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What Causes High Blood Pressure?While the cause of high blood pressure in most people remains unclear, a variety of conditions, such as getting little or no exercise, poor diet, obesity, older age, and genetics can contribute to the development of hypertension. What Is Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure? The blood pressure reading is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and is written as systolic pressure, the force of the blood against the artery walls as your heart beats, over diasto …

A 2010 study found that the UAE had the second highest rate of diabetes across the globe. Two years on, we've fallen to the eight position. While this calls for a round of appreciation to the government bodies in successful education and disease control, there remains a lot more to be done. In this article we as healthcare providers share guidelines to help you eat healthy and keep a check on diabetes.Diabetes Diet and Food TipsDiabetes is still on the rise, yet most cases are preventable with h …

Coffee is good for you, a new study says. Wait, no, coffee is actually not that good for you, a newer study says. It seems like research on coffee keeps contradicting itself: It is simultaneously the cause of and the cure to everything.So what’s the truth? We asked nutritionists to weigh in on the science of java.There’s so much conflicting evidence out there about coffee’s health benefits because, first of all, nutrition science is a relatively young field, says registered dietitian Susan Mitch …

Who would win in a fight between nuts and death?Death always wins, eventually, but eating nuts will make it work for the victory. That's according to a compelling study today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health reviewed records of 27,000 deaths over a 30-year period. They found, as Dr. Jeffrey Drazen put it, "a significant reduction in mortality associated with nut consumption.""There is potentially a 20 percent improvement in mortality," sa …

Chest Discomfort Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.Discomfort in Other Areas of the Upper Body Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.Shortness of Breath with or without chest discomfort.Other Signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or light-headed-nes …