Added January 24, 2012, Under: Diets, Diseases, Drugs, Health
Our kidneys play a vital role in excreting drugs and toxins in the body but sometimes sheer numbers can be overwhelming and they need some help from us. You may need to undergo some detoxing therapy and you certainly need to be constantly on guard against the many drugs and other toxins that can actually harm your kidneys.
These toxins include medications such as NSAIDS and statins, aspirin and Tylenol.
In addition, here are some other ways in which you can ...
Added January 22, 2012, Under: Diets, Drugs, Exercise, Health
There is an interesting exercise you can do on the internet to find out your Real Age. I have completed this test and was relieved to find that my Real Age was nearly 4 years younger than my actual age so I must be doing something right!
You can do this test by going to www.realage.com and logging in. It will probably take you about 15 minutes to complete especially if you have some general background information ready before you start ...
Added January 19, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Diseases, Drugs, Exercise, Health
The number of asthma cases keeps on growing. Can you believe an increase of more than 300% over the last two decades? Asthma affects an estimated thirty million Americans including many children. This inflammatory condition, typically of the upper airways, results in symptoms of chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing. When the symptoms are especially severe, it can be extremely stressful for the sufferer.
Asthma can be treated with two types of pharmaceutical medications: long-term control and quick-relief medicines. ...
Added January 18, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Drugs, Environment, Nutrition, Parents
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are baffling and frustrating conditions in children that are not helped by the fact that experts do not agree on their exact cause or causes. The American Psychiatric Association lists 14 signs, of which at least 8 must be present for a child to be officially classified as ADD/ADHD.
These 14 signs are:
1. Often fidgeting with hands or feet, or squirming while seated.
2. Having difficulty remaining seated when required to do so.
3. Being ...
Added December 31, 2011, Under: Diseases, Drugs, Health
In this modern world, when we discover we have a disease or condition that is not going to go away on its own, we tend to think we must go and buy an over-the-counter drug or even ask our medical practitioner for a prescription drug. In fact, we are almost pre-programmed to do so from constant magazine and TV advertising in the USA.
However, it was not always like this. In the past, we relied on natural remedies and herbal remedies to ...
Added December 29, 2011, Under: Diets, Diseases, Drugs, Health
Cluster migraines can be the most painful type of migraines that come on very suddenly without any warning. There are small pockets throughout your head, and even in the eyes, where the pain erupts so that with this type of headache, the pain is felt all over the head but with more intensity in those pockets. Cluster migraine headaches have symptoms of a severe one-sided repetitive headache often with watery, red eyes and a stuffy nose.
A pattern usually forms where ...
Added December 10, 2011, Under: Diseases, Drugs, Health
Psoriatic arthritis is a form of arthritis that can develop in those who already have the skin condition known as psoriasis. Unlike rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis (when mild) may only require therapy when symptoms arise. Once these symptoms subside, therapy can be halted unless, or until, further problems develop.
Psoriatic arthritis can affect any joint within the body:
- If the fingers and toes are affected, they can become rather swollen. This particular condition is known as dactylitis.
- Psoriatic arthritis in the ...
Added November 24, 2011, Under: Drugs, Health
Sometimes people can suffer from sufficiently high levels of stress that they end of up with a panic attack. A panic attack is a terrible feeling of fear that suddenly overwhelms you, often coming out of the blue and for no apparent reason. While a panic attack is not dangerous to your health, it can be very frightening for the person having it and even to those around that person.
Suffering from a panic attack makes you feel you have no ...
Added November 17, 2011, Under: Doctors, Drugs, Health, Sickness
There are always going to be times when we need an antibiotic to treat a serious infection or illness but we should also be aware of how, in the past few decades, the use of antibiotics has been seriously abused to such an extent that we get antibiotic resistance. To reverse this resistance, we need to stop using antibiotics unnecessarily and the food industry needs to stop using antibiotics as growth enhancers in animal feed.
Candida and fungal infections can often ...
Added October 31, 2011, Under: Diseases, Drugs, Health
Depression can occur in all age groups whether you are young, elderly or somewhere in between. Sometimes it happens in isolation but at other times in association with diseases. The elderly can be particularly at risk from depression if they have impaired health. Depression can be an illness all of its own, impacting on the person involved as well as their friends and family. It is safer to be concerned if you notice symptoms of depression in someone close to ...
