little more, omega-3 rich fish oil became the supplement. Everyone was talking about it, and it seemed like everyone was taking it too. And what wasn’t to love? It’s a concentrated source of a highly beneficial nutrients that was touted to make your skin better, improve brain function, and ...click here to read more

Rewind a year and a half, and a trip to the grocery store was a hectic frenzy. But it looks like all that worry was for not. After initial reports of the potential for the SARS-CoV-2 to survive on surfaces, it appears that these days, data suggests that grocery store transmission on surfaces is extremely ...click here to read more

Everybody loses a little muscle as they get older, and only time will tell how it affects you. You just don’t want to wait too long to find out. Of course, it depends a bit on how much muscle you had to begin with. If you lifted weights, lived an active lifestyle, or performed some ...click here to read more

Inflammation is a part of life, and it can be a really good thing. It helps you heal from colds and other illnesses, bumps, cuts, and more. But too much inflammation, like when it flares up when there is no need to, is dangerous. And it happens to a lot of people. Called “chronic” inflammation, ...click here to read more

Remember the flu? It’s an annual virus that circulated around the world making millions sick and killing others. But as most people retreated indoors during the pandemic, cases of the flu went way down. But now people are venturing back out, and that means the flu will be back in full swing. And after a ...click here to read more

It’s hard to get excited about “superfoods” because it usually means something expensive and hard to find. It’s also hard to get excited about the morning. But hopefully, we can flip that all upside down and get your day off to a good start. “Superfood” is a bit of a weird term. It seems like ...click here to read more

Is seven your lucky number? If that’s your blood sugar level, you could have a lower risk for a stroke, heart attack, or other vascular troubles. A new study out of South Korea found that diabetics who have a stroke are less likely to have a second one if they can keep their blood sugar ...click here to read more

It’s not uncommon for the colder months to add a few pounds to waistlines across the county. The food’s a little richer, people may spend a little more time in front of the sofa, and they may retire their warm-weather runs. But running isn’t the only way to manage weight. Although it seems to be ...click here to read more

Many studies have shown the impact that physical exercise can have on Alzheimer’s disease. But, new experimental research is digging deeper to understand how the relationship may be due to how physical exercise modulates iron metabolism in the muscles and brain. Iron accumulation and brain iron metabolism have previously been associated with aging and Alzheimer’s ...click here to read more

Inflammation can be good for your body, but a lot of the time it isn’t. If you get injured or infected, inflammation can be a friend. It’s a sign of your body repairing itself. But you really only want that response when you need it. Chronic inflammation happens when your body gets confused. You’re either ...click here to read more

Milk was the subject of some great commercials when I was growing up. The milk mustache and the muscle explosions reminding us that milk does a body good stuck with me for life. But then it all changed. Milk, or dairy, was no longer believed to do a body good. Instead, concerns were raised about ...click here to read more

“Breakthrough” infections have become as big of a health concern as it is a buzzword. A new study, however, has highlighted who has the highest risk of infection despite vaccination. Breakthrough COVID infections are defined as infections that occur even after a person has been fully vaccinated. No vaccine is entirely effective at eliminating infection ...click here to read more

New research suggests that physical activity may build up calcium deposits in the coronary arteries, the amount of which is used to determine future cardiovascular disease risk. This new information contradicts how physical activity is generally viewed for heart health. This new research shows that physically active people may have higher levels of calcium deposits ...click here to read more