Diet & Fitness / Wellness
We’ve all heard that milk does a body good, but do you really know why? Milk’s health-enhancing benefits go beyond building stronger bones. There’s a whole list of perks that this dairy dream provides. However, most people are unaware of the most obscure benefits of milk. Read on to learn…
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by Hector Milla In today’s difficult times, getting sick is probably the last thing that any person wants. There are food supplements, vitamins, and other things that could help us to stay physically fit; people are more aware of the benefits that these things offer the body. Acidophilus is a…
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Diet & Fitness / Wellness
For the morbidly obese, most of whom have tried the diet route without success, bariatric surgery may be the last best option. With the range of obesity related diseases and obesity itself on the rise, bariatric surgery and its quick weight loss may be the solution for a return to…
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Pain is normally your body’s way of signaling that there’s something amiss. So when you feel pain in your breast, you may panic and assume the worst — breast cancer. Could breast pain be a sign of cancer? It’s possible. But the good news is that pain doesn’t usually signal…
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BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a measure of a person’s body fat, based on a simple calculation of body weight in kilograms, divided by the square of the individual’s height in meters. It is used by health professionals around the world to determine whether a person is overweight or…
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If you have a wound or irritation on your skin that doesn’t seem quite right or isn’t healing as it should, chances are it might be some kind of lesion. But is the skin lesion cancerous or not? That’s the important question. Lesions are defined as almost any type of…
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Whether you need to lose 20 pounds or 100, hopping on that scale and discovering that you’ve lost 10 percent of your total goal can have powerful benefits, both mentally and physically. Here are 10 reasons why: 1. Ten percent is an achievable first goal. Instead of fretting about all…
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I feel horrible! Do I have the flu or is it just a common cold? This question is usually the first that comes to mind when you get that lousy-all-over-feeling that lets you know you’ve caught a winter season bug. Some of the symptoms of the flu (influenza) are very…
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Every time the seasons change 35 million Americans start sneezing, rubbing their watery eyes, blowing their stuffy noses, and itching like mad. They are the ranks of seasonal allergy sufferers, joined by another 50 million kindred souls who endure an even wider variety of allergic reactions to trees, grass, flowers,…
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Many smokers avoid kicking the habit because they don’t want to gain weight after they quit. Experts say that smoking can burn up to 200 calories per day and helps to boost the metabolism. The sad truth is most people do gain 5 to 10 pounds after quitting simply because…
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