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- What's Good For Minor Burns?
[Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] Burns are basically damage to the skin caused by fire, heat, chemicals, or electrical shocks. Burns are classified under three degrees: first, second, or third degree burns. First-degree burns affect only the outer layer of the skin. They may cause pain, redness, and swelling, but are easily curable. Second-degree burns affect both the outer and underlying layers of skin.
- What's Good For Bruises?
[Health-and-Fitness] A bruise is basically damage to the skin which leads to some change in its color. There are three types of bruises: subcutaneous (beneath the skin), intramuscular (in the underlying muscle), and periosteal (bone bruise).
- What's Good For Bronchitis?
[Health-and-Fitness] Bronchitis is a pulmonary disease caused by the onset of inflammation in the bronchial tubes, which are the air passages into the lungs. In bronchitis these air passages become inflamed and swollen, a thick mucus is generally produced, and is often accompanied by a wheezing cough.
- What's Good For Canker Sores?
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Canker sores usually appear on the inner surface of the cheeks and lips, tongue, soft palate, or the base of the gums. They are not considered to be a serious health problem, but can be quite painful and interfere with normal physical activities.
- What's Good For Cancer Prevention?
[Cancer] Cells are the building blocks of all living things. Cells in the human body are replaced regularly, with each being replaced on a certain timetable. Within each cell is a code that tells it when to multiply and when to die. Cancer grows out of normal cells in which something has disrupted the normal multiplication process, allowing cells to develop abnormally and grow uncontrollably. Cancer can develop in almost any organ or tissue. When these malignant cells multiply and spread, they damage healthy tissue, blood vessels, and nerves.
- The Royal American Meat Ball
[Health-and-Fitness] You are cordially invited to attend the Royal American Meat Ball, on October 15. Festivities include: informing, and inspiring Americans to respect, and nurture our world and our neighbors, and to encourage Americans to become protectors of the environment.
- What's Good For Acne?
[Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Acne vulgaris, an inflammatory skin disease (also referred to as pimples, plukes or zits), occurs when follicles, or pores, become blocked. Oil, which is normally discharged to the surface, gets trapped and bacteria begins to grow. Most typically on the face, upper chest, and back, the sebaceous glands secrete sebum to lubricate the skin.
- Eggs - Cholesterol Time Bomb, Or Nature's Wonder?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] With a single egg nearly reaching the recommended daily limit of dietary cholesterol, including them in the diet will cause your cholesterol level to skyrocket. Right? According to modern research, it appears that is not the case. The latest research seems to indicate that consuming eggs produces little, if any, risk of raising cholesterol levels.
- Fat - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Saturated fat, monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, hydrogenated fats, partially-hydrogenated fats, trans-fats, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9 fats. Slightly confused? This article presents the simplified basics of fat.
- How Herbs Are Used
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Herbs can be a gentle, natural approach to wellness. But how does a person use them? This article explains the various ways that herbs are prepared and used.
- The Benefits and Risks of Vitamins and Minerals
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Vitamin and mineral supplements promise to keep us healthy. The risks, however, may outweigh the benefits. This article looks at some of the benefits and risks of regular use of supplements.
- The Dangers of Fast Food
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] I passed by a fast food place the other day where cars were lined up in the drive thru. I suddenly pictured, in my mind, holocaust victims lined up in front of the gas chamber. I know it was an unfair comparison.
- Breastfeeding Vs Bottle Feeding
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Baby formula was originally intended to be a milk substitute for women who couldn't breastfeed. Today, it is peddled as the next best thing to mother's milk, suggesting that it is just as healthful as breast milk, Health care providers often promote bottle feeding by giving free samples of formula to new mothers. Yet, no man made concoction can duplicate the properties of breast milk, no matter how many supplements are added to it.
- The Number One Health Problem in America
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Do a Google search for the "number one health problem" and you will dig up tens of thousands of sites claiming that the #1 health problem in America is such evils as- substance abuse, obesity, stress, Aids, lack of sleep, heart disease, mental health, etc, While I agree that these are serious problems, with far ranging effects, I believe the number one health problem in America is lack of fiber. The US Surgeon General recommends 20-35 grams of dietary fiber a day, but with the average intake of only 10-15 grams, most Americans aren't even getting half the minimum requirements. ...
- What Are Almonds Good For?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] The almond, which we think of as a nut, is actually the seed of the fruit from the almond tree. The almond is related to the peach, but the fruit toughens into a leathery coat, called the hull, which contains the shell and the edible kernel. Unlike the peach pit, the almond kernel is not only edible, but also quite nutritious.
