Category: Health
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Anti-inflammatory Daily Activities
A chronic, inflammatory condition is no joke and it can leave you with a bouquet of various health issues. While following an anti-inflammatory diet is considered one of the most effective ways to treat and prevent chronic inflammation, not every person can munch on anti-inflammatory foods all day long. Instead, you can start with an…
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Skin Tags – What Are They? Causes and Treatments
Many people confuse skin tags with cancerous growths and feel panic when seeing them. In reality, skin tags have nothing to do with cancer and they’re absolutely painless. Being attached to the skin by a peduncle, which looks like a small, thin stalk, skin tags can pop up anywhere on the body. Both women and…
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Herpes Simplex – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
When you name the word herpes, people around you can be scared. This is because herpes simplex is a dreadful disease with adverse effects. It’s one of the sexually transmitted infections that people want to avoid at all costs. What is herpes simplex? This is a viral disease caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). …
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Bell’s Palsy – Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Bell’s Palsy is also called idiopathic facial paralysis. It is caused by weakness on one side of the face. It makes half of the face to appear to sag. If you smile, your smile is one-sided, and your eye on that side opposes shutting. The condition can appear at any age. The precise cause of…
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Cholecystitis – Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
Cholecystitis is a fairly common gastrointestinal disorder. In the United States, it accounts for more than 200, 000 hospital admissions each year. (1✅) It is potentially serious and can cause life-threatening complications if left untreated. In this article, we discuss the causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, diet modifications and prevention of cholecystitis. What is…
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Why You Snore and How to Stop It
Snoring isn’t a joke, especially for your partner. Snoring is a common condition that seems to be absolutely harmless, however, it may be a cause or a sign of several serious health problems. Despite a popular belief that only men tend to snore, women are at risk, as well. People, who have weight problems like…
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Celiac Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
The biggest mistake people make when thinking that a gluten-free diet is just another food trend is that it’s not a food whim. A gluten-free diet is vital for those suffering from celiac disease. Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disorder caused by gluten consumption. Albeit this digestive condition rarely leads to lethal outcome, it’s…
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Deep Sleep: Definition, Benefits and How to Get It
The mysterious state of deep sleep is still the subject of many studies. While other stages of the sleep cycle are a little bit explained, a stage of deep sleep requires more explanation. Today, we’re going to discover the nature and the power of deep sleep and how you can get it. First things first,…
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11 Most Common Defense Mechanisms
Whether you’ve already heard of defense mechanism or you have no idea what they are, you experience them in your daily life. We unconsciously use defense mechanisms to protect ourselves from anxiety occurring from intolerable feelings or thoughts. These psychological strategies help you to protect yourself from the feelings of guilt, resentment, or anxiety, which…
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Bowel Polyps – Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. (1) One of the major concerns for colon cancer is bowel polyps since among the critical factors credited with its decline is prevention through screening and the removal of precancerous polyps. Bowel polyps are very common, and they affect approximately 1…