Tag: health

How to Boost Your Heart With 5 Simple Workouts

It is no secret that working out is good for our health. Exercising not only optimizes body functioning and delays aging and degeneration but also improves our quality of life and illnesses. However, this is not to say that as long as you exercise, you can improve your disease. If someone has heart disease and…


Tips and Resources That Can Help You to Avoid Falls

For many older adults, preventing a fall can add years to their lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of injury for older adults in the United States. About 1 in 4 adults aged 65 or older falls each year. Falls can cause serious injuries such as hip…


FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned that certain types of insulin pump systems manufactured by Medtronic were vulnerable to cyberattacks and that hackers could potentially hamper insulin delivery by accessing the device. The agency issued a cybersecurity risk alert for the Medtronic MiniMed 600 Series insulin pump system, which has several components…


Weight Loss but Increased Waistline Results in Greater Risk of Death: Study

Obesity is an “epidemic” of modern times. Due to diet and lifestyle habits, many people have problems with their weight and it’s threatening both people’s health and life expectancy. Now new research has found there’s an association between changes in weight and waist circumference and the risk of death. Body weight and waist circumference are…


Strategies for Child and Family Mental Health

The past two years have been far from normal for children and families. As households prepare for back-to-school, there can be some apprehension about what the year will bring. Our research has shown that children, teens, and parents have struggled in regard to mental health during the pandemic, where higher levels of pandemic-related stress corresponded…


Living with Eczema: Treatment Options and Mental Health Impacts

The common skin condition, eczema is not as easy to handle as one may think, as it can severely impact the daily life and mental health of those suffering; however, there are treatments that can help people manage the condition. A study published in the National Library of Medicine has found that eczema affects 31.6 million…


Warning: Gene-Edited Meat Products Coming to Supermarkets Near You

Sure, we know that most conventionally produced meat isn’t the healthiest food.  For instance, numerous studies linked the consumption of meat – loaded with toxic chemicals and synthetic antibiotics – to cancer and heart disease.  Even “leaner” meats seem to be healthy only when eaten in moderation, because of the toxicity already mentioned. Moreover, the…


Alzheimer’s Might Not Be Primarily a Brain Disease. a New Theory Suggests It’s an Autoimmune Condition.

The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies. The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies. In July 2022, Science magazine reported that a key…


A New Book Exposes Hard Truths About Vaccines

Over the past two and a half years, public health officials instituted economy-crashing lockdowns and extensive vaccination campaigns. These draconian measures, we were told, would keep SARS-CoV-2 from spreading and keep people from overwhelming the hospitals and dying of the virus. Despite these promises, as early as April of 2022, the majority of American adults…


Woman’s Brain Inflammation Caused by Moderna COVID Vaccine, Authors of Case Study Conclude

A healthy 35-year-old woman who experienced a seizure two days after her second dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was diagnosed with limbic encephalitis, a rare form of brain inflammation, which the authors of a case report said was caused by the vaccine. This article was originally published by The Defender – Children’s Health Defense’s News…