Most of the time, trying to lower your blood pressure is a good thing. High blood pressure is a risk for heart attacks and strokes, while low pressure rarely does more than making you feel lightheaded. When it comes to trying to ensure your blood pressure is low (but not too low), the starting point […]
You may not be able to “cure” anxiety and depression or magically make the stressful things in your life go away, but if you want to improve the overall state of your mental health, having the right mindset is a key starting point. Evidence suggests that having a so-called “growth” mindset, where you believe your
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No one likes being lectured, yet that’s what it can feel like when your doctor starts telling you that you need to fundamentally change your lifestyle. If you’re living relatively happily, who are they to tell you that you’re wrong? It’s not like cholesterol has any obvious symptoms. That’s part of the problem. The threat
One of the insidious aspects of depression is that you don’t have the energy or motivation to do the most basic things. Eating, sleeping and exercise all suffer. This means that the traditional first steps when you’re not feeling great sometimes fall by the wayside, including the simplest act of all: having a glass of
You probably know that your hormone levels fluctuate as you age. A big surge in adolescence helps drive puberty, while the impact of many hormones weakens as you grow older. But is this a consequence of aging or a cause? Scientists decided to do some research on that exact topic. There have been a few
Whether we talk about type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes, we’re still talking about Diabetes mellitus. When most people say diabetes, that’s what they mean. But Diabetes mellitus isn’t the only condition bearing a diabetes label; there’s also Diabetes insipidus, which is a completely different and unrelated thing. Well, it’s not exactly completely different.
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When it looks like you’re becoming visibly stressed, a well-meaning person may ask you to consider your blood pressure. It’s a well-known fact that stress is a cause of hypertension – or is it? What’s behind this commonly held notion? The short answer is that yes, there is a connection between high blood pressure and
The debate on the healthiness of organic food compared to its non-organic counterparts is an ongoing one, and it’s not likely to be resolved soon. The research is still ongoing, and when so many things can impact how crops grow, it’s a complicated area to identify specific data. What we can do is try to
