1 Which of the following amino acids are considered “essential,” as your body cannot produce them and must obtain them from your diet? Alanine, cysteine, glycine Arginine, glutamine, proline Asparagine, serine, tyrosine Leucine, methionine, tryptophan There are 20 basic amino acids that make up the proteins in your body. Nine of them — histidine, isoleucine,… Read More »
Uncontrolled high blood pressure increases your risk of serious health problems, including heart attack and stroke. Text to Donate’ Blood Pressure UK is entirely reliant on the support of members of the public to continue with its life saving work. There are two main types of strokes — and high blood pressure makes both more… Read More »
While the pitfalls of too little sleep have been well documented, there are also risks of sleeping too much, which is generally defined as more than nine hours a night. Specifically, excessive sleep, along with long midday naps, may increase your risk of stroke, according to a Chinese study involving 31,750 people.1 It’s unclear exactly… Read More »
(Juanmonino/Getty Images) Hispanic adults who live in counties with high concentrations of their ethnic peers are about 60 percent more likely than those who don’t to die from heart disease and stroke, a new study shows. As a group, Hispanics have lower death rates from heart disease and stroke than white and black adults –… Read More »
Could just 10 foods substantially impact your risk of dying from a cardiometabolic disease (CMD) like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or stroke? Maybe. A study published in JAMA provides some insight into the degree to which 10 specific foods and nutrients affect the risk of dying from CMD. The study found that in 2012,… Read More »
Eleven people in Sweden spent a few weeks photographing how their daily life had changed after having had a stroke. It sounds like the preparations of a thematic art exhibit, but this project was initiated by rehabilitation researchers at the University of Gothenburg to help them better understand how a stroke affects people’s lives. By… Read More »