New Guidelines for Obesity – Pregnant Women that are Overweight, Should Gain Less Weight During Pregnancy

Thanks to The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council new U.S. weight-gain guidelines for obese pregnant women were released and according to them “eating for two” is no longer advisable. The old myth is that gaining weight (25 – 35 lbs) during pregnancy can reduce the risks of a miscarriage. Doctors and health-care [...]

New Guidelines for Obesity – Pregnant Women that are Overweight, Should Gain Less Weight During Pregnancy

Thanks to The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council new U.S. weight-gain guidelines for obese pregnant women were released and according to them “eating for two” is no longer advisable. The old myth is that gaining weight (25 – 35 lbs) during pregnancy can reduce the risks of a miscarriage. Doctors and health-care [...]

Just How Large a Problem is Secondary Hypertension?

Hypertension is the most diagnosed condition in the US today and it is now estimated that it affects around seventy-two million Americans, which includes one out of every three adults. However, when we talk about hypertension, did you know that there are actually two forms of hypertension?
Most suffer from what is officially known as essential [...]