| (Published: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:24:17 -0600) |
| Vitamin C Skin Care |
| The use of Vitamin C in skin care is attributed to its property of aiding collagen formation and its anti-oxidant nature. Collagen constitutes 75 percent of our skin and is also responsible for a smooth, young, and healthy appearance to our skin, and thereby responsible for improving skin texture. C |
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| (Published: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:43:04 -0600) |
| Thyroid Health Problems |
| The thyroid is a gland that regulates the body’s metabolism. Any imbalance in the body’s thyroid levels can result in debilitating thyroid health problems. A malfunction or even an infection could lead to drastic weight problems, which are hard to overcome. Thyroid health problems could |
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| (Published: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:46:48 -0600) |
| High Blood pressure and keeping fit |
| Recent estimates have indicated that one in three adults in the USA has high blood pressure and that a third of these people are unaware of their condition. Your blood pressure is quite simply the force of the blood on the artery walls when the heart beats (systolic pressure) and when it rests betwe |
| Directory: Cardiac Heart Health |
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| (Published: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:15:19 -0600) |
| Practical approaches in the treatment of asthma |
| For so many people around the world, the symptoms of asthma - wheezing, coughing and breathlessness have become a way of life. The American Lung Association puts asthma down as the seventh-ranked chronic health condition in the United States and the leading chronic illness in children. It is est |
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| (Published: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:03:41 -0600) |
| Vitamin C dosage, deficiency and overdose |
Yesterday we discussed the importance of Vitamin C (http://www.mitamins.com/index.html?sourc=article) in skin care. Today we discuss Vitamin C dosage, overdose, and possible deficiencies.
Dosage of Vitamin C
The intake of Vitamin C in proper quantity is important. Although it is t |
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| (Published: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:48:42 -0600) |
| High Cholesterol |
| Cholesterol is a fat-like substance found in the cell membranes of all body tissues and transported through the blood plasma. In the human body there are two types of cholesterol carriers - ‘bad cholesterol’, low-density lipoprotein or LDL and ‘good cholesterol’, high-density |
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| (Published: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:16:59 -0600) |
| Beating Depression: Types of Depression Treatment |
What is depression? Are there any similarities between manic depression (bipolar disorder) and anxiety depression? What help is available to sufferers, and is there any treatment for depression?
Symptoms and Causes of |
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| (Published: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:46:19 -0600) |
| High Cholesterol? |
| What’s the big deal about blood cholesterol anyway? Is your cholesterol high, low, middling, whatever? Well, the fact of the matter is that if you have high cholesterol you could be well on your way to a heart attack or stroke so that’s reason enough to start worrying about it. Is your c |
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:10:02 -0600) |
| The Truth about High Cholesterol |
| Whilst everybody would agree that high cholesterol is bad, cholesterol itself isn’t and is an important building block in the cells in our body. The problem is that high cholesterol tends to cause the narrowing and hardening of the arteries, which in turn can lead to heart disease or stroke. W |
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| (Published: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:57:56 -0600) |
| Not Just in the Mind: Depression Treatment |
| “Regarding focusing on the good things, when you are depressed it is impossible to do. Yes, you can make an effort and think about them but it doesn’t affect the mood/feelings. That is the nature of depression, it is beyond feeling ‘fed up’ and really all you can do is go wit |
| Directory: Mental Health |
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| (Published: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:36:36 -0600) |
| Do I have High Blood Pressure? Symptoms and Signs |
| Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is considered a modern day disease that can lead to heart disease and stroke. It is therefore vitally important to be on the lookout for the symptoms of high blood pressure. As soon as symptoms are apparent, the treatment of high blood pressure should be sought |
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| (Published: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:17:04 -0500) |
| Benefits of Grape Seed Extract |
This article discusses the uses and benefits of grape seed extract. The article explains how grape seed extract benefits us in treating cardiovascular diseases, allergies, cataracts, and providing skin care.
Grape seed extract is a natural source of a powerful antioxidant called OPC. It |
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| (Published: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:03:25 -0500) |
| Super-antioxidant: Vitamin E's role in Lupus Treatment |
| Lupus disease, like any autoimmune disease, is an extremely difficult condition to treat. How can you fight against something causing you immense discomfort when that something is your own body? Because of this, lupus treatment is often restricted to controlling the signs and symptoms of lupus while |
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| (Published: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:02:37 -0500) |
| CoQ10 : The Back Door Key to Hypertension Treatment |
| High blood pressure (http://www.mitamins.com/disease/High-Blood-Pressure.html), also known as hypertension, is often considered a modern day disease. Everything about the modern, fast-paced, American lifestyle seems geared towards elevating our blood pressure. Some of the causes of high blood pressu |
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| (Published: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:05:44 -0500) |
| 4-Step Treatment of Lupus |
| The most common symptom of lupus is the appearance of a red colored rash over the cheeks and nose. In severe cases the rash may spread to the rest of the body, and bouts of fever and joint pain could be experienced. Once the condition is diagnosed, you might think that the treatment of lupus could b |
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| (Published: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:24:55 -0500) |
| B Vitamins: Something for Everyone in the Treatment of Depression |
There is no way that we could appreciate the good times in life if we hadn’t experienced the lows. Likewise, it is the memory of happier times that get us through the low points on life’s journey. The peaks and troughs are normal. They are life.
