Category: Health
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What Is Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
What are Coronaviruses? Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that usually infect animals. Rarely, they can be passed to humans and then spread between people. The symptoms caused in humans are usually respiratory or gastrointestinal and can range from a common cold to severe infections like pneumonia. Many coronaviruses are found in bats but can…
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Cortisol – What it Does and How to Maintain Healthy Levels
What is Cortisol? Cortisol is a hormone (chemical messenger) produced by the adrenal glands (at the top of your kidneys) which is always present in your bloodstream in small quantities and plays an important role in your body. Its uses include regulating blood pressure, maintaining glucose levels in the bloodstream, controlling your metabolism and keeping…
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Fight The Coronavirus: Strengthen The Immune System
Just when we thought that the cold and flu season was over, coronavirus, or COVID-19, has spread around the globe. COVID-19 is a terrible virus so we should do everything we can to ward it off and stay healthy during this difficult time. One of the most effective ways to fight the virus is to…
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Turmeric Tea: Benefits and Preparation
Turmeric tea boasts a lot of health benefits, despite being highly underrated today. Turmeric is one of the most powerful healing foods that help to treat and prevent a range of diseases and conditions, including heart disease, hay fever, digestive issues, joint conditions, and chronic inflammation, among others. If you have never tried turmeric tea,…
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Things That Destroy Your Skin Health
Healthy skin radiates energy, natural glow, and beauty, regardless of your age. If your skin looks horrible or it’s prone to acne, there are a few factors that might be impacting your skin health. And your makeup isn’t the only culprit. While it’s definitely important that you use high-quality skin care and makeup products, you…
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Tips For Coping With Anxiety
Everyone is affected by anxiety at some level. Most people will experience short-term anxiety when they are confronted by a stressful situation, but some people will develop a longer-term anxiety disorder such as generalised anxiety disorder, social, health or peri-natal anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or panic attacks. In 2017, the Institute for Health Metrics…
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Urinary Incontinence: Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Urinary incontinence is essentially the loss of bladder control, in which a person experiences a sudden and strong urge to go the bathroom or involuntarily leaks urine when even small amounts of pressure are applied to the bladder. The severity of the condition varies from person to person and it is caused by a wide…
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Water Retention: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Water retention, also known as fluid retention or edema is a swelling caused by an abnormal builds up of fluid in body tissues. The body mainly made up of water, tends to hang on the water when the hydration level is not balanced. This causes it to retain excess water hence developing swellings that often…
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Causes of Itching Skin
Itchiness is an uncomfortable urge or desire to scratch on the skin. It is triggered by histamine which is a chemical associated with immune responses in the body. Rashes and itches are symptoms that go hand in hand. However one can experience itchy skin without observing a visible or noticeable change on the skin. Skin…
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16 Ways to Improve Your Circulation
Circulation is the movement to and from around something, especially that of fluid in a closed system. There are three types of circulation usually found within humans. This includes pulmonary circulation, Portal circulation, and Systemic circulation. Pulmonary circulation is the movement of the blood from the heart to the lungs and back again to the…