Poliana D. Vale, M.D.
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Could Your Gut Impact Your Blood Pressure?
Evidence is mounting that the microorganisms residing in your gut could help determine whether or not you develop hypertension. Researchers have discovered that a specialized receptor, normally found…
Read MoreCould Optimism Improve Your Health?
Optimism leads to a hardiness that prolongs health. The Universities of Helsinki and Turku along with the University College of London, did a large observational study assessing the protective effects of an optimistic outlook on health. They found that individuals who scored high on optimism…
Read MoreTasty Foods Help to Lower Risk for Diabetes!
Do you want tasty foods that reduce your risk of diabetes? Or if you have diabetes, do you want delicious foods that can improve your blood glucose and A1C levels and help reverse prediabetes or type 2 diabetes?
Read MoreSelf-Control Increases Your Happiness
“Self-control is the capacity to alter and regulate predominant response tendencies resulting in the inhibition of undesirable behaviors while promoting desirable ones to support the pursuit of long-term goals.”…
Read MoreOvercoming Anxiety: Try Natural Remedies
31% of Americans will experience an anxiety disorder sometimes during their lives. This blog addresses what you can do physically to reduce anxiety. Get a Good Medical Evaluation Physical problems like overactive thyroid activity, other hormonal imbalances, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, heart valve…
Read MoreCitrus: Brain Boosters and Mood Enhancers
Flavonoids, such as those found in citrus and kiwi, have been shown to be highly effective in preventing age-related cognitive decline in both animals and humans.Besides protecting brain cells from free radical damage, they provide multiple ways of protecting brain cells from inflammatory assaults commonly…
Read MoreDoes Your Gut Shape Your Mood?
The myriads of bacteria in the gut help the body digest food and stimulate the immune system, and they also impact your mood. Seriously, your intestines host 2000 different known species of bacteria. Each person has a different proportion of bacterial species and strains in…
Read MoreConquering the Common Denominator of Chronic Diseases
If you have ever been stung by a yellow jacket or have had a cold, you experienced the signs of acute inflammation. The redness, swelling, increased heat, and pain let us know that our bodies are fighting for us. However, if chronic inflammation occurs inside…
Read MoreThe New Silent Killer: Chronic Kidney Disease
One-third of people in the USA are at risk for kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults—an estimated 37 million Americans. Chronic kidney disease involves a gradual loss of kidney function. Want to lower your risk for CKD?…
Read MoreFive Physical Strategies For Stress Relief
Cultivate regularity in eating times, retiring, and waking. Melatonin, thyroid stimulating hormone, and the stress hormone cortisol run largely on a circadian (daily) rhythm. Normally, in women, the menstrual cycle interacts with circadian processes to help control the expression of hormonal rhythms and sleep organization…
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