Cardiovascular disease is caused by disorders of the heart and blood vessels, and includes coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, raised blood pressure, peripheral artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease and heart failure. The major causes of cardiovascular disease are tobacco use, physical inactivity, an unhealthy diet and harmful use of alcohol.

Unhealthy diets and physical inactivity are major risk factors for chronic diseases. Reports of international and national experts and reviews of the current scientific evidence recommend goals for nutrient intake in order to prevent chronic diseases. For diet, recommendations for populations and individuals should include the following:

The use of home water filters is fast gaining popularity as people are becoming increasingly health conscious and concerned about the quality of public water supplies. What are the types of home water filters? Home water treatment systems include water conditioners and softeners and water filters.

Normally we always check the cholesterol level and do you know what is cholesterol. A naturally occurring fatty chemical called cholesterol is an important part of the outer lining (membrane) of cells in the body. Humans need a small amount of it to maintain healthy nerve cells and to produce certain hormones.

Ever wished you could have vision that is permanently good? For those of us with poor eyesight this is a very distant dream. There are procedures such as laser eye surgery that eliminate eye deficiencies, but they are extremely expensive and sometimes have slight side effects, or do not help at all. However, the latest [...]