The lure of “thinner thighs” has been used to market countless books, DVDs, and diets over the years. If new research published today is confirmed by other studies, though, perhaps there should be an addendum: but not too thin. The researchers who followed 2,800-plus people for longer than a decade reported that—believe it or not—a [...]

Arteries are like a balloon, the beating of the heart causes expansion and contraction of the arteries leading to arterial wear and damage. Once damaged these worn areas ooze like open sores, when fast healing does not occur cholesterol present in the blood and fatty acid deposits will build up as a thin layer covering [...]