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 ...
Is Milk Powder safe for Babies?
Not all mothers are able or willing to breastfeed their babies, especially after 2 months, and milk powder is a safe, effective and easy to use option that will give babies all the nourishment they need to grow healthy and strong.
There are many different brands of milk powder available from chemists and supermarkets, and although there is not much difference between the brands themselves in terms of quality, you will need to make sure you select a milk powder that is suitable for your baby’s[.....]
Dance for Fitness
Dancing is one of the most demanding forms of fitness, requiring high levels of stamina and muscle strength, but is can also be very varied and great fun, which makes it the ideal way to keep fit.
There are a number of fitness dance clubs now on offer, everything from belly dancing through to ballroom, so you should be able to find a dance class that appeals to you:
* Salsa/Latin – salsa dancing is fast, energetic and lots of fun, and the music is so lively[.....]
UK Childhood Vaccinations
The UK has a national schedule of vaccinations that is offered to all children with an aim to preventing some of the serious viral and bacterial diseases that can affect childhood, and cause long term health problems into the future.
Vaccinations work by introducing a tiny amount of the virus or bacteria into the body, which allows antibodies to be formed that attack and isolate the harmful microbes before they can do any damage. This means that in the future if the body comes into contact[.....]
Can you conceive whilst taking HRT?
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) can relieve some of the symptoms of the menopause such as sweating, flushing and bone strength reduction, but it is not a contraceptive and so woman who are on HRT are still advised to continue using contraceptives for at least two years until after regular periods have stopped.
This is because occasional ovulation can still occur during this time, and although it is very unlikely you would become pregnant, there is a chance that a healthy egg could be fertilised during unprotected[.....]
Coping With Grief
Grief will affect most people during their life times, whether it be the loss of a loved one or the break up of a long term relationship, and can have a significant impact on our health and general well being. How we cope with grief individually will depend on a number of factors including how we were brought up, what other events are happening in our lives and also what support we have from family, friends or professional counsellors.
Some people can find that the loss[.....]
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