Peripheral Artery Disease is a disease of the legs that happens when the arteries in your legs become blocked causing serious pain and discomfort. One of the main symptoms is intermittent claudication, which is when blood and oxygen to the leg muscles slow down. Some people end up having surgery to thin or strip the ...
You already know the importance of omega-3 fatty acids such as those found in fish oil; but how much fish oil a day do you really need to get the benefits? A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology helps to answer this question. Researchers compiled data from more than ...
Are you looking for a way to promote better heart health and decrease the risk of heart disease? Do you want to maintain healthy triglyceride levels? Do you want your joint health to be maintained? Then consider taking fish oil supplements. There are dozens of fish supplements out on the market, but do you know ...
While working at a store that primarily sold medicinal herbs, I encountered a woman who was looking for dong quai–an herb also known as Chinese angelica– as a treatment for menstrual discomforts. She had already reached the check-out line when she turned to me and asked, as an afterthought, “Is it okay to take this ...