Uncategorized
VIA: Health.Com Oral Glucose-Tolerance Test: This test is commonly performed on pregnant women. The typical test includes drawing your blood once, then drinking a glucose solution and then the nurse or doctor will draw blood from the patient every 30 to 60 minutes for up to 3 hours. Fasting Blood Sugar: Patient fasts overnight and […]
VIA: Health.Com Salmon Salad With Vinaigrette Ingredients 1 pound green beans, trimmed 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon minced shallots 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided 4 (3-ounce) salmon fillets 4 cups mixed salad greens 1/4 cup vertically sliced Vidalia or […]
VIA: Health.Com By: Jennifer Thomas/HealthDay Reporter The high cost of chronic disease is one of the most pressing issues facing the United States as legislators grapple with financial strains on Medicare and the larger issue of health-care reform, the researchers say. Factors driving the increase in diabetes cases include the aging population and continued high […]
VIA: Health.Com By: Ed Edelson/HealthDay Reporter When age and known stroke risk factors were included in the analysis, single men had a 64 percent higher risk of fatal stroke than married men, according to a report presented at the American Stroke Association’s annual stroke conference in San Antonio. This study also asked men to […]
VIA: Health.Com Ingredients 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper Cooking spray Cooking spray […]
VIA: Health.Com By: Robert Preidt SOURCE: American Thoracic Society, news release, April 8, 2010 After nine years, 193 participants had a stroke. 85 men and 108 women were affected. In the women, only those that had the most severe cases of sleep apnea were at risk for stoke. In the men researchers found that they […]
VIA: Health.Com By Jenifer Goodwin HealthDay Reporter New research has uncovered that your diet can significantly cut your risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. Researchers asked more than 2,100 New York City residents aged 65 and older about their dietary habits. Over the course of about four years, 253 developed Alzheimer’s disease. The participants whose diet included […]
VIA: Health.Com By: Robert Preidt SOURCE: American Heart Association, news release, March 3, 2010 Researchers reviewed data from 39,765 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and 157,463 women in the Nurses’ Health Study I and II. None of the participants had heart disease or diabetes at the time of the study. During the study, […]
VIA: Health.Com By: Michele Bender 1. Do one set of strengh-training moves. Recently revised guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommend a single set of 8 to 12 strength reps (with enough weight that you can’t do any more) instead of 2 or 3 sets. 2. Mix it up. Try adding bursts […]
VIA: Health.Com By : Amanda MacMillan ChiWalking emphasis good posture, loosens joints, and relaxes the arms and legs, making walking easier on the body. ChiWalking originated from ChiRunning, a practice invented by ultramarathoner Danny Dreyer to help runners learn to land on their mid-foot (the most efficient way to run long distances) and prevent shin splints […]
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, something erupts that’s completely out of this world. Reports are now breaking that action movie star Steven Seagal has been getting plenty of action off screen as well, and it’s not the good kind. The word is that 23 year-old Kayden Nguyen former executive and personal assistant […]
The ish may have just hit the fan. The media queen Oprah Winfrey has found herself on the wrong end of media mania with the release of Kitty Kelley’s unauthorized biography. The book promptly entitled Oprah: A Biography is already the talk of the town as it lays out the sketchy unknown details daunting the […]