Americans are more metabolically unhealthy now than at any other point in history. Nearly nine in ten have at least one metabolic factor out of balance — encouraging the development of strokes, heart attacks, and life-changing diseases. Worse still, most don’t even know it. The good news is, measuring your metabolic health is extremely straightforward.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US — regardless of age, gender, or demographic. Cardiovascular disease claims a life every 34 seconds. That’s 2,500+ parents, children, and siblings losing their lives every single day. I’m not saying this to scare you. You’ve already been lectured up and down about exercising more
We’ve all thought about ‘getting healthier’ at some point in our lives. But as we get lost in a sea of green smoothies and viral wellness trends, we find ourselves neglecting a critical component of wellness: metabolic health. Today, 71% of Americans say they are in excellent health. However, just 12% of the population is
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, has become one of the most common diagnoses in the United States. Nearly one in two adults struggle with high blood pressure, and this number only continues to rise. To make matters worse, hypertension is an invisible illness. About 20% of Americans are unaware they suffer from it, although 1,000
High blood pressure is a sign that your heart is working too hard and is under strain. If heart disease prevention is a priority for you, then you’ll want to work on lowering your blood pressure to a healthy range. That can be easier said than done though, because high blood pressure doesn’t always result
Blood pressure is an indication of how hard your heart has to work to pump blood around your body. If your blood pressure reading is high, it means that your heart is working too hard and is under too much strain. Unsurprisingly, high blood pressure is a significant risk factor for several life-threatening illnesses including:
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