Tag: circulation
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Sitting for long periods while traveling increases risk of blood clots, which can be deadly; moving around can prevent them
everydayhealth.com Holiday travel often involves things you can’t control, such as delayed flights, traffic jams and inclement weather, but there is a health condition you can prevent just by getting...
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UK College of Public Health study links diabetes to poor blood flow in the brain, but not to Alzheimer’s disease
Diabetes has been linked to cerebrovascular disease, a cognitive disorder that restricts blood flow to the brain, according to a study at the University of Kentucky. Though cerebrovascular disease “is...
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Sitting down? It could be killing you; how about a standup desk?
Increasing numbers of news reports about the dangers of sitting are prompting traditional offices to make their workstations healthier by ditching desk chairs. “The link between sitting jobs and deadly...