Lower Your Cholesterol Without Drugs
Cholesterol has been linked to heart disease and many other health problems, so it is important that you have regular check ups and take some steps to lower your cholesterol, before you have to resort to drugs. Lose Weight When you are overweight, you will most likely be ingesting too many fats for your body to process, and this in turn can upset your metabolism and result in increased cholesterol levels. A good way to lower your cholesterol is to shed a few extra pounds, and you could see your doctor about getting some dietary advice if you are not ...
Alternative Treatments for Back Pain
Back pain is a difficult condition to diagnose and treat successfully, and you may have to try and test a number of treatments before you find one that suits you. Don't forget to include some alternative treatments in your quest for back pain relief, as some of these can be surprisingly simple and effective such as: * Flotation therapy - this is used to improve the healing process by encouraging patients to enter a deep sense of relaxation, which is achieved by immersion in a gravity free 'floating' environment. This is effective in relieving existing joint ...
Is Air Conditioning Bad for You?
Air conditioning can be a great benefit in the hot summer months, especially if you work indoors in a building with little natural ventilation. Air conditioning is a safe, affordable and effective way of cooling down the ambient temperature of large room spaces, but scientists have begun to discover some ways in which air conditioning is or could actually be bad for us / health. Obesity Recent research has shown that the combination of heating in winter and air conditioning in summer has resulted in a 'reduction in variability of ambient temperature' for a large number of people, which basically means ...
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer's Disease affects over half of all dementia sufferers, and is thought to be caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain, resulting in a loss of brain cells. This leads to significant degeneration of mental abilities, resulting in serious problems with short-term memory, general lethargy and withdrawal and an inability and disinterest in basic daily routines such as eating and personal hygiene. In the early stages of Alzheimer's suffers will tend to linger in the past, speaking only of events, friends and family members from long ago, and they may start to develop odd behaviours and characteristics that ...
Diagnosing Arthritis
Arthritis is a painful degenerative condition that causes swollen, inflamed joints, and most commonly begins in the hands, particularly the knuckles. Arthritis is a chronic condition and although it is most common in those over 50, it can affect all ages. The trigger for the infection that causes Arthritis is thought to be hereditary, but the severity of the disease can be affected by a number of factors included diet and general health, and sufferers can often experience brief periods of significant improvement, before suffering a relapse. Treatment Arthritis is a difficult condition to treat, as it symptoms are unpredictable ...
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s Disease affects over half of all dementia sufferers, and is thought to be caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain, resulting in a loss of brain cells. This leads to significant degeneration of mental abilities, resulting in serious problems with short-term memory, general lethargy and withdrawal and an inability and disinterest in basic daily routines such as eating and personal hygiene. In the early stages of Alzheimer’s suffers will tend to linger in the past, speaking only of events, friends and family[.....]
Alternative Treatments for Back Pain
Back pain is a difficult condition to diagnose and treat successfully, and you may have to try and test a number of treatments before you find one that suits you. Don’t forget to include some alternative treatments in your quest for back pain relief, as some of these can be surprisingly simple and effective such as: * Flotation therapy – this is used to improve the healing process by encouraging patients to enter a deep sense of relaxation, which is achieved by immersion in a[.....]
Home Treatment for Hives
Hives are a type of rash that occurs when your body releases a chemical called histamine into your skin, which causes blood vessels to contract, allowing fluid to leak out and create a red lesion called a ‘flare’, which often contains a number of raised white spongy areas called ‘weals’. These flares and weals can be any shape and size, and depending on the severity of the hives will normally disappear on their own after a few minutes or hours. Hives can occur for many[.....]
What Causes Migraines?
Migraines are more than just severe headaches, they also include a number of other symptoms including vision and hearing problems, loss of sense of smell and nausea and vomiting, and can be very debilitating while they last (anywhere between 2 to 72 hours). The exact cause of migraines are not yet known, although research has linked them to disturbances in blood circulation in the brain, but a number of factors can trigger them including tiredness, stress, anxiety, alcohol, medication (such as contraceptive pill) and some[.....]
What is Post Natal Depression?
Postnatal depression (PND) affects many woman after childbirth, and is a depressive illness that ranges drastically in severity, from just a mild case of feeling ‘low’ (often called the baby blues) to acute mental disturbances which are known as ‘postnatal psychosis’. PND commonly develops in the first few months following childbirth and can be very persistent, but doctors are not sure exactly how long it lasts for as in many cases it develops into ‘ordinary’ depression, which has very similar symptoms. It is thought that[.....]
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