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Breathing Devices for Lowering Blood Pressure?
If you have high blood pressure that you control, or try to control, with diet, exercise, weight loss, and other lifestyle measures—and perhaps even medication—here’s something to consider adding...
Got Questions About Your Kidneys? We Have Answers
MARCH IS NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH
Chronic kidney disease involves the progressive deterioration in the kidneys’ ability to filter the blood. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15...
March 2023 Issue
- Coping With Tinnitus
- Speaking of Wellness: Life After Tinnitus
- What's Up, Jack(fruit)?
- How to Get a Brighter Smile
- Pickle Juice for Exercise-Related Muscle Cramps
- Drink More Water, Live Longer?
- Fresh Fennel Salad With Capers
Recipe Corner: Fresh Fennel Salad With Capers & Lemon
Look for firm, unwrinkled fennel bulbs, with fresh-looking fronds (the frilly green parts attached to the stalks that resemble dill). If you can’t find the smaller capers (labeled “nonpareil”),...
A Stroke Is a Stroke Is a Stroke
Get emergency help if you have symptoms of a stroke, even if they last only a few minutes. Such short-lasting symptoms (less than 24 hours) indicate that a person...
Drink More Water, Live Longer?
Need more reason to stay better hydrated? A new study in The Lancet suggests that getting enough water may help slow the aging process. Yes, you read that right....
Pickle Juice for Exercise-Related Muscle Cramps
Pickle juice, which typically contains water, vinegar, salt, pickling herbs or spices, and often sugar, is being touted as a remedy for exercise-related muscle cramps. If you stayed up...
Got Low Vision? Get These Devices
If you have low vision (severe visual impairment that is not fully correctable with regular glasses, medication, or surgery), talk with your eye doctor about low-vision devices. You may be...
Alcohol After a Stroke? Okay or Not?
Is it okay to drink alcohol if you've had a stroke?
The Stroke Foundation of Australia says flatly, “Drinking alcohol can increase your risk of having another stroke.” The American...
What Is a Hospitalist?
When visiting a relative in the hospital recently, I saw a board on the wall that listed a “hospitalist” on duty. What is a hospitalist?
A hospitalist is a physician,...
