June 19, 2024
Can Decongestants Help Lower High Blood Pressure? What We Know – Health Digest
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration requires you to purchase medicines with pseudoephedrine behind a pharmacy counter, and you’re limited in how much you purchase each month. That’s because pseudoephedrine can be used to make the highly addictive stimulant methamphetamine. According to a 2021 article in the International Journal of Molecular Science, pseudoephedrine […]
Eat This Powerful Protein To Naturally Lower Your Cholesterol Profile – Health Digest
Art_Photo/Shutterstock While it’s important to watch your cholesterol levels, another important measure is your triglycerides. Triglycerides are fats stored in fat cells that are released when your body needs some energy. Like cholesterol, a high level of triglycerides in your body could narrow your arteries and lead to heart disease or stroke. Lowering your triglyceride […]
TikTok Says This Sit-Down Calf Pushup Exercise Can Boost Your Metabolism (But There’s A Big Caveat) – Health Digest
According to study author and professor of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston, Marc Hamilton, what you’re working out while doing these seated calf pushups is something called the soleus muscle. In fact, it’s a muscle you’d work out in one of the best exercises to strengthen weak calves – calf raises. The […]