Category: Health

It’s no surprise that enjoying several beers or gin and tonics a few times a week isn’t necessarily healthy. But you may not be aware how much it ages you. As you grow older, you start to metabolize alcohol at a slower rate, according to Elizabeth Trattner, a Miami-based acupuncture physician and nutritionist. The longer the booze stays in your system, the more alcohol builds up in your bloodstream, which puts you at greater risk for damaging effects. For example, a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health…

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Stomach bloating is commonly caused by excess wind in the abdomen which is promoted by certain foods people eat. Foods known for their bloat-inducing qualities include beans, onions and broccoli. So how can you reduce a bloated tummy? Surprisingly, some health experts recommend food – Dr Mehmet Oz lists five to eat on his self-titled website. On the US TV health expert’s site, it says: “We all will experience bloating from time to time. “Often cased by natural processes during digestion, bloating is typically triggered by the accumulation of fluid…

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When it comes to assessing your risk for a variety of health conditions and diseases, your parents can provide a wealth of information that can help doctors to treat you correctly. This is especially true for your mom and her side of the family tree. Not all health problems have a genetic component, but understanding more about your maternal health history can help you to understand your own body better and make predictions for the future. But first, you need to ask the right questions. Below are the inquiries health…

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Last week research that looked at data examining almost 1.3 million people revealed no link whatsoever of high total cholesterol or “bad cholesterol” with heart disease.  Lead author Uffe Ravskov told New Scientist last year “the cholesterol campaign is the greatest medical scandal of modern time”.  The fear of cholesterol has driven a multibillion pound cholesterol-lowering diet and drug industry that has actually increased the risk of heart disease, and been a major root cause of Type 2 diabetes and obesity epidemic by driving up consumption of “low-fat” foods laden…

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More than 18 percent of Americans live with stress and anxiety. That’s a whole lot of people who are dealing with symptoms like insomnia, chronic pain, restlessness and depression every day. Though we know there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to anxiety, there are solutions that can help manage the symptoms. From CBD oil for pain and wellness, to weighted blankets for better sleep, there are so many innovative ways to deal with anxiety today. We believe that those 40 million Americans deserve better. That’s why we’ve found what we believe are some…

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Dementia mostly affects people over 65, and there are four common types – Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia and frontotemporal dementia. These different types of dementia can affect people differently, but there are six common early signs to watch out for. These are memory loss, difficulty concentrating, finding hard to carry out familiar daily tasks, struggling to follow a conversation or find the right word, being confused about time and place and mood changes. But how is the disease diagnosed? The first step, according to the NHS, is…

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