Binge Drinking and High Blood Pressure Harm Your Heart

Binge drinking doesn’t mean a drink or two, more like ten or twenty – not exactly “drinking socially.” And not exactly the safest for your health; consuming copious amounts of booze at one sitting has been linked to alcohol poisoning, memory …

Even Low Levels of Cigarette Smoke Hurt Lungs

Smoking can be traced back all the way to 5000 to 3000 BC when tobacco was grown and cultivated in South America. And it seems like for equally as long smoking has been linked to health problems.

In 2004, the World Health …

Eating Better May Stop Metabolic Syndrome

Obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are all risk factors for cardiovascular disease; this combination of disorders is referred to as metabolic syndrome. And lack of exercise and poor diet increases your likelihood of developing any of these conditions.

But writing …

Eating Less Red Meat Helps Your Heart

Red meat doesn’t have a good reputation when it comes to heart health. Foods like beef and steak are high in cholesterol, a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

So a new study found reducing your red meat intake even a …

Mediterranean Diet Helps Lower Breast Cancer Risk

The Mediterranean diet, native to countries like Greece and Italy, is rich in fruits, vegetables, wine, whole grains, beans, nuts, fish, and olive oil, but low in meat and dairy – so it is constantly being linked to better health, such as …

Chemicals in Hot Dogs May Raise Bladder Cancer Risk

Processed foods come in many forms; meat like hot dogs and cold cuts, canned vegetables preserved in salt, high-sodium frozen dinners, and even pasteurized milk.

Research has linked many of these foods, especially processed meat – like sausage and ham – to health …