Salt is comprised of sodium chloride or NaCl. It is essential to life in small quantities, yet harmful in larger doses. Too much salt is known to increase your risk of high blood pressure, a major cause of heart attacks and strokes, which are the 1st and 3rd leading causes of death in the United States.

An example of a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that is truly complementary is the Bach Flower Remedies. That’s because you can use them with any other single or combination of therapies from conventional through the CAM spectrum.

You can use them alone or while you are being treated with other remedies. And they work on the basis that improving your emotions, to change them from negative to positive, will help the healing process from within.

They restore your mental balance to prevent disease starting in the first place or stimulating healing when you are ill.

It’s all …

Bulimia is an eating disorder that affects mostly women. It is becoming more and more common in western cultures. Bulimia is dangerous, causing both physical and psychological issues. But, during a pregnancy the eating disorder harms not only the health of the mother but also the health of the baby.

Bulimia does cause irregular or absent periods because of the altered nutritional patterns that affect these women but researchers dont think that this affects the chances of a woman to get pregnant after she may recover from bulimia. But during pregnancy …

Your blood pressure is an important value for you to monitor throughout your life. High blood pressure is called the silent killer because it usually has no symptoms and increases the risk of kidney failure, heart failure, heart attacks and strokes.

There are high blood pressure natural ways to reduce but, before know how to reduce, you should know what high blood pressure is. Blood pressure is a numerical value that gives the mg of mercury of pressure required to move your blood through your arterial system.

There are several different ways to lower high …

If you ask someone about the most likely causes of death for men, they will probably be able to rattle off a few of the main causes, but a few of the true causes are surprising. Here is a list of the leading causes of death; the good news is that you can prevent or at least reduce the risk of many of these problems by adopting a safer, healthier lifestyle.

1. Heart Disease. Over twenty-seven percent of all men will die from heart disease. That’s more than one in four men. …

Harmony is something that is quite elusive in these modern times. I needn’t explain this statement to anyone who is juggling family, work, commuting, etc., while trying to fit in financial planning, exercise, a modicum of recreation, and who knows what else, only to have a health crisis, or some other “deal with me now’ situation occur without warning.

Add to this recipe the stimulants prescribed by Dr. Technology, a helpful yet sometimes overzealous and seductive caregiver, and the world does indeed seem to be spinning out of control, or at least at a faster whirl …

At age 47, Martina Navratilova returned to Wimbledon and represented the United States in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

In September, seventy-three year old Ed Whitlock shattered his own world age class marathon record by completing a marathon in under 3 hours. Ed is the first 70+ human in history to attain this goal and he has done it twice!

Why is exercise so important as we age? After 50, we begin to loose muscle mass at the rate of 6 percent every decade (about 5 pounds) and we gain 15 pounds of fat every ten years to …

Heart disease is actually any condition or disorder in which the ability of the heart to perform is adversely affected.

There are many forms of heart disease including alcoholic cardiomyopathy, aortic regurgitation, aortic stenosis, arrhythmias, carcinogenic shock, congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease (CAD), endocarditis, heart attack also called a myocardial infarction, heart failure, heart tumor, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, idiopathic cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiomyopathy, acute mitral regurgitation, chronic mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, mitral valve prolapse, peripartum cardiomyopathy, pulmonary stenosis, stable angina, unstable angina and also tricuspid regurgitation.

There are many things that can cause or lead to heart disease …

A few years ago, the American Medical Association announced that normal blood pressure should be 120/80. This was lowered from the previous systolic and diastolic pressure considered to be within normal range.

Hypertension in men is a serious and often fatal disease. High blood pressure can lead to heart failure; kidney failure; or stroke.

The combination of hypertension and being overweight increases the chances of developing one or more conditions. In fact, the older you are, the more likely you will develop hypertension unless you take steps to prevent it.

If you are overweight when you are young, …

The benefits of physical fitness, especially in a person over 40, are extremely important for long-term health and well-being. As we grow older so do our bodies, at the cellular level. This is the reason our skin sags, gets darker and develops cellulite.

The benefits of physical fitness include being able to hold back the hands of time. Well, not literally of course! Exercise will build muscle and strength that often deteriorates as we age. This will allow you to move more easily, accomplish daily tasks and delay the pain and …