Exercise and a healthy diet are essential for losing weight and helping to reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. If you are overweight, losing just 10% of your body weight can lead to a reduction in health risk, according to the American Diabetes Association. Physical fitness and eating well also have many immediate benefits, including improved mood, reduced stress, regular bowel function, more energy and less fatigue, less pain, and fewer inches around your waistline.
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People with severe psoriasis may have more problems with controlling high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Psoriasis causes scaly patches on the skin. Earlier research showed that people with this condition were more likely to have high blood pressure. The new study looked at more than 13,300 adults with high blood pressure. About 1,300 of them also had psoriasis. Uncontrolled high blood pressure was defined as readings of 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or higher. Researchers adjusted their numbers to account for health conditions and other factors that affect blood pressure. They also accounted for people’s use of blood pressure medicines. They found that people with severe psoriasis had a 48% higher risk of uncontrolled high blood pressure than those without it. The increased risk was about 20% for those with moderate psoriasis.
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A high-sodium diet can boost blood pressure, which may raise the risk of heart attack and stroke. Experts recommend that people limit their daily sodium intake to 1,500 milligrams.
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The muscle pain from statin use can signal several conditions. If you have pain, stop taking the drug, see your physician, and look for alternative ways to reduce your cholesterol.
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For people who experience side effects from statins or need additional medications to achieve healthy cholesterol levels, non-statin drugs may be an option.
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The discovery of a “sleep switch” in the human brain helps explain why some older people have trouble sleeping and opens new areas of research into treatments.
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Probiotics are the live bacteria that can be found in yogurt, fermented foods, milk and soy products, and dietary supplements.
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There are effective treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, arthritis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and wrist fractures.
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Better medicines and safer procedures have contributed to the increase in longevity, but exercise may be the key ingredient in the mixture that allows some people to not only survive but also thrive in later life.
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