Many women all over the world fear breast cancer. It is a killer! It is one of the leading causes of death for women and even men are not immune.

Not that long ago a diagnosis of breast cancer would have been like receiving a death sentence! That’s because it was often fatal. However, things are different today because of the amazing advances in medical science in the area of breast cancer research. Read the rest of this entry »

Heart attack. The words alone can send a chill down even the strongest man’s spine, and with good reason. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death for Americans. Men have a greater risk of heart attack at a younger age than women. But the risk increases for women as they near menopause and, eventually, surpasses that of men. For all that we have romanticized it in song and fable, the heart is just a muscle about the size of your fist, but a most vital muscle it is. Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of life-sustaining blood through your body in the average day. When it stops working right, so do you. If the nicest thing we can say about someone is that he has a good heart, the most important thing we can say is that he has a healthy heart. You probably can decrease your risk of heart attack by changing your lifestyle in the following areas: Read the rest of this entry »