Stroke – Are You at Risk?

While anyone can have a stroke, including young healthy people, some of us are more at risk. Stroke has many of the same risk factors such as heart disease. Although some risk factors, such as age, cannot be controlled, there are many risk factors that can be controlled.
Risk factors that can be controlled or treated [...]

What is Metabolic Syndrome and Can We Stop It?

Metabolic syndrome (sometimes called syndrome X) is a group of risk factors for heart disease. You may have metabolic syndrome if you are overweight and have high blood pressure and high levels of sugar or fats in your blood. Many patients with adult-onset diabetes also have metabolic syndrome.
Why is it important?
With each risk factor you [...]

Too Little Sleep May Accelerate Aging

Regularly catching only a few hours of sleep can hinder metabolism and hormone production in a way that is similar to the effects of aging and the early stages of diabetes.
Chronic sleep loss may speed the onset or increase the severity of age-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and memory [...]