Strange feelings or pain in the chest felt while undergoing physical exertion stand as valid reasons for a doctor to recommend a heart stress test. Tune in and learn how heart stress tests work, and their many uses, from ruling the heart in or out as the source of the pain, to assessing heart recovery after a heart attack, and more!

While everybody gets older, some senior citizens retain their vitality far more than others. Today on the show, Dr. Power speaks about why this is so, sharing his knowledge about the connection between telomere length and cell division, and the role this relationship plays in aging. Tune in and hear about how exercise keeps those telomere tufts, and thus the life of their owners, nice and lengthy!

While everybody gets older, some senior citizens retain their vitality far more than others. Today on the show, Dr. Power speaks about why this is so, sharing his knowledge about the connection between telomere length and cell division, and the role this relationship plays in aging. Tune in and hear about how exercise keeps those telomere tufts, and thus the life of their owners, nice and lengthy!

Nutrient excesses are the root cause for many serious health issues we currently face. These include heart attacks, stroke, diabetes and cancer. Unfortunately, good information on the foods that can create a healthy and long life is not readily available for most people and this is, in part, due to the lack of appropriate studies in the field.

Nutrient excesses are the root cause for many serious health issues we currently face. These include heart attacks, stroke, diabetes and cancer. Unfortunately, good information on the foods that can create a healthy and long life is not readily available for most people and this is, in part, due to the lack of appropriate studies in the field.

Annual checkups include some readings on the heart, measuring its rate, regularity, and contractions. Electrocardiograms can also provide information on previous damage that may have occurred. These baselines are then added to a patient's records and are very useful for measuring against in the future.

Annual checkups include some readings on the heart, measuring its rate, regularity, and contractions. Electrocardiograms can also provide information on previous damage that may have occurred. These baselines are then added to a patient's records and are very useful for measuring against in the future.

It is possible to get tested to determine the risk of heart attack and stroke and the simplest of these tests is the blood lipid profile. The test measures the fats that are circulating in the blood that might later cause an issue in the arteries. With the risk of heart attacks as high as it is, the most powerful measure against an issue is habit change, namely quitting smoking or altering diet.

It is possible to get tested to determine the risk of heart attack and stroke and the simplest of these tests is the blood lipid profile. The test measures the fats that are circulating in the blood that might later cause an issue in the arteries. With the risk of heart attacks as high as it is, the most powerful measure against an issue is habit change, namely quitting smoking or altering diet.

As the brain gets older, simple and fun exercises can help ward off the onset of dementia. Puzzles and word games are a good start to keeping the mind active and strengthening its pathways. Another important component is problem-solving and decision-making — something that must not be neglected in the human mind. Listen to hear all about it!