How to monitor your blood pressure at home — and red flags you shouldn’t ignore
This type of cuffing season lasts all year long. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common problem that affects about 48% of US adults. An estimated 70% will experience it at some point in their lives. The “silent killer” damages blood vessels, raising the odds you’ll suffer a heart attack, heart failure, […]
How to Advise Your Patients
Health concerns have swirled around low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCSs) for more than a century. Even now, research findings regularly contradict each other. Despite low certainty overall, in 2023, the World Health Organization suggested they not be used “as a means of achieving weight control or reducing the risk of noncommunicable diseases.” There wasn’t enough […]
How to exercise after a heart attack and blood clots | Health and Wellness News
It’s a misconception that those who have been diagnosed with blood clots in the heart or had a stenting procedure after a heart attack cannot exercise. But incorporating regular physical activity can benefit those who have a tendency towards developing blood clots and atherosclerosis (plaque deposits and clots that narrow down heart arteries and restrict […]
Steve Braunias: Lessons on how to survive old age – NZ Herald
This is how actual old age begins: isolated from the wider community, unable to rely on tenuous connections. Robert Lowell's famous poem about his … Source link
How to disagree better – The Atlantic
Our writers’ perspectives on arguing and communicating in healthier ways Damir Sagolj / Reuters February 17, 2024, 8 AM ET This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every […]