10 Healthy Aging Tips From Centenarians

10 Healthy Aging Tips From CentenariansCan we discover the fountain of youth?  Some answers lie with the healthiest people on earth – the elders of Okinawa in Japan. Okinawa has a higher proportion of centenarians than anywhere on the planet  – more than four times that of the UK.  Not only this, but they remain healthy and active into advanced old age.  Compared with people of the same age in

10 Things You Should Know About Arthritis

10 Things You Should Know About ArthritisIf you have been diagnosed with arthritis, it is important to learn all that you can about the disease. There are 10 things you should know about arthritis. The basic information will enhance your understanding of living with arthritis, as well as disease management.1 - Arthritis is not a single disease.Many people speak of arthritis as if it were a single

10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ASTHMA

10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ASTHMAAsthma is one of the most common lung diseases that affect not only children but adults too.  You always have Asthma but when your lungs get irritated by something is when you have an asthma attack.  Some signs and symptoms of Asthma are breathlessness, wheezing, chest stiffness, and coughing.  Here are 10 things about asthma that will help educate you more

10 Symptoms of Kidney Disease

10 Symptoms of Kidney DiseaseMany people who have chronic kidney disease don't know it, because the early signs can be very subtle. It can take many years to go from chronic kidney disease (CKD) to kidney failure. Some people with CKD live out their lives without ever reaching kidney failure.However, for people at any stage of kidney disease, knowledge is power. Knowing the symptoms of kidney

Side effects of steroids (For all aspiring body builders and athletes)

Side effects of steroids (For all aspiring body builders and athletes)1. Inhibition of Natural HormonesThe inhibition of natural hormones is probably the most common and probable side effect experienced from the use of anabolic steroids. In almost all cases, adding a hormone into your body will send a message to your endocrine system to stop producing it. This is because your body wants to remain

Some facts about heart

Some facts about heart•Women hearts beat faster than men.• Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before.• The human heart weighs less than a pound.• The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet.• The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall

Simple Steps to Lower Cholesterol

Simple Steps to Lower CholesterolHas your doctor said you have high cholesterol (called hypercholesterolemia)? Then you know you need to change your diet and lifestyle to lower cholesterol and your risk of heart disease. Even if your doctor prescribed a cholesterol drug to bring levels down, you'll still need to change your diet and become more active for cardiovascular health. These simple tips

Types of Alcoholism

Types of Alcoholism Did he, Edison Chen and all her sex mates took any drugs? Women should say No To drugs. Lessons to be learned from Gillian Chung is "Do not be naive."Patterns of alcoholism vary widely. The American social scientist Professor E. M. Jellinek, who pioneered the modern scientific approach to the problem, described five types of alcoholism. Two or more of them may be found in the

Antioxidant may prevent alcohol-induced liver disease

Antioxidant may prevent alcohol-induced liver diseaseAlcohol-induced liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of illness and death in the United States. Women are more likely to be affected by alcohol-induced liver disease because women can be affected by smaller amounts of alcohol than men. Research had revealed that the brains of heavy drinkers can be affected at an early stage of their affliction

Why estrogen makes you smarter

Why estrogen makes you smarterEstrogen is an elixir for the brain, sharpening mental performance in humans and animals and showing promise as a treatment for disorders of the brain such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. But long-term estrogen therapy, once prescribed routinely for menopausal women, now is quite controversial because of research showing it increases the risk of cancer,