Aging Affects Your Response to Medications: Aging alters the absorption rates and excretion processes of medications from the body in very specific ways. This also means that older people can suffer more drug interactions. There are steps you can take to better understand your medications and protect yourself.
The cautions of sedentary behavior are becoming widely known, including obesity and mortality. Sitting in your office chair 8 hours a day isn't good for you, so it's time to get moving, even in little ways. Health By Principle offers tips in this blog: "Get Moving At Work".
Nearly 70% of American adults are magnesium deficient, which isn't good since it's necessary for so much of your body's functioning. Discover why it matters and how to get more magnesium in this Health By Principle blog.
Migraine auras are actually caused by unique electrical currents working through neurons across your brain, but what many describe as reminiscent of the Northern Lights can actually take many forms. You might be experiencing auras and not even realize it.
The science behind intermittent fasting is actually fascinating. Researchers from Stanford University and Johns Hopkins University discovered that the combination of intermittent fasting with a ketogenic diet can have all sorts of benefits for the human body, including fighting migraines, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and even some forms of cancer.
The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and nine other groups have redefined what is considered high blood pressure: 130 over 80 instead of the former 140 over 90. The former figure has been standard for 14 years. (Normal blood pressure remains less than 120 over 80.)
