Brains are complicated. Of course, pretty much every aspect of human bodies and health can be considered complicated, but the brain often seems exceptionally complicated. One consideration is its physical condition and performance, but there’s also a lot of less tangible psychological, social and emotional stuff. We’ve barely begun to scratch the surface. In this […]
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Life takes its toll on the body, and when it comes to everyday aches and pains, a lot of the burden is going to fall on the joints. After all, they’re responsible for movement, carrying weight, and all the pressures that go with that. No wonder joint pain is so common! Older people are more
As the diabetics among you are all too aware, your blood sugar level is pretty important. If it’s too low, you could experience health problems. If it’s too high, it can cause other problems. That means it’s pretty helpful to know when and how to measure it. Low blood sugar has lots of possible symptoms
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Blood pressure is given in two numbers, right? 120/80 is a typical example, which means that high blood pressure looks something like 130/90. But what if only the first number is elevated? Does that still count as hypertension, and should you be worried? Well, yes, it’s still hypertension. It’s isolated systolic hypertension, to be precise.
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Some people become diabetic very young, pretty much without any warning. For others, there can be indicators, like prediabetes, that can show up first. Catch them early enough, and you may be able to head it off before it becomes a full-blown thing. Diabetes may make a whole host of skin conditions more likely, but
It’s all very well saying that you need to eat certain foods, but most of us know it’s not that easy. There are all kinds of things that can limit our access to good food. It’s not just about will; it’s about whether you can even grow crops where you live, or if there’s a
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It’s one of the great questions of organic foods: Can they improve your longevity? When you consider that the growing popularity of organic food is a pretty recent thing and the research is still relatively new, it’s a difficult question to answer. For one thing, it’s a bit difficult to tell if people are living
