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Health, Beauty, Fitness
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Did you know the human foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments? It’s no wonder that a lot can go wrong. Although some foot problems are inherited, many occur because we haven’t look..
(Read full article on Proper Foot Care Made Easy)
Emphysema or COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a name for the scarring of lung tissue caused by smoking, being around smokers, or by repeated exposure to other airborne chemicals like spray pai..
(Read full article on Treating Emphysema Naturally)
A mental disorder that often begins in early adulthood, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, typically causes patients to exhibit obsessions, such as the fear of becoming contaminated or being afraid of unlocked doors, and compulsions, which include actions prompted by the obsession. Over 8..
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How you react to stress may be the biggest factor in developing ulcers. An ulcer, sometimes call a gastric ulcer, is an open sore that develops in the lining of the stomach. Symptoms include painfu..
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We experience stress every day and nowhere is it more obvious than in the workplace. It seems that no job is perfect, and at least once or twice a day, you feel emotions of anger, fear, inadequacy or sadness. Because the stress that these emotions create can literally shorten your ..
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Whether it’s a common cold, or incurable AIDS, infection is the key cause. Infections spread because germs are present and live on people, plants, in food or soil, and in some cases in water. Germs enter t..
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Living a balanced lifestyle will ensure your emotional health can help you manage life’s changes and stresses. But emotional health is also about how you see yourself, your goals, the roles you are playing in your..
(Read full article on Emotional Health Just as Important as Physical Health)
Coffee and Stress Coffee doesn’t make you alert—it chemically induces stress and the stress keeps you alert. The constant stress of several cups of coffee each day produces a ..
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You can cook healthy meals for yourself and your family without sacrificing any of the delicious entrees that you love. And you’ll be helping to reduce the damage to the environment as well. Start by buying local produce that is in season so it’s fresher...
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The HbA1c Test Anyone with diabetes is familiar with the devices that check glucose levels in the blood. This is part of the daily regimen. But there is another test that should be performed perio..
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