- Herbs to Avoid During Pregnancy
[Home-and-Family:Pregnancy] Striving to do the best for the developing baby, many pregnant women choose a more natural approach during pregnancy, which might also include the use of herbal remedies for various ailments. The thinking is that, since herbs are natural, they are healthier. Normally they are, but some herbs are very potent and should be severely limited, or completely avoided, during pregnancy.
- What's Good For Age Spots?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anti-Aging] Age spots (also called liver spots or solar lentigines) are collections of pigment caused by excessive sun exposure, poor liver function, nutritional deficiency, or lack of exercise. Age spots are the yellowish-brown flat spots that look like large freckles of various sizes. Though harmless and painless, these changes in skin color are associated with older skin.
- What's Good For Alcohol Abuse?
[Health-and-Fitness:Drug-Abuse] While some studies seem to suggest that moderate drinking offers some health benefits, it's a fact that heavy drinking offers nothing but health risks. Moderate drinking means a daily intake of no more than 8 ounces of beer, 4 ounces of wine, or 2 ounces of hard liquor. Anything over this amount actually reverses the benefits and should be considered alcohol abuse.
- What's Good For an Abscess?
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Your body can't heal itself if you don't give it the proper tools. Good nutrition is very important for healing as well as boosting the immune system, which will lower the risk of developing an abscess.
- What's Good For Preventing Aging?
[Health-and-Fitness:Anti-Aging] Aging is a fact of life. You can't stop it. You do, however, have the ability to speed it up, or slow it down. You must make that choice daily.
- What's Good For Alzheimer's Disease?
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] An ounce of prevention is normally worth a pound of cure. But in the case of Alzheimer's disease, where there is no known cure, prevention is your only hope.
- What's Good For Angina?
[Health-and-Fitness:Heart-Disease] To have a healthy heart, you need a healthy lifestyle. Angina is basically chest pain due to heart not getting enough oxygen. Angina is a squeezing, crushing like pain, or discomfort, in the upper abdomen, back, neck, jaw, or shoulders. Angina is usually triggered by exertion or emotional stress. Pain may be accompanied by sweating, nausea, or gasping for breath. Angina pain lasts about 1 to 15 minutes, and is usually relieved by rest.
- What's Good For Appetite Loss?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] The presence of a healthy appetite is a sign of good health. Poor appetite usually has numerous causes and origins.
- What's Good For Arthritis?
[Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] Some vitamins and herbs are thought to be helpful in preventing or healing arthritis. Arthritis is basically the breakdown of cartilage. The joints gradually lose cartilage, which is a gel-like, shock-absorbing substance that prevents adjacent bones from grinding against each other.
- What's Good For Asthma?
[Health-and-Fitness:Asthma] Some vitamins and herbs are thought to be helpful in preventing or improving asthma. Asthma is a serious and potentially fatal disease caused by inflammation in the airways.
- What's Good For Athlete's Foot?
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Some vitamins and herbs are thought to be helpful in preventing or healing athlete's foot. Athletes foot is caused by an microorganism that lives on the skin and breeds best in warm, moist conditions.
- What's Good For Bad Breath?
[Health-and-Fitness:Dental-Care] In most cases, bad breath is a temporary condition. It usually has a simple cause such as tobacco, alcohol, or consumption of foods with strong odors.
- What's Good For Preventing Hair Loss?
[Health-and-Fitness:Hair-Loss] The average scalp contains about 100,000 hairs, and may lose about 100 a day. Each individual hair lives for about 4-1/2 years, growing about a half inch per month. When a hair falls out, it is normally replaced within 6 months by a new one.
- Guidelines For Sugar Consumption
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] According to the USDA, people getting 2,000 calories a day should consume no more than about 40 grams, or 10 teaspoons of added sugar. USDA surveys, however, show that the average American is consuming about 20 teaspoons of added sugar per day, or about 64 pounds a year.
- What's Good For Breastfeeding Problems?
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Breastfeeding is nature's way of providing a baby with all the essential nutrients needed. Breastfeeding also helps the mother to maintain a proper hormone balance which will provide resistance to the risk of disease and infection following the birth of her child. Problems may occur, however, such as swelling and tenderness in the breast, nipple cracking, and insufficient milk supply.
- What's Good For Bladder Problems?
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Bladder infection, or cystitis, is a form of urinary tract infection which occurs when bacteria infiltrates the urinary tract and infects the urethra and the bladder. Bladder infections result from bacteria that cause an inflammation of the bladder's inner lining.
- Guidelines For Protein Consumption
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Protein is a necessary part of every persons' diet. It is essential for the survival of every organism, and participates in every process within cells.
- What's Good For Preventing Body Odor?
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] Body odor is often a result of poor hygiene or excessive sweating. When perspiration is allowed to remain on the body for a several hours, bacteria multiply and breed. Sweat is odorless, but bacterial action will result in offensive odor.
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