Category: Health
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Eye Stye – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Everyone at any age has the potential to develop a stye. In fact, eye styes so common that they affect more than 75% of people, at least once or twice in their lifetime. Most styes clear up on their own within a week, but they can be a painful bother that wears down on the…
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Herniated Disc – Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
The spinal column consists of twenty-three vertebral discs. They are found between each vertebra and are also known as intervertebral discs. They have the function of providing the spine with flexibility, assist the body during movement and serve as shock absorbers, one of their main functions. This helps prevent straining of the spine and protects…
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Heat Stroke – Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
Also called as sun stroke, heat stroke is serious condition that can occur if you spend too much time under the sun, whether exercising, working, or spending time on the beach. If you don’t treat heat stroke on time, it can start ruining internal organs as well as increase the risk factor for skin cancer.…
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Plantar Fasciitis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
The inflammation of the plantar fascia ligament, plantar fasciitis is a condition triggered by a strain injury, which causes tiny tears to the ligament. Plantar fasciitis is characterized by the pain in the bottom of the heel and require a special treatment to avoid the complications. Chronic plantar fasciitis can turn into plantar fasciosis because…
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Calcaneal Spur – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention, and Natural Remedies
Also called a heel spur, a calcaneal spur is a bony outgrowth from the heel bone (calcaneal tuberosity). Scientists believe that this calcium deposit that causes a bony protrusion on the heel bone’s underside occurs due to many reasons. Since a calcaneal spur rarely causes any pain, people suffering from this condition often ignore the symptoms.…
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Lyme Disease – Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Lyme disease is a condition caused by a bite from ticks, which are infected by the bacterium called Borrelia garinii, Borrelia afzelii, (both in Europe), or Borrelia burgdorferi (in the U.S.). Such bites affect the joints, skin, nervous system, and even heart. Lyme disease develops in several phases and can lead to serious consequences if…
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14 Daily activities that have the effect of meditation
The word “meditation” is everywhere – from music for meditation to meditation chairs and benches, but each of us perceives this word in a different way. When you hear this word, the first thing that’s more likely to pop up in your mind is sitting 30 minutes in the lotus position and saying and doing…
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9 Signs Your Hormones Are Out of Whack
Although hormonal imbalance usually shows up as we age, the factors that relate to the modern world like chemically processed foods, environmental pollution, synthetic estrogens in the skin care products, and vitamin deficiencies, leave both women and men of all ages prone to frequent hormonal spikes. The worst thing about it is that hormonal imbalance…
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11 Health Tips That Will Gift You 10 Extra Years of Life
A recent research showed that 4 worst behaviors, such as not consuming enough fruit and vegetables, smoking, not exercising, and drinking too much alcohol, can age you by at least 12 years. Luckily, you can live longer by making a few changes in your life. It’s not enough to quit those 4 bad habits, though.…
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Apraxia of Speech – Everything You Need to Know
Also known as childhood apraxia of speech, verbal apraxia, or acquired apraxia of speech, apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder that causes speaking issues. This neurological disorder negatively impacts the brain pathways, which are responsible for planning the movement sequence involved in the speech production. Even though people with this disorder know what…