Often times, changes in lifestyle, including nutrition and exercise, can help mild health problems. If you want to try to avoid medication, let your doctor know you’d prefer to try behavior changes first when treating your condition.
What is an allergy? Scientists say that when our immune systems overreact to a foreign protein – whether it is something eaten, injected, touched, or simply breathed into our lungs – it leads to various reactions that include sneezing, a runny nose, coughing, hives, and – in more serious cases – difficulty breathing and lowered blood pressure.
Statistics show that women are more likely to have arthritis – 26 percent vs. 18 percent for adult men – and older adults also are more susceptible – 50 percent of adults 65 and older have arthritis compared to 30 percent of adults 45 to 64 and 8 percent of adults between 18 and 44.
One important approach to maintaining good health involves eating three meals a day. The bulk of your consumption should consist of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low fat dairy products. Lean proteins are also important, including lean meats, beans, eggs, and nuts.
Conjunctivitis, or pink eye, is highly contagious. It occurs when the layer of blood vessels covering the white area of the eye gets inflamed. A person can get pink eye by coming into contact with an object that has become contaminated by someone with pink eye.
More than one-third of all Americans have high blood pressure. Studies show that high blood pressure increases the risk for both heart attacks and strokes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
