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You should have blood tests done on a regular basis to keep a watch on your cholesterol readings. You especially want to know what your LDL cholesterol is, since it’s considered the bad cholesterol – the one that can gang up on your heart and lead you to have a heart attack.
But you don’t automatically have to reach for a pill to get your levels down to an optimal reading. Your doctor should always suggest both diet and exercise as the first line of defense in fighting back against numbers that are too high. The first step to follow is always to change your diet.
You might be surprised at some of the foods you need to add to your diet that can naturally help bring your cholesterol under control. Eating nuts (especially almonds or peanuts) can lower your cholesterol. Continue reading
You might feel that you have so much information packed in your brain (information overload) that some of it leaks out to make room for something new, resulting in some form of memory loss.
You know there’s nothing wrong with your brain and that you don’t have any health issues that make you forget things sometimes. But you don’t like the times when you can’t always hold on to the information you want.
Information like retaining the names of new people you meet is one example. Wanting to make sure you retain information when studying for exams or learning about new aspects of doing your job is another. You usually have a great memory, but you want to learn ways of improving memory.
Although the brain has amazing abilities, it is limited by what we put into it or don’t put into it. No matter how much cognitive prowess you have, you can limit your brain’s ability to function by having poor health or by going too long without getting the proper amount of rest or sleep. Continue reading
Historically, gout was a disease that was associated with rich, old people. In fact it was a disease of royalty – the only people who could afford to eat fatty, over stuffed foods. While there’s some truth to the type of foods contributing to the problem, gout can happen to anyone at any age.
Gout is actually a type of arthritis. The pain is an inflammation that occurs when crystal deposits from inside connective tissue and impedes the joint function. These crystals are made from uric acid.
Your body makes uric acid from purines in certain foods. Most of the uric acid is eliminated from the body. But when the body makes too much uric acid, it gathers in the joints and causes serious problems. Continue reading
