Although genetics certainly play an important role in determining who is most likely to develop heart disease, controllable risk factors may well be even more important. According to many doctors, ...
With atherosclerosis, there's good news and there's bad news. The bad news is that atherosclerosis may be slow in developing, but its end results can be debilitating and often fatal. ...
We don't really know why we need to sleep, but scientists do have some theories. One is that reduced brain activity during non-REM ("rapid eye movement") sleep may give damaged brain cells ...
Your body contains about 10-12 pints (4.7-5.7 L) of blood. That life-giving blood is constantly on the move: it makes the entire circuit of your body three times every minute, passing through ...
Heart attack patients are encouraged to get out of their hospital bed and perform simple physical activities, like sitting in a chair and reading, as soon as possible. Patients can perform more ...
Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day, and every beat is a symphony. Each is a perfectly timed, carefully synchronized flow of electric current over a precise pathway on the heart's surface. ...
The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the Institute of Medicine and is composed of:
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), the amount expected ...
PART 1
Getting Better
If you have depression, you may blame yourself and think that somehow you caused this condition or should be able to pull yourself out of it. But being depressed is not ...
Two types of growth occur in the colon:
Noncancerous growths, such as polyps
Malignant or cancerous growths, which usually begin as polyps
Polyps
Colorectal cancer can ...
Your brain is hungry. It's your body's single largest consumer of oxygen. Although your brain represents only about 2% of your body's weight, it utilizes about 20% of your body's ...
Rule 1 Baseline Your Health, part 1
A journey to wellness begins with your health baseline. Medical tests and a physical exam pinpoint your biomarkers -- the molecular indicators and measurements that reflect the state of your health.
A journey to wellness begins with your health baseline. Medical tests and a physical exam pinpoint your biomarkers -- the molecular indicators and measurements that reflect the state of your health.
Rule 2 Define Your Wellness Mission
Why do you want to change your life? With a clear mission and a lot of resolve, you can change your health habits. When you do, your amazing brain will adapt and help you make good choices automatically.
Why do you want to change your life? With a clear mission and a lot of resolve, you can change your health habits. When you do, your amazing brain will adapt and help you make good choices automatically.
Rule 3 Develop and Maintain Nutritional Balance
When you eat, you choose new building blocks for a stronger, healthier body. Once you learn the benefits of each category of nutrients and the importance of balancing them over time, you can make better choices.
When you eat, you choose new building blocks for a stronger, healthier body. Once you learn the benefits of each category of nutrients and the importance of balancing them over time, you can make better choices.
Rule 4 Get Aerobic and Anerobic Exercise
Build your bones and muscles with anerobic exercise and cardiovascular strength with aerobic exercise. You will gain strength, balance and flexibility, improve your mood, reduce stress and build your brain.
Build your bones and muscles with anerobic exercise and cardiovascular strength with aerobic exercise. You will gain strength, balance and flexibility, improve your mood, reduce stress and build your brain.
Rule 5 Never Smoke, But If You Smoke Now, Quit
Smokers who quit face strong cravings and withdrawal symptoms. They must change their daily routine and, sometimes their friends. But quitting now can improve your lung and heart health, and prolong your life.
Smokers who quit face strong cravings and withdrawal symptoms. They must change their daily routine and, sometimes their friends. But quitting now can improve your lung and heart health, and prolong your life.
Rule 6 Take a Moderate Approach
Our brains reward certain behaviors -- eating, drinking, taking drugs -- with a rush of feel-good brain chemicals. When we crave the reward too much, these behaviors get out of control, and must be reined in.
Our brains reward certain behaviors -- eating, drinking, taking drugs -- with a rush of feel-good brain chemicals. When we crave the reward too much, these behaviors get out of control, and must be reined in.
Rule 7 Make Sleep a Priority
Getting too little sleep can affect your memory, mood, immune system and even your appetite. The right conditions and schedule, which doctors call "sleep hygiene," can help you get the rest you need.
Getting too little sleep can affect your memory, mood, immune system and even your appetite. The right conditions and schedule, which doctors call "sleep hygiene," can help you get the rest you need.
Rule 8 Manage Your Stress
Addressing the factors in your life that cause stress can protect your brain neurons, and help you live longer. Stress speeds the aging and death of cells by damaging our genetic material.
Addressing the factors in your life that cause stress can protect your brain neurons, and help you live longer. Stress speeds the aging and death of cells by damaging our genetic material.
Rule 9 Embrace Joy
Positive emotions, laughter and smiling have been found to improve your immune function and heart health, as well as your mood. For quality-of-life, what could be better than savoring life's happy moments?
Positive emotions, laughter and smiling have been found to improve your immune function and heart health, as well as your mood. For quality-of-life, what could be better than savoring life's happy moments?
The 9 Visual Rules of Wellness
TheVisualMd.com brings together the latest research-based evidence and guidance from medical professors into one comprehensive philosophy that will help you improve your health and life.
TheVisualMd.com brings together the latest research-based evidence and guidance from medical professors into one comprehensive philosophy that will help you improve your health and life.
