Archives for April 2017

Your First Symptom Could Be a Heart Attack

Eighty-five percent of everyone over the age of fifty, have some significant blockage in the arteries of their heart, without experiencing any symptoms.  That is reported in the medical literature and is a scary statement.  They haven’t had the first pain in their chest.  They haven’t had any undue shortness of breath.  They haven’t experienced […]

Learning the Facts

“But I only eat free range beef and all organic foods.”  That was her response to eating healthy.  “I buy all my food at the organic food store.  All of it.”  You may think you are doing everything possible to keep your body running at peak performance.  You may be eating free range meat and […]

The Heroes in Your Blood

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that exists in the outer layer of every cell in your body, maintaining each cell’s membrane.  It is involved in the production of sex hormones, as well as hormones released by your adrenal glands.  It insulates nerve fibers.  It is significant in the metabolism of certain vitamins, including A, D, […]

You Can Help Prevent Dementia

The other day on television they stated that the most dreaded disease process we confront today is that of dementia.  We see the parents, the grandparents, older friends who are developing Alzheimer’s disease.  When I was young, they called it: “hardening of the arteries”.  There are actually two main types of dementia: Alzheimer Dementia and […]