But when the feelings of sadn |
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| (Published: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:14:58 -0500) |
| Natural Diabetes Treatment: A New Hope |
| Diabetes (http://www.mitamins.com/disease/Diabetes.html) is the No. 6 leading causes of deaths in the United States, according to 2001 data from the United States National Center for Health Statistics. Diabetes (both type 1 and 2) is a disease in which your body loses its ability to use or produce i |
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| (Published: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:18:20 -0500) |
| Cholesterol The Good, The Bad and Trans-Fat |
| If high cholesterol is so bad for us then why are low-fat, low cholesterol diets so difficult to stick to? After all we wouldn’t stick our hands into an open flame, yet from the various reports and statements of health experts, you’d think that eating cholesterol is just as dangerous. So |
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| (Published: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:14:51 -0500) |
| Vitamins for depression |
There is no way that we could appreciate the good times in life if we hadn’t experienced the lows. Likewise, it is the memory of happier times that get us through the low points on life’s journey. The peaks and troughs are normal. They are life.
But when the feelings of sadn |
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| (Published: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:30:50 -0500) |
| Know your Lupus |
| Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system of the body attacks it own cells and tissue, causing a red rash on the face, or inflammation of the joints. In lupus disease all the parts of the body can be affected, such as skin, liver, kidney, joints, blood vessels, brain, blood, and the |
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| (Published: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:38:50 -0500) |
| Cutting Through the Controversy DHEA & Lupus Treatment |
| Lupus disease is an autoimmune disorder that can affect any part of the body, but more commonly affects the skin. It can occur at any age (though it is more common in 15 to 45 year olds), in both men and women (but more common in women), and there is know known cure. As for the rest: it's a mystery! |
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| (Published: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:43:16 -0500) |
| Anxiety Depression Treatment with DHEA |
| Anxiety and depression (http://www.mitamins.com/disease/Depression.html) are treatable forms of mental illness. With anxiety, the patients are overwhelmed with worry, too frightened to face a situation and with no other wish than to keep themselves locked up at home. In depression, the patients feel |
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| (Published: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:50:10 -0500) |
| Food of Gods can also Treat Hypertension |
| Everyday, many drugs, natural remedies, and medicines once hailed as the next miracle cure are recalled due to harmful side-effects, or even because they simply don’t work at all. With a number of health concerns on the rise, such as high cholesterol, hypertension (high-blood pressure), lupus, |
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| (Published: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:35:32 -0500) |
| Potassium as a Supplement |
| Potassium depletion can be a serious health concern as potassium is a very important mineral that controls many important functions in our body. Potassium helps in the treatment of high blood pressure (http://www.mitamins.com/disease/High-Blood-Pressure.html) and controls the water balance in the bo |
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| (Published: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:54:07 -0500) |
| High Cholesterol Treatment from the Sub-Continent |
| Some medications that lower cholesterol (http://www.mitamins.com/disease/High-Cholesterol.html) are found by testing in a laboratory while others are discovered and perfected over 5000 years of use. Some natural remedies for high cholesterol however, have the stamp of approval from both the scientif |
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| (Published: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:27:16 -0500) |
| Ten Things You Need to Know About High Cholesterol |
| Just a little change in your lifestyle and food habits is enough to lower cholesterol (http://www.mitamins.com/disease/High-Cholesterol.html) and keep it low. High cholesterol is a big problem, but through effective treatment and supplementation, it need not be a problem in your life. Count to ten, |
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| (Published: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:08:42 -0500) |
| Why am I Fat? Diet, Exercise or Thyroid Problem? |
| Big bones, genetics, thyroid problems. All three are often given as reasons for unexplained weight gain, or for being overweight. Often these three are cruelly dismissed by others as “excuses” and that the real reason a person is overweight is simply because they are too lazy or too gree |
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| (Published: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:53:04 -0500) |
| The Modern Myth of the Balanced Diet |
| Eat your greens, avoid junk food, and drink plenty of water. With these three simple steps we are told by most nutritionists that our diet will be balanced, with all the essential vitamins and minerals needed for optimum health. However research is consistently showing that eating a “balanced |
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| (Published: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:55:23 -0500) |
| Arthritis The Facts, the Fiction, and the Supplements |
“Arthritis is the number one cause of disability, and the new data confirms that arthritis and chronic joint symptoms are one of our most common public health problems.”
