Tag Archive for 'Heart Disease'

How to Fight Heart Disease with…Dental Floss?

I’m not at all opposed to playing jokes, but I’m actually serious here!  Flossing your teeth – all of them – on a daily basis can actually help prevent heart disease.  I know what you’re thinking, but I’m not making this up folks.  Dental floss is wicked stuff; MacGyver could do all sorts of crazy [...]

Don’t Diet - Make a Lifestyle Change Instead

Choosing to be healthier can mean many things to many people. Few of us want to be health zealots who are consumed with eating, exercising and avoiding risks to perfection. Alternatively, the person who lives on junk food, doesn’t exercise and smokes is just as extreme. There is a balance, and it’s unique for everyone.
Millions [...]

Down to Business - What’s Killing Us?

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the leading killer of Americans is cardiovascular disease, in the form of heart disease and stroke….Cancers came in second with almost 560,000 deaths.