• Think you might have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?   See Kenyotta's WisdomCards to learn how to test for COPD and how to treat COPD.

• How many Americans have heart disease?  Jacky's WisdomCard answers that question, while Kenyotta shares info on heart disease and pregnancy.

• Questions about cholesterol?  Carolyn's WisdomCard helps clear up the confusion about the types of cholesterol complexes, Susan explores garlic and cholesterol, Misty looks into nuts and cholesterol, and Brian has a WisdomCard on the relationship between cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.

• Speaking of relationships, is there one between blood pressure and insomnia?  Check out Amy M.'s WisdomCard to find out.

Want more? You can always find the newest WisdomCards right on the OrganizedWisdom homepage!

• Living with rheumatoid arthritis?  See Carolyn's WisdomCards on how to garden with RA and how to cope with RA at work, as well as Jacky's WisdomCard on how important it is to maintain a healthy weight when you have rheumatoid arthritis.

• Jacky also offers tips on how to live with heart disease, and safe exercises for patients with heart disease.  And Misty created a WisdomCard on fish oil and heart disease.

• What are behavioral techniques for overactive bladder?  See Kenyotta's WisdomCard to find out.

• Does someone in your family have ADHD?  Kenyotta has a WisdomCard on ADHD and marriage with tips for adults living with ADHD, and Samantha has a WisdomCard on how fidgeting may help kids with ADHD focus.

• And just how much sleep do you really need?  Check out Kenyotta's WisdomCard to find out!

Want more? You can always find the newest WisdomCards right on the OrganizedWisdom homepage!

• Does omega-3 help rheumatoid arthritis?  What is glucosamine? How do you relieve rheumatoid arthritis pain?  What are triggers for rheumatoid arthritis? Check out Judy and Melinda's helpful WisdomCards to learn more.  

• Is running OK if you have rheumatoid arthritis?  What about swimming with RA?  Does massage help rheumatoid arthritis? See Jacky and Carolyn's WisdomCards on these topics to find out.

• Do you know the symptoms of plaque psoriasis?  What about the causes of pustular psoriasis?  Catherine's WisdomCards on these topics can help.

• What exactly is hypertension?  What about cholesterol?  Melinda and Kenyotta have WisdomCards that answer these questions.

• Are you concerned that your baby may have a breastmilk allergy?  See new-mother Erica's WisdomCard on this important topic.

Want more? You can always find the newest WisdomCards right on the OrganizedWisdom homepage!

OrganizedWisdom's sleep advisor, Michael Breus, Ph.D., author of Beauty Sleep, tells us that napping offers all of the wonderful benefits of a good night's sleep. So if you can't always get a decent snooze, a nap can help give your body a mini reboot.

If you feel like you can't nap because you wake up feeling groggy and disoriented, guess what? You're doing it wrong!

Here are Dr. Breus's 10 steps to a perfect power nap. You'll learn how to give it a try today (right at your desk), and see if your brain and body work a little better 20 minutes later!

Also, be sure to check out our questions and answers with Dr. Breus about sleep disorders and insomnia. It's all part of OrganizedWisdom Expert Answers series where we seek out professional advice to address the most highly searched real-life FAQs!

• Does garlic affect blood pressure?  Check out Kenyotta's WisdomCard on high blood pressure and garlic to find out.  

• Do you have high triglycerides?  Misty's WisdomCard on lowering triglycerides may help.

• How do you deal with diabetes when you're not feeling well?  Judy has a WisdomCard on handling diabetes when you're sick.

• Shopping for a glucose meter?  Judy also has WisdomCards on choosing a glucose meter, and the best glucose meters.

• Can diabetes hurt your heart?  This important question is answered in Judy's WisdomCard on diabetes and heart health.

• How common is heart disease in women?  Kenyotta has created a WisdomCard to answer that question.

• Looking to help your insomnia without drugs?  Check out Jacky's WisdomCard on natural insomnia treatments.

• Migraines hurting your head?  Be sure to see Kenyotta's WisdomCard on how to prevent a migraine.

Want more? You can always find the newest WisdomCards right on the OrganizedWisdom homepage!

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• What are the different types of lipids in the blood?  Guide Carolyn answers that question, while Guide Misty has WisdomCards on heart disease facts and the genetics of high blood pressure. Guide Catherine offers a WisdomCard on peripheral artery disease treatments, and Guide Jacky has written on congestive heart failure warning signs.

• No one wants to talk about it, but overactive bladder is a real problem.  Guide Jacky has written WisdomCards on overactive bladder in women, risk factors for overactive bladder, and devices to help with overactive bladder.  Guide Kenyotta has also added a WisdomCard on urinary incontinence medications.

• Have you heard of a retinal migraine?  What about a transformed migraine?  Kenyotta created WisdomCards on both these types of migraines.

• In the news this week, Guide Susan created a WisdomCard on Farrah Fawcett's reality special, and another on the possibility of autism recovery.  And Guide Melinda wrote a WisdomCard on Natalie Cole's kidney transplant.

Want more? You can always find the newest WisdomCards right on the OrganizedWisdom homepage!

• Celebrities with Arthritis
• 10 Quick Headache Cures
• The Most Common Allergies in the U.S.A.
• 30 Natural Ways to Fight Pain
• 25 Cheap and Easy Ways to Soothe Your Skin
• Best and Worst Foods for Sensitive Stomachs
• 12 Natural Ways to Lower Blood Pressure

• May is Arthritis Awareness Month, and children get arthritis too.  If your child has arthritis, you will want to see Catherine's WisdomCard on juvenile rheumatoid arthritis treatments, as well as Jacky's WisdomCard on JRA and physical therapy.

• Speaking of kids, they can also suffer from insomnia -- so check out Jacky's WisdomCards on insomnia in children and insomnia prevention. 

• ADHD is generally considered a children-only condition, but Jacky has created a WisdomCard on how to diagnose ADHD in adults, while Kenyotta sheds light on ADHD myths.

• Judy has put together another whole deck of WisdomCards on migraines this week, so be sure to take a look: migraine prevention, migraines and caffeine, vestibular migraines, migraines and blurred vision, and migraine diary.

• Would you recognize the physical symptoms of high blood pressure?  Jacky put together a WisdomCard to answer that question, plus more: high blood pressure and pets (hint: pets are good!) and tips to help you remember to take your hypertension medications.  Kenyotta also has information on high blood pressure treatment, and Misty has a WisdomCard on the effects of high blood pressure.

• Trouble breathing? Misty can help you understand the differences between COPD vs. asthma. While Catherine put together WisdomCards on the causes of chronic bronchitis, the symptoms of bronchiectasis, and the prognosis of COPD.

• Chronic pain sufferers looking for alternative treatments need to check out Misty's WisdomCards on using biofeedback for chronic pain, as well as massage and acupuncture for fibromyalgia. 

Want more? You can always find the newest WisdomCards right on the OrganizedWisdom homepage!