Dieting for weight loss is incredibly common. It’s been estimated that 45 million Americans go on a diet each year, spending billions of dollars on programs and products in support of their goals. At the same time, more Americans are overweight than ever, with the prevalence of obesity reaching 40 p...
Almost half of adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure (also called hypertension). But many of them have no idea they have it.1Â
That’s because high blood pressure rarely causes symptoms on its own. Yet it can damage your major organs even before you realize anything’s wrong. This is why high b...
Hormones are molecules produced by the body’s endocrine glands.1 These substances are released into the bloodstream and travel towards various tissues and organs. In particular, hormones bind to receptors on the surface of or inside their target cells. This interaction tells the tissues and organs w...