Chronic Vs. Acute Medical Conditions: What You Need To Know
If you are like most people, you probably think that acute and chronic medical conditions are one and the same. After all, they both have to do with health, right? Wrong! While acute and chronic medical conditions may share some common characteristics, there is a big difference between the two. In this blog post, we […]
Hypertension
Hypertension, also called high blood pressure, condition that arises when the blood pressure is abnormally high. Hypertension occurs when the body’s smaller blood vessels (the arterioles) narrow, causing the blood to exert excessive pressure against the vessel walls and forcing the heart to work harder to maintain the pressure. Although the heart and blood vessels can […]
Diabetes
Diabetes is a condition that impairs the body’s ability to process blood glucose, otherwise known as blood sugar. Diabetes has become an epidemic in the United States with about 1 million people over age 20 diagnosed with the condition each year. About 17 million people, or 6 percent of the U.S. population, have diabetes, a disease […]
The Benefits Of Being A Morning Person May Make You Reconsider Staying Up Late
There are two types of people in this world. Some effortlessly wake up hours before their days begin and have consistent morning routines, like exercising, making breakfast, journaling, or reading. Then, there are others who have multiple alarms in the morning and still roll out of bed at the very last second before getting ready […]
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a group of health problems when you have three or more health problems which are often found together in people who are obese. When all the health problems are combined, It can lead to serious health conditions, like stroke, diabetes, or heart disease. It is also called insulin resistance syndrome or “syndrome X”. If […]