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Our Doctor Explains Why This Common Medication Can Raise Your Potassium To Dangerous Levels – Health Digest
According to Dr. Scott Noorda, your heart health is what’s mostly impacted when you have too much potassium. Potassium — by influencing the electrical signals of the myocardium – keeps your heart beating at the right rhythm. “Having high potassium can drop the heart’s rhythm, potentially leading to irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. In severe cases, it […]
Eating Peanut Butter Can Help Prevent These Common Diseases – Health Digest
You might look at the above question and think, “No, I’ve eaten peanuts for years.” But according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, it’s possible to develop a food allergy at any point in your life. So, even if you’ve eaten peanuts and foods that contain or are made from peanuts for […]
Eating Peanut Butter Every Day Could Reduce Your Risk Of This Common Disease – Health Digest
Peanut butter is also a good source of magnesium. Two tablespoons of smooth, salt-free peanut butter have 53.8 milligrams of magnesium. Science has found that consuming sufficient amounts of magnesium along with fiber can help protect people from developing type 2 diabetes by boosting insulin sensitivity (how responsive your cells are to insulin), lowering levels of […]
Avoid Mixing Ibuprofen With This Common Medication – Health Digest
While diuretics used for bloating purposes can often be purchased OTC, prescription diuretics are used to help manage high blood pressure, among other health conditions. When taken alongside ibuprofen, however, they can negatively impact kidney function (via GoodRx). 2010 research published in the scientific journal Pharmaceuticals outlines how older adults, particularly those with health conditions […]
This Common Joint Condition Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Eyes – Health Digest
The number one vision issue most often associated with rheumatoid arthritis is dry eyes, explains Banner Health. This is because RA impairs the functioning of the tear glands, making it difficult to keep the eyes hydrated. As a result, patients often experience irritation and blurry eyesight. Pain, itching, burning, light sensitivity, redness, or floating spots […]
This Common Medication May Have An Unexpected Effect On Your Personality – Health Digest
PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Sometimes we underestimate the effects that over-the-counter (OTC) medications can have on our health and wellness. It’s easy to assume that medications that don’t require a prescription have fewer side effects than drugs that do require doctor approval. However, this isn’t always the case. In fact, some OTC meds can impact […]
This Common Sleep Disorder Can Increase Your Risk Of Cardiovascular Death – Health Digest
A 2017 study in Neurology followed 57,000 women to see if RLS led to a higher risk of death. Even though women with RLS didn’t have a higher risk of death from any cause, they had a 43% higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to those women without RLS. Meanwhile, no links between […]
New Study Shows A Common Medication Could Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality Rates – Health Digest
A 2023 study in JAMA Network Open followed more than 13,000 women with invasive breast cancer. Women who started taking prescription statins to lower cholesterol after their initial breast cancer diagnosis had a lower likelihood of dying from their cancer. The reduction in risk was more notable when their cholesterol levels also went down, and […]
These 9 Common Food Storage Mistakes Are Putting Your Health At Risk – Health Digest
As Live Science notes, it’s possible for Listeria bacteria to be in ice cream. Benjamin Chapman, a food safety expert at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, told Live Science that usually for Listeria to cause sickness, there would have to be ” … tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of cells … ” […]
Don’t Take Ibuprofen If You Have This Common Illness – Health Digest
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, taking ibuprofen when you have chickenpox has been shown to increase the risk of serious skin infections, such as necrotizing fasciitis (per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). A study published in the Italian Journal of Pediatrics in 2021 found that ibuprofen is associated with severe necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) […]