(Natural News) If you’re employed in a job that requires you to sit or drive for a long time, like driving long-haul trucks, make it a habit to take frequent breaks to do some stretching exercises. According to a group of Japanese physicians, the risk of developing venous thromboembolisms (VTE) increases when people remain inactive for a […]

(Natural News) Fermented foods have only recently started getting a lot of attention for their health benefits, but some cultures have known about the effects of these foods for thousands of years. Researchers have found that an extract from the traditional Japanese fermented food known as natto can be surprisingly effective in fighting blood clots […]

(Natural News) Every two seconds, someone somewhere is having a stroke, and the cause isn’t always what you’re told. A stroke is when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Most strokes (80 percent) that occur are ischemic strokes, where the arteries leading to […]

(Natural News) Women of all ages use contraceptives daily, but a recent report from the Daily Mail has revealed that a 19-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital after using the pill for only six months. According to the report, a student named Eleanor Waring “developed pneumonia and potentially fatal blood clots [in] her lungs,” and […]

(Natural News) A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine revealed that not all patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) require clot-clearing drugs and devices as the treatments did not reduce the risk of developing post-thrombotic syndrome, a condition characterized by chronic limb pain and swelling. According to the experts, this complication leads to […]

(Natural News) On the early morning of Aug. 26, 2016, 20-year-old Abbey Parkes suffered from a cardiac arrest at her home in Tunstall, Staffordshire. Her live-in boyfriend, Liam Grocott, immediately contacted emergency services and paramedics found her slumped in the living room, unconscious and not breathing. After an hour and a half in the emergency […]