- from a statement released by the CDC (October 2002)
Did you know that the term arthritis ( |
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| (Published: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:31:15 -0500) |
| Selenium Critical for Thyroid Function : Are You Getting Enough? |
| It has long been known in medical circles that the right amount of selenium is needed for general health as well as preventing thyroid problems. Selenium is an essential (i.e. our body doesn’t make it, so we need to eat it) trace mineral that is found in the soil. It is from the soil that sele |
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| (Published: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:55:35 -0500) |
| Could Thyroid Problems Be Affecting Your Weight? |
| You exercise. You eat a decent amount of food, but not too much nor too little. You avoid sugars and high fats (most of the time, anyway). But the numbers on the scale seem to move of their own accord, fluctuating rapidly regardless of your lifestyle. Is this due to thyroid problems (http://www.mita |
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| (Published: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:43:09 -0500) |
| Vitamin "A" - Could It Be the Most Natural Acne Treatment? |
| Whether you’re at the beginning of puberty or heading toward menopause, you may be one of the thousands of people on the lookout for an acne treatment that really works. After all, regardless of your age, those sometimes-painful, always unwelcome blemishes can make your life miserable, from th |
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| (Published: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:58:58 -0500) |
| Break Free from Acne Breakouts Zinc’s Role in Acne Treatment |
| Acne vulgaris, otherwise known as common acne, is the bane of many teenagers’ lives. If acne during your teen years weren’t embarrassing enough, the pimples and breakouts can continue into adulthood. There is a constant search for an acne treatment that will ensure control and reduce bre |
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| (Published: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:18:14 -0500) |
| Allergy Treatment Help Your Thymus, Help Yourself |
| An allergy refers to the adverse reaction of the body’s immune system to certain allergens such as dust, pollen, certain foods, and fur. Another way to describe allergy is the abnormal reaction to a normal substance. The immune system defends the body from harmful organisms. When the immune sy |
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| (Published: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:29:37 -0500) |
| Kids Sometimes Need Depression Treatment, Too |
| As adults, we often forget that kids are under tremendous pressure these days. The childhood we remember has vanished. A few generations ago, life was undeniably “simpler”; unfortunately for our youth, that era has long since passed. Thus, someone you love who is under the age of 18 may |
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| (Published: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:55:09 -0500) |
| Helping A Parent With High Cholesterol |
| Are you a chartered member of the so-called “sandwich generation”, struggling to take care of your aging parents while simultaneously raising your children? Such a tug-of-war between generations can be maddening enough, but when you add your mother or father’s high cholesterol in t |
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| (Published: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:18:52 -0500) |
| Magnesium as a Treatment of High Blood Pressure |
| There has been much research done and the results are undeniable: magnesium deficiency leads to high blood pressure. Because the modern U.S. diet lacks magnesium, most Americans are unknowingly deficient in this important mineral. As countless studies have shown, it helps to take magnesium supplemen |
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| (Published: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:19:38 -0500) |
| Too Much of a Good Thing : Drug and Vitamin Overdose |
| There is an addiction, endemic in a certain age-group in this nation. It turns seemingly normal people into “pill-poppers” who cannot stop, and require increasing numbers to satisfy their habit. Their addiction: over-the-counter medications and vitamin nutritional supplements; the people |
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| (Published: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:51:34 -0500) |
| Topping Up on the Non-Essentials: Aspartic Acid as a Nutritional Supplement |
| Aspartic acid, also known as L-aspartate, is a nonessential amino acid, meaning our bodies can make it without the need for an extra source. So, when any health company starts marketing nutritional supplements containing aspartic acid, it is understandable that people would be wary. Why try to sell |
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| (Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:28:01 -0500) |
| ‘You Don’t Understand.’ Depression Advice for Friends of Sufferers |
| “You don’t understand” are the words often heard by the friends or relatives of a person suffering from depression symptoms. And often they’re right: depression is a complex mental illness that cannot truly be known except by those who experience it. Yet depression treatment |
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| (Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:29:40 -0500) |
| I Live with a Depressed Person: What Can I Do? |
Depression has become a modern day epidemic, with 20 million Americans experiencing major depression at some point during their lives. Many more experience mild or moderate depression symptoms.
Depression Treatment: The Good News
A variety of Western and natural depression treatme |
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| (Published: Thu, 10 May 2007 00:19:15 -0500) |
| The Medication Supplement Food Minefield |
| Many people don’t realize that the medications prescribed to them by their doctors or other health care providers can seriously deplete the body of essential minerals and vitamins. Often, the only way to replace these lost nutrients is through nutritional supplements or other multi vitamins. A |
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| (Published: Mon, 14 May 2007 03:01:51 -0500) |
| Family History and Nutritional Supplements |
| Everybody has a family history, right? Did Aunt Kelly have irritable bowel syndrome, or did Grandpa Frank and your father deal with osteoporosis? Knowing your family’s medical history may provide a clue as to what kinds of health concern or genetic disease may strike you. In addition, knowing |
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| (Published: Wed, 16 May 2007 21:12:19 -0500) |
| Your Kids Can Actually Lower High Blood Pressure |
Kids can help in the treatment of high blood pressure symptoms (http://www.mitamins.com/disease/High-Blood-Pressure.html).
