How long we can live “healthfully” is based on two major factors: genetics, and lifestyle choices. Contrary to popular belief, our genes are not the biggest determining factor towardsl iving a long, healthy life! Long-term studies of twins in Denmark and the UK have...
Packed into a relatively small space is a myriad of complex and coordinated muscles, tendons, ligaments, tissue, fluids, blood vessels, nerve fibers, and glands that bring us immediate information about the world around us; our eyes. How our eyes work and what allows...
There are many reasons to hold your breath; a frightful situation, a moment of anticipation, but few cause you to stop breathing without knowing it. This is what people who live with sleep apnea deal with every night. While asleep, pauses in breathing can last from a...
Andropause, often referred to as "male menopause", is a time in the male body when testosterone levels begin to drop off and/or the testosterone produced in a man's body becomes less effective. As testosterone levels increase in a teenage boy's body, certain...
The brain is one of the most amazing organs in our body. Just thinking about the infinitesimal daily functions it controls on a minute-to-minute basis is mind-boggling. The brain runs the body like your hard drive runs your computer. Electrical and chemical signals...
Your blood pressure is a good type of pressure that you'll want to know all about. Normal blood pressure means your body is healthy and working within its limits to peak capacity. The good news is that maintaining your blood pressure within normal limits is absolutely...
Back pain can be one of the most frustrating things to deal with because your back affects your every move, sitting and standing. And when back pain strikes, you can't do either for long without aggravating it. There are so many ways you can hurt your back, some...
By Dr. Michael T. Murray, N.D.Heart Attack! Stroke! Cardiovascular disease! These words strike terror into the ‘hearts’ of many. How healthy is your heart? Your family history, lifestyle, diet or stress level could predispose you to heart trouble – and not the...
Andropause It All Begins With the Endocrine System The endocrine system is considered one of the great controlling systems in the body, much like the nervous system. In fact, the endocrine system works in concert with the nervous system to work its magic in the body....
Lupus is included in the category referred to as autoimmune diseases; a disease in which the body's immune system loses focus and begins to attack otherwise normal, healthy, nondescript, harmless tissue. Somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million Americans are thought to...