1. Low blood pressure, properly called hypotension, is when your systolic pressure is 90 mm/Hg or below and your diastolic pressure is 60mm/Hg or below. Unlike high blood pressure, it’s not a warning sign that you could develop potentially deadly conditions like heart attacks and strokes, but it can still impact your life. 2. To […]
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Anxiety doesn’t always seem rational. Sometimes, when I’m very worried, I have to remind myself that it’s probably not that bad. Sure, there are situations where it’s natural to feel edgy, but when fear is excessive and constant, what’s all that about? Well, sometimes it turns out there is a scientific explanation – it’s just
It can be tempting to think that all we need to do to maximize our health is take one or two little pills. That’s not exactly how supplements work, but it’s true they can be a valuable way to top up the levels of certain substances if, for whatever reason, our own bodies can’t produce
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We all know we need exercise to get healthy, right? It doesn’t matter what part of the body it is; it takes work to get it to its best. That includes the adrenal glands, which are so important to the production of vital hormones like adrenaline and epinephrine. That may be true, but don’t get
In our modern world, the amount of food available to us is pretty much limitless. We can reach every corner of the world in every season, so you can choose pretty much any unusual or exotic ingredient for your table that your budget allows. It’s pretty exciting. We still, however, have a few foods that
Hormones don’t just float around willy-nilly. They’re part of a complex system that touches on every part of your body. From the glands that produce them to their journeys through the bloodstream and onto the organs and the messages sent back to the glands so the circle can loop around again, it’s a complicated set
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Now, I’m not a bodybuilder, but if I was, everything I did would be geared toward what would give me the biggest, strongest muscles. I’d eat foods high in protein. I’d do weightlifting and other exercises that help increase my power. And I might consider taking supplements to give me an extra boost. The world
If you have low blood pressure, you might not even know it. That’s not necessarily a problem, as low blood pressure isn’t always a bad thing. If it’s causing you to feel faint or dizzy, it can be problematic, but if you’re a very fit person, your blood pressure will be naturally low. One factor
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It’s no good talking about adrenal health if you don’t know what the adrenal glands are and what they do. Like most glands, their most prominent role is in creating hormones and sending them out into the body. There are several main types of hormones produced in the adrenal glands and all have an important
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We all need to eat. Cutting out all food completely is a surefire way to create all kinds of serious and potentially fatal health problems. For most people, the best way to eat is to balance all the possible nutrients that the human body requires so you get a little of everything without ever having