“Yeah, right,” you might be thinking. “My kids probably are the reason my blood pressure is so high!” However, read on before passing judgme |
| Directory: Cardiac Heart Health |
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| (Published: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:28:31 -0600) |
| Digestion and pancreatitis |
| You are lucky because you are reading this information on pancreatitis. In short, very short, pancreatitis is a digestive problem. Whether acute or mild, pancreatitis can be treated naturally as well as with harsh drugs. Treating your pancreatitis naturally is perhaps the best thing you can do. The |
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| (Published: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:31:54 -0600) |
| How to Deal with Floaters |
When to start treating floaters?
You can often see them when looking at a plain background, like a blank wall or blue sky. Floaters are actually tiny clumps of gel or cells inside the vitreous, the clear jelly-like fluid that fills the inside of your eye. But actually, what you are seeing |
| Directory: Eye & Visual Health |
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| (Published: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:36:41 -0600) |
| Conquering Anxiety |
| Life normally includes anxiety at different points. However, if you are constantly anxious for no reason you can figure out, and if your anxiety is difficult to control and long-lasting, you may have an anxiety disorder(http://www.mitamins.com/disease/Anxiety-Disorder.html). The components in this n |
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| (Published: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:03:31 -0600) |
| Diabetes, A Common Condition |
Essential natural ingredients are included in this formula; for example, chromium, which helps to regulate blood sugar level and indirectly affects level of fats in the blood, and taurine, which may improve insulin sensitivity and decrease cholesterol level.
Are you familiar with some o |
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| (Published: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:52:53 -0600) |
| Smoking Depletes Nutrients |
| Besides all the risks for serious diseases, do you realize how many essential nutrients are depleted when you smoke? Smoking cessation can result in improved health, including reduced risk of heart and lung diseases, many cancers, pregnancy complications, and other health problems. Soon after quitti |
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| (Published: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:25:15 -0600) |
| Getting a Handle on Arthritis |
Are you, or is someone you love, currently experiencing pain from arthritis? Have you thought about a natural treatment for arthritis(http://www.mitamins.com/disease/Arthritis.html)? Could it be that nature offers cures or ways to alleviate symptoms of arthritis?
Arthritis is a condition |
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| (Published: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:55:17 -0600) |
| Checking out the Causes of Numbness and Tingling |
Causes of Numbness and Tingling
Numbness and tingling could have any number of causes. The most common cause, however, is lack of blood flow to a particular area in the body. Tingling or numbness can also be caused by sitting or standing in one place for an extended p |
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| (Published: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:44:06 -0500) |
| Take Care of Lower Back Pain-1 |
| The symptoms of lower back pain vary from mild discomfort lasting for a short period to severe pain that is long term. Therefore if you are undergoing pain in your back and don't seek some kind of treatment for backache, the pain could become a recurring one which would be harder to prevent. Back pa |
| Directory: Aches & Pains - Back Pain |
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| (Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:33:26 -0500) |
| Saw Palmetto: A Crucial Natural Ingredient for Men's Health |
| Personal health is not generally a comfortable topic for men, particularly when the topic is concerning the prostate glands. As the prostate glands are located in a very personal area of the body, this is to be expected. However, open communication and education about the prostate are necessary, as |
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| (Published: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:21:53 -0500) |
| Effective Method to Fight Hypoglycemia |
| Have you been feeling hungrier than usual, and eating more than usual, too? Do you feel fatigued or anxious constantly? Those are some of the symptoms of hypoglycemia. Other symptoms associated with hypoglycemia include insomnia, loss of appetite, shakiness and blurred vision. Sometimes sufferers ca |
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| (Published: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:04:19 -0500) |
| Adjust you Diet to Eliminate Painful Stones |
What to Avoid Eating if You Have Kidney Stones
Some elements in foods can increase the risk of kidney stone formation(http://www.mitamins.com/disease/Kidney-Stones.html). For example, oxalate, especially as found in spinach, rhubarb, beet greens, nuts, chocolate, tea, bran almonds, peanut |
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| (Published: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:03:55 -0500) |
| Facing Cold Weather with Emphysema |
| Emphysema is a lung-related disease. In a healthy person, when breathing in, the lungs stretch, and when breathing out, they shrink. However, when the lungs are damaged, the walls between the alveoli are damaged which results in larger chest cavity because of the trapped air in the lungs. As a resul |
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