Urine consists of water and waste products that your kidneys have filtered out of your blood. It helps to get rid of toxins or substances that can be harmful for the body. Many of the substances circulating in your body, including sugar, bacteria, yeast, excess protein, eventually make their way into the urine. That’s why …
During an exam, your doctor may ask you to stick out your tongue. Do you know why the doctor does that? Checking the tongue is a valid way to get a rough idea of our general health. TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) practitioners also use the appearance of the tongue to measure the physical health status …
Back pain can be caused by a number of factors, but the most common causes are related with lifestyle or bad habits, like sitting too much, bad posture and tight muscles, being overweight, and lack of exercises. Some of the symptoms are: stiffness, muscle spasms, cramping, and pain which may vary depends on its severity, …
People with arthritis usually face hard times dealing with their limited ability to move. They could be reluctant to move more or do exercises due to the pain that comes while moving. Some of them may fall into desperation because they can’t compromise with their condition. However, they should know that exercise is one of …
Once the plaques in your arteries are detected, some actions need to be taken to slow or stop the development of atherosclerosis. In general, there are three ways of atherosclerosis treatments: lifestyle changes, medication, and surgery.
Atherosclerosis – the hardening and narrowing of the arteries- could be one of the most dangerous silent killers. It develops gradually without showing any clear symptoms and triggers many serious health problems, including stroke and heart attack. Is it possible to prevent it, while we don’t know when it comes? There are some risk factors …
Although the exact cause of atherosclerosis remains unknown, there are certain factors that contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. Some of these risk factors can be controlled or prevented, such as: high bad cholesterol levels, high blood pressure (hypertension), smoking habit, diabetes mellitus, obesity, physical inactivity, and alcohol intake. While age and family history of …
What is Atherosclerosis? Atherosclerosis is a progressive process of hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to the buildup of fats on the artery walls (plaques). These plaques will eventually restrict blood flow, and as the blood passes over the roughened artery walls, blood clots begin to form upon them. The blood clots can partially …
There are hundreds, or more, of different substances that can act as antioxidants. Some of the most familiar ones are Beta-carotene; Lutein; Lycopene; Selenium; Vitamin A; Vitamin C; and Vitamin E. Those essential substances are available in a wide variety of sources, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and meats, poultry, and fish as shown on …
“Antioxidant” is a very familiar word in many health-related articles and discussions. The benefits of antioxidant have been widely promoted and become very common health topic nowadays. Unfortunately, not everyone really knows what antioxidant is and how it works to preserve our health. Before taking into account further questions like how much can we get …