Heart disease is a word used to describe many different conditions affecting the heart. Coronary artery disease, the most common type of heart disease, results from a buildup of plaque on the inside of the arteries, which reduces blood flow to the heart and increases the risk of a heart attack and other heart complications. […]
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For many of us, stress and depression are unwelcome guests of the holiday season. Some triggers for holiday sadness are over commitment of time and finances. Despite our best efforts, sometimes the holidays are not perfect. This reality can negatively impact our health. One study found a link between the increase in heart attacks in
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Diabetes is a disease that causes greater than normal fasting blood glucose (blood sugar when you have not eaten for at least 8 hours) levels as a result of the body’s inability to make or effectively use its own insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is made by special islets cells in the pancreas and
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