1. Get a Veggie Edge Many people may control hypertension with diet. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a sustained blood pressure reading greater than 140/90. Your blood pressure goes up and down during the day for many reasons: Physical exertion,…
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1. Bust the Sugar Although your doctor might not prescribe food as a way to treat fungal infections, you can certainly cut certain foods out of your diet and include others to help get rid of the yeast and fungal…
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1. Keep Them Separated Don’t be lulled by a false sense of security after you’ve thoroughly cooked your food. Even after administering safe cooking temperatures, you can still contaminate food by cross contamination. For example, if you concocted a delicious…
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1. Reduce the Pressure Blood pressure refers to the force of blood as it is pushed through your arteries and arterioles. Over a period of time, high blood pressure damages the walls of the arteries and blood vessels and can…
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1. Wash Away the Problem Diarrhea can cause dehydration. When you are pregnant, dehydration can lead to a lot of problems during pregnancy including uterine irritability which can cause pre-term labor. It is very important to drink a lot of…
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1. Provide Minimal Treatment at Home Unless it’s a common occurrence for your child and her doctor has instructed you in reducing the injury, nursemaid’s elbow needs to be treated by a medical professional. In the meantime, however, you can…
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1. Don’t Smoke Anything that would bring damage to the lungs, says the American Lung Association (ALA), can increase the risk of fungal lung infections of immuno-compromised individuals, such as those with cancer or AIDS. To prevent fungal lung infections,…
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1. Flush the Eye With Water Running warm tap water over an injured eye is one way to treat a minor eye injury. Do not touch or press on the eye during irrigation or flushing and flush for 10 or…
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1. Know the Risks and Be Safe HIV/AIDS is one of the most insidious killers in the world. Affecting millions of people across the globe, HIV/AIDS is an epidemic of gigantic proportions. Education about the dangers and risks associated with…
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1. Autoimmune Disorders Number Over 80 An autoimmune disorder is one that occurs when the immune system attacks the body. There are over 80 immune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, myasthenia gravis and type 1 diabetes. Many of these…
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1. Watch the Clock Many of the foods we eat contain the microbes responsible for food poisoning. If you give these microbes a favorable environment, they will multiply until enough are present to cause symptoms of food poisoning. You can…
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1. Understand the concept of stress. Although the precise definition of stress has come under considerable debate within the psychological community since Walter Cannon began his research in 1932, most modern therapist agree upon one thing: stress is usually harmful….
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1. Excess Belly Fat is Dangerous Our bodies are designed to store extra fat in case of famine, but when the famine doesn’t happen and we aren’t active enough to lose the extra pounds, the body releases fat molecules into…
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1. What’s VZV? Varicella-zoster virus–sounds ominous, doesn’t it? Use the everyday name of “chicken pox” and it doesn’t sound quite as bad. But be prepared; this childhood illness turns households upside down. Symptoms go away without treatment in a week…
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1. A Simple Lesson in Skin Structure Skin is made up of three layers, the epidermis or outer layer of the skin, the dermis, or midsection of the skin and the subcutis, or the underlying layer of the skin. The…
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1. Three Therapies in One There are many types of therapies that overlap cognitive therapy, also called cognitive behavioral therapy. First, you must sort the problems and recognize the difference between the inconsequential and the major. The second part of…
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1. Understanding Arimidex Arimidex is a medication prescribed to patients with breast cancer. It is a drug approved by the FDA and is effective in controlling the cancer because it lowers the amount of estrogen and other hormones in the…
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1. A Verbal Speech Problem Stuttering is a verbal speech problem that affects many people. The individual with this disorder may speak words or sentences with broken, missing or prolonged sounds. The National Institute of Health estimates that some 3…
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1. Pubic Lice is Crabs Pubic lice, sometimes referred to as crabs, appear to be tiny crabs when viewed under a microscope. Public lice are actually little bugs with six legs. They live in body hair. These bugs commonly camp…
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1. Tame Your Symptoms Diazepam calms anxiety symptoms like anxiousness, tension and agitation. The drug helps during alcohol withdrawal to stop tremors, hallucinations and acute agitation. It also relieves muscle spasms by helping the muscle relax and decreasing inflammation. Oral…
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1. Low Dose Naltrexone is a Wonder Drug The original use for naltrexone was to reduce cravings in people who were addicted to alcohol or opioids. When used for this purpose, the dose is 50 mg per day. However, beginning…
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1. Glucagonoma Explained Glucagonoma is a tumor in the islet cells of the pancreas. 80% of the cases are cancerous, and early diagnosis is important, as this particular malignancy can spread to the liver and surrounding tissues. Even if benign,…
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1. Samples Provide Answers Determining the cause of secondary hypertension may be as simple as having your doctor draw a blood sample. A lab will examine your blood or urine specimens to see whether they contain the correct levels of…
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1. Don’t Be a Rowing Fanatic Rowing is a great way to get into shape since it works so many muscles of the body. However, this water sport does take some time to get used to. If your body isn’t…
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1. It’s Not About Being Perfect Perfectionism may have brought you to your obsession with food, but being perfect is impossible. The goal of your workbook is not to create the perfect you in a few simple steps. This workbook…
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1. Look at the Recent Medical History Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a condition that causes inflammation of the spinal cord and the brain. Specifically, this neurological ailment causes damage to the myelin surrounding the brain’s nerves. Both adults and…
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1. Infertility Due to Abnormal Blood Clotting Doctors define infertility as the inability to conceive following twelve months of well-timed, unprotected intercourse. There’s many causes of infertility in men and women. Some cases of infertility result from autoimmune disorders or…
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1. Watch the Signs When navigating through an injury, it’s necessary to watch for the early warning signs of pain. Pay attention to what your body is telling you through the pain signals it gives. To diagnose bowler’s tendonitis, your…
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1. That Burning Sensation Burning when you urinate is a frequent sign of vaginosis, especially if that burning lasts more than a couple of days. However, this is a common symptom for several sexually transmitted diseases, so you’ll need to…
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1. Get a Massage A massage can relax your neck muscles, tendons and ligaments and improve blood circulation. Over the course of your day, tension can build up in your neck due to a variety of activities, including holding up…
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