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Blood Pressure Medications

Blood Pressure Medications

Blood Pressure Medications For certain individuals with high blood pressure, or hypertension, taking blood pressure-lowering medications (ie, antihypertensives) can be...
Pancreas and Its Hormones: Insulin & Glucagon

Pancreas and Its Hormones: Insulin & Glucagon

Pancreas is an organ with both exocrine and endocrine functions that plays a crucial role in glucose homeostasis.1 It is...
What Is Hypotension?

What Is Hypotension?

When talking about blood pressure, hypertension (i.e., high blood pressure) is often at the center of the discussion. However, the often overlooked condition...

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30 07 ,2024
Physical Activity and Obesity

Physical Activity and Obesity

Obesity is a chronic disease that is defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m2. Along with excess consumption of food, a sedentary lifestyle and low amounts of physical activity are key risk factors and causes of obesity.
22 07 ,2024
What Is Resistance Training?

What Is Resistance Training?

What Is Resistance Training?   Resistance training consists of various exercises that focus on developing strength and increasing muscle mass.1–3 It usually involves the use of either external weights or body weight to overload skeletal muscles and the use of movements that “resist” weight. Resistance training is the primary exercise used to increase muscle based on variables...
20 06 ,2024
Physical Activity and Heart Health

Physical Activity and Heart Health

Physical Activity and Heart Health  Physical inactivity is one of the greatest risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs; ie, diseases of the heart and blood vessels).1 What exercises are recommended and how do they help improve heart health?     What Do Guidelines Recommend?   The American Heart Association recommends that adults engage in 30 minutes of...
10 04 ,2024
What Are Cardiometabolic Diseases?

What Are Cardiometabolic Diseases?

Cardiometabolic diseases are a group of noncommunicable chronic diseases, or chronic diseases that are not spread through infectious means but caused by lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors. They are one of the leading causes of premature death worldwide. These include type 2 diabetes mellitus, stroke, coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease, dyslipidemia, hypertension (ie, high blood pressure), and other cardiovascular diseases.
27 02 ,2024
Overcoming Weight Loss Plateaus

Overcoming Weight Loss Plateaus

Weight loss plateau refers to a period when little to no weight loss occurs after achieving initial weight loss in a hypocaloric diet. Almost everyone undergoing a weight loss intervention experiences weight loss plateau typically at 6 months into dieting.