Everybody will experience an ankle sprain. It's not a question of if but a question of when. Sometimes, ankle sprains happen in the most unexpected circumstances. Simply crossing the street or getting out of bed can cause an ankle sprain if you land badly. Losing balance is the usual culprit causing the ankle to twist…
DetailsWhen a blood vessel becomes damaged by an injury or other means and a seepage of blood follows, it will show as a blue-purplish colour under the skin, this is known as a bruise. Also if the area is large, there will probably be considerable swelling and pain at the site. Consider the following remedies…
DetailsA diverticulum (plural: diverticula’s) is medical term for an out pouching of a hollow (or a fluid filled) structure in the body. It usually implies that the structure is not normally present, i.e. pathological. However, embryologically, some normal structures begin development as a diverticulum arising from another structure. Diverticular disease is common in the Western…
DetailsThere are 5 big questions you should ask about lower back pain. These questions will tell you what is wrong and what you should do to change it. Low back pain and back pains in general affect over 80% of the adult population – yet most adults do not understand what you can do. So…
DetailsWe are all familiar with the condition acid reflux Bile reflux is another condition that is not discussed as much, but is very similar and sometimes can be confused with acid reflux. First, let me educate you a little bit about what bile is. Bile is a digestive fluid produced in the liver. Some of…
DetailsI wanted to talk to you about how you can get rid of morning sickness. Pregnancy is a hectic time. You’re extremely excited, emotional, uncertain, scared and unprepared all at once. There’s so much that needs to be done and you’re getting sick all the time. Most women have accepted this as an inevitability of…
DetailsThe term “probiotic” comes from the Greek word meaning “for life”. Antibiotic therefore means the opposite and although as a drug they can literally save lives by killing of bacteria that is making the body unwell, they can also devastate the good bacteria living happily inside our guts. Good intestinal health is one of the…
DetailsSome men make mistakes in what concerns their lifestyle without being aware of the serious consequences that those mistakes can have. Some practices can lead to erectile dysfunction and this seems like a high price to be paid for just some moments of pleasure or for lack of information. Few men imagine that over masturbation…
DetailsColon cancer is the second leading cause of deaths resulting from cancer. Every year, approximately 48,000 people will die in the U.S. from colon cancer. Many of these deaths would be prevented with early detection and treatment through routine colon cancer screening. Colon Cancer Progresses Through Stages The stage of the colon cancer determines the…
DetailsInspirational words from the peoples like Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein, Winstin Churchill and many more are, indeed, magical. These words have that special ability to strike a chord deep within you and makes you question lot of things about life. They make you question if are you satisfied with the kind of life you are…
DetailsIn the past people suffering from peptic ulcers were restricted from taking small amount of bland food and milk regularly. Researches however showed that this in no way helps in decreasing the recurrence of ulcers. However, a diet rich of fibers may minimize the chances of developing ulcers, and will help in fast healing of…
DetailsDO NOT SQEEZE A BOIL. Yes, it looks like a giant pimple and it is red and hot and has a head. Do not squeeze it. It is a communicable staph infection that you don’t want to drive into the blood stream. A Carbuncle is a boil with two or more heads and a Furuncle…
DetailsThe presence of thrush in a baby’s mouth can be painful for the baby and very upsetting for parents. Babies who are bottle-fed are more likely to develop thrush than those who are exclusively breastfeed. However, steps can be taken to lessen the risk of thrush developing, and treatment is quite easy. Thrush, or oral…
DetailsStraight out of the gate, let me say that iodine is essential for your thyroid to function properly. In fact, many of us (if not most of us) are deficient in iodine and should consider an iodine supplement for thyroid treatment. I’ll get into that in a minute. The need for iodine is not what…
DetailsAs we mentioned in previous articles, hepatitis is characterized by the destruction of a number of liver cells and the presence of inflammatory cells in the liver tissue caused by excessive alcohol drinking, disorders of the gall bladder or pancreas, medication side effects, and infections. Beside foods, nutrition also plays an important role in preventing…
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