health conditions

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. The resulting inflammation can affect many different body parts—including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans, and at least five…

Bones have many important functions in the body—providing structure, protecting vital organs, anchoring muscles and storing calcium—so it should come as no surprise that it’s paramount to take good care of bone health. But how can we know whether our bones are healthy or not when they’re neither visible nor…

The American Heart Association considers hypertension a “silent killer,” a serious condition whose symptoms often provide no immediate indication that anything’s wrong. Despite its inconspicuous symptoms, nearly half of American adults live with this condition, one that causes damage to the heart, kidney, eyes and circulation without raising many red…

You can learn a lot about what’s going on inside your body by looking at what it releases externally. Human urine can be a useful tool in the process of diagnosis. The color of urine can reveal a lot about the state of our health, from levels of hydration to…