The Real Story On Vitamin D

Vitamin D deficiency is currently  at alarming levels in the Unites States. According to scientificamerica.com “three-quarters of U.S. teens and adults are deficient in vitamin D”, which equates to approximately one hundred million people! This should be of major concern to all of us since it’s health consequences can be so severe and it is so easily...

High Blood Pressure Effects Shocking Number Of Americans

According to Centers For Disease Control and Prevention an estimated 68 million Americans have high blood pressure, which is approximately a third of the adult population. With such a massive number of people suffering from the disease it is critical that people educate themselves about the disease and have their blood pressure checked regularly. “The...

2 New Devices That Turn Your Bedroom Into A Sleep Lab

From caffeine, to exercise, to iPad use, so many things can effect the way you sleep. And not only that, but some of use feel we are not getting enough sleep when we are actually getting normal quality sleep (a disorder called paradoxical insomnia), while others believe they are getting plenty of sleep but are struggling with disorders such as sleep apnea. Up until recently,...

Controversy Over Organic Diet vs. Non-Organic Diet

Recently, a study (review of selected past organic food studies) has receive quite a bit of publicity. The study in essence questions the true benefit of eating an organic diet versus a non-orgain diet. Genevra Pittman from msnbc.msn.com even goes so far to title their article on the study “Organic food no more nutritious than non-organic, study finds” which seems...

Interesting Link Between Insomnia and Alzheimer’s Disease

Short post from health.india.com about a possible link between Insomnia and Alzheimer’s Disease. They mention that if this link exists that Insomnia may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s before dementia begins to be experienced. Also, that Insomnia may be a way of quickly detecting if different treatments are effective for a patient. Click to read more:...

Innovative Heart Rate Monitor For The iPhone

Have you ever wanted to check your resting heart rate but given up because you couldn’t feel your pulse or didn’t have a stopwatch to time the beats? Well never again if get Azumio’s “Instant Heart Rate” app from the iTunes App Store. This app actually uses the iPhones camera flash along with the camera to detect the vessels pulsing in your...