Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Your body has more than 60,000 miles of blood vessels. And it's important that every mile is a well-paved highway or byway that allows your blood and the oxygen, nutrients, minerals, enzymes, hormones ...

This article is a transcribed edited summary of a video Bob and Brad recorded in March of 2024. For the original video go to ...

According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, nearly 10 million people aged 40 and older have Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). PAD may cause poor circulation. People who are older than ...

For centuries, yoga has been used to calm the mind and train it to think with more clarity. Many old texts describe poses ...

“Reduced blood flow is one of the contributing factors to poor brain health and conditions like Alzheimer’s,” he said. “We ...

It’s a force to be reckoned with. Gravity is what holds Earth in orbit around the sun and keeps us from floating off into space. Unfortunately, it can — quite literally — be a real downer. The ...

Dr. Tiziano Barbui explains how excess blood cell production in certain myeloproliferative neoplasms can impair circulation and why treatments like phlebotomy are used. Excess blood cell production in ...

The idea that eating cocoa-rich, dark chocolate may offer greater health benefits than milk chocolate is not new. Cocoa is loaded with compounds called polyphenols that have been shown to help our ...

Skin changes associated with peripheral artery disease (PAD) include discoloration, dryness, and shiny or smooth texture. If you’re living with PAD, you may also be at a higher risk of developing foot ...

Chest pain may still be angina even when coronary angiogram testing shows the main heart arteries look clear. Using stress ...