You may not know it, but there’s about a 25% chance that you’re walking around with a hole in your heart. Everyone is actually born with one — before birth, this opening connects the right and left atria of the heart and allows blood to flow through. That’s how the...
Diabetes is a chronic disease that increases your risk for heart attack, stroke, and kidney, eye, and nerve damage. Although food doesn’t cause diabetes, selecting nutritious foods and controlling your portion sizes can help you manage the disease. A registered...
Your body can be strange at times. Particularly as you get older. Aches and aches, as well as periodic episodes of exhaustion, may come and go, and you may not be concerned because ‘it’s just part of getting older.’ However, some aches and symptoms...
What helps some people diagnosed with cancer, heart disease or diabetes stay relatively happy and healthy, while others are devastated? The traits and mindsets that can make the difference. People everywhere are living longer than ever. The average global life...
If your heartbeat is irregular, too slow or too fast, there is reason for concern. But there’s often a fix for this problem. For many patients, the answer is a pacemaker — an implantable electrical device that can help regulate your heart. And that technology has...
