Know yourself - Headlines

Women were once considered to have a lower risk of heart disease than men. However, almost 30% of all female deaths are now caused by heart disease. What factors increase your risk for heart disease and what actions can you take to protect your heart?

Heart attacks and strokes can happen at any age. Lifestyle practices have the potential to increase or decrease your risk for heart disease. Are you actively protecting your heart or are you taking its health for granted?

Controversial research suggests being moderately overweight may increase longevity. Does this imply that being overweight can be healthy? Is it possible to be healthy even if you are not at a healthy body weight?

Changing your eating and physical activity practices is not easy, particularly when the environment seems to be against you. But the tide is turning...or is it?

While modern Paleolithic diets have many supporters, the theory and logic on which these are based, and their contribution to health, have been questioned by nutritional and anthropological experts.