There was no difference in body mass index or waist circumference or physical activity levels or vitamin D3 levels (low vitamin D3 levels have been associated with statin-induced myopathy and therefore a risk-factor for statin-associated muscle symptoms maybe) groups at baseline in all three. The researchers found that statins did not increase muscle injury or […]
Getting enough sleep is essential to maintaining optimal health and well-being. According to research published in the European Heart Journal – Open, an ESC journal, sleeping less than five hours each night increases the risk of developing peripheral artery disease (PAD) by 74 percent. “Our study suggests that getting seven to eight hours of sleep […]
The research used health data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study, an ongoing community-based study in the US of subclinical heart disease – meaning that clinical The disease is discovered before there are signs and symptoms. MESA is a research study involving nearly 7,000 adults that began in 2000 and is still following […]
Persistent high levels of stress can actually change the structure of the brain. This leads to an increase in white matter at the expense of gray matter, which is involved in muscle control, decision making, self-control, emotional regulation, and more. Chronic stress can also make people vulnerable to a variety of ailments, from nausea and […]
