At rest, your heart may appear to be working fine. However, when you physically exert yourself, your heart rate and blood flow increase in order to be able to provide your cells with more oxygen and nutrients (oxygen-rich blood), circulating blood to and from the heart. The heart beats harder and faster, raising blood pressure. If for any reason your heart cannot pump blood in and out properly, you are more at risk for a heart attack or stroke. For this reason, doctors sometimes suggest a ... [Read More]
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Everything You Need to Know About Allergies
If you are struggling with allergies, you are definitely not alone. Approximately 50 million people in the United States suffer too, and that number keeps increasing. Some allergies may be temporary or seasonal, while other people may have chronic allergies, and suffer constantly. It is those sneezy, itchy-eyed, congested months from early spring to late fall when trees and grasses bombard the air with pollen. Allergy symptoms may last right through summer, depending on what you’re allergic ... [Read More]
