Heart Healthy Foods
Eat heart-healthy foods What you eat has a direct impact on your cholesterol level. · Choose healthier fats. Saturated fat and trans fat raise your total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. The most common sources of saturated fat in the diet are red meat, processed meats and dairy products that are not fat-free. Monounsaturated fat — found […]
We Have an Unhealthy Obsession with Your Health.
Keeping hearts beating gets our hearts pumping. That’s why we fund lifesaving science. Science that helps figure out new ways to lower your blood pressure and keep your heart healthy so you can live your best life. Take a look at these facts — they’re all for you. Walk it Out. Walking at least […]
Types of Glaucoma and Treatments
What are some other forms of glaucoma and how are they treated? Open-angle glaucoma is the most common form. Some people have other types of the disease. In low-tension or normal-tension glaucoma, optic nerve damage and narrowed side vision occur in people with normal eye pressure. Lowering eye pressure at least 30 percent through medicines slows the disease in some […]
5 Tips for Preventing Birth Defects
Tip ❶: Be sure to take 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid every day. Folic acid is very important because it can help prevent some major birth defects of the baby’s brain and spine. Our bodies use this B vitamin to make new cells. Folate is found naturally in certain fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Folic […]
Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy
Can thyroid disease cause problems getting pregnant? Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism can make it harder for you to get pregnant. This is because problems with the thyroid hormone can upset the balance of the hormones that cause ovulation. Hypothyroidism can also cause your body to make more prolactin, the hormone that tells your body to […]
Ten Questions To Ask About Your Thyroid Health
What to ask your Physician: Where is the thyroid located, and what does it do? What are the differences between hypothyroid and hyperthyroid patients and what are the symptoms of each? What is Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), how is it measured, and what should my target number be? What else besides TSH levels are important for […]
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Too often, accidents involving children and toys occur and may result in eye injuries. Each year, thousands of children age 14 and younger suffered serious eye injuries, even blindness, from toys. There are three important ways you can protect your child’s eyes from injuries while playing with toys: Only buy toys meant for their […]
