Search Results

• Up Your Dental Game After Bariatric Surgery

  You’re likely to be significantly thinner and healthier within a few months of having weight-loss surgery. But the changes in the way you eat could also lead to cavities and gum problems.

• Hidden Causes Behind Your Insomnia

  If you struggle to fall asleep – or stay asleep – you’re not alone. Almost a third of adults suffer from insomnia at some point in their lives. This can show up among teens, who naturally stay up later and often have irregular sleep patterns, or it can happen later in life, whether because of a stressful event or simply as the result of aging.

• 7 Ways To Postpone Memory Loss as You Age

  With Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia on the rise, it’s easy to worry when you forget where you left your keys or take longer learning a new skill. Both are examples of natural cognitive changes that come with aging. But it’s possible to keep your brain healthy and high-functioning throughout your lifetime.

• 12 Strategies for Fighting Insomnia

  It’s hard to know where to begin if you struggle to fall asleep. Roughly a third of all adults battle insomnia at some point in their lives, and the answer to a better night’s rest may be as simple as changing a few everyday habits.

• Heartburn? Reflux? Toby Keith’s Death Spotlights Stomach Cancer Symptoms

  Country music star Toby Keith’s death is raising awareness about stomach cancer, which doesn’t have symptoms that scream, “Get to a doctor!” You might easily dismiss acid reflux, indigestion and heartburn as minor issues.

• You Have a Cold. Should You Exercise?

  Regular exercise is one of the most important things you can do to stay healthy and strengthen your immune system, so you can ward off most viral and bacterial infections.

• Over 50? Get the Vaccine To Avoid Painful Shingles

  Shingles is a rash that develops, and then blisters, in a band along one or more nerves in your body. It can be exquisitely painful, and its after-effects might cause discomfort for the rest of your life. If you haven’t gotten the shingles vaccine yet, what are you waiting for?

• What You Should Know About Isolated Systolic Hypertension

  There is a type of blood pressure that can be a significant threat to your health, but you might not have ever heard of it. And if you’re older, you’re at greater risk.

• 5 Common Myths About Arthritis

  Many people think arthritis is something that only happens to old people. Or that if you have arthritis, your days of exercising are over.

• Reduce Stress To Protect Your Heart

  In extreme cases, stress can cause an unusual form of heart attack called broken heart syndrome, or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Unlike typical heart attacks, the condition is triggered by extreme emotions and stress, creating a surge of hormones that weaken the heart.