Is Alcohol Good For You?
Is alcohol good for you, really? Really?! There have been studies that suggest it’s possible. How many of us have heard a glass of red wine is good for your heart? But is that true or is it just a myth that makes us feel better? Seeing as it’s Liver Disease Awareness Month, it’s worth […]
Cholesterol Quiz
Unlike our other quizzes, there’s so much information out there about cholesterol. This quiz should probably be easy-peasy. We expect to hear about a lot of perfect scores out there. Let’s jump right in! Cholesterol Quiz 1. In 2014, 73.5 million people have high cholesterol. What percentage of those people are getting treatment to lower […]
How To Read Your Wellness Blood Test Results
A wellness panel takes a look at your overall health and helps you evaluate your organs and systems like the thyroid, liver, kidneys and immunity. And because there is so much valuable information, it’s obviously important for you to understand how to read your blood test results. But you are probably asking yourself, what do […]
Essential Blood Tests Every Man Needs
Men don’t like going to the doctor. It’s really that simple. The reasons men don’t get medical tests range from “I don’t have insurance” to “there probably isn’t anything wrong” or “I can tough it out” and “I don’t have a doctor.” But these issues are fixable and much less important than the blood tests […]
5 Tips For Proactive Health Care
We don’t know everything there is to know about how our bodies work, get sick and heal. One thing that keeps popping up is how a person reacts to being unwell can affect how (or even if) they heal. An optimist is much more likely to fight the system, go above and beyond, to make […]
Effectiveness of Screening for Cancer with Blood Tests
Cancer Statistics Cancer is a term used to identify a medical condition in which abnormal cells start to multiple in the body and destroy healthy cells. There are over one hundred different types of cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States and accounts for one out of every four […]
(Not) For Women Only: HPV Affects Half of Adult Men, Study Shows
March 2, 2011 Most Men Unaware of Risk, Say Experts People often think the transmission of human papilloma virus (HPV) is something that endangers women, but a new study shows there may be a good reason to aim similar prevention messages at men. Researchers found that about half of adult men could have HPV. “We […]