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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.

7 steps to a healthy bladder: How to keep UTI at bay
Anyone who has suffered a urinary tract infection (UTI) will tell you that it is a very painful, discomforting, and upsetting condition to battle.
By Story silver book 5 years ago in Longevity
The Autoimmune Disease Called Lupus
I was diagnosed with lupus almost a decade ago. I am from a well-educated family but when I was diagnosed, I knew nothing about this disease. After suffering for years due to mild symptoms, I was eventually diagnosed after a stroke and organ damage. Only the physicians in my family knew about lupus and the rest of us had never heard the name.
By Sumera Rizwan5 years ago in Longevity
How to detox the body after Holidays and Parties?
Holidays, birthday parties ,Christmas,New Year,Easter ,are marked by exaggeration. Even if you know or promise to control yourself, you end up doing some exaggeration. Candy, fat and alcohol make the body produce toxins and the body gets more acidic, so we feel heavy. I’ll give you some tips on how to detox the body after parties !
By Lydiaa Almeida5 years ago in Longevity
Advantages to Indemnity Health Insurance Plans
Advantages to Indemnity Health Insurance Plans Indemnity health insurance plans are more regularly known as traditional health insurance plans. These health insurance plans can be costly but often cover most health problems that may arise, while other insurance plans exclude some illnesses or diseases from their coverage. Some disadvantages to indemnity plans are that they do not usually cover preventative health care like physicals, and traditional health insurance plans often cover only a percentage of your bill. Research the advantages and disadvantages to indemnity health insurance when you are considering health insurance options.
By Mohit Chawla5 years ago in Longevity
Low Blood Pressure - Why is Your Blood Pressure Low?
As a doctor interested in the subject, I am often asked if low blood pressure is normal or if such a reading indicates an abnormal process in the body? In fact - it can be difficult to define exactly what we mean by low BP. It all really depends on what is normal for you as an individual.
By Amal5 years ago in Longevity
How is Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) helpful in managing Dressler's syndrome?
What is Dressler’s Syndrome? Dressler’s syndrome is a kind of pericarditis. Pericarditis is a condition in which the sac around the heart gets inflamed. This sac is known as the pericardium and has two layers that are separated from each other with fluid. The inflammation of the pericardium causes it to rub against the heart and eventually result in chest pain. Also, the excess fluid between the layers of the pericardium can build up that may cause pressure on the heart.
By Harbor Compounding pharmacy5 years ago in Longevity
Boris Johnson Places England Under Third Lockdown
As a result of the increasing number of Covid 19 cases in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided to put England in to a third lock down and to raise the threat level of the virus to level 5. This will lead to the population being under more extreme restrictions to try and tackle the disease to overcome it and reduce the number of cases. In other words, the country is being placed under full lock down with tougher restrictions to avoid the number of cases of the virus rising out of control.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Longevity
10 Weird Things You Didn't Know Are Highly Contagious
Here are 10 Odd Things that are Contagious Cavities If you're a mother and you have clean pacifiers in your mouth or share utensils with your sugar eating children then you're at risk of receiving and spreading cavities on the same note.
By Naveen Kumar5 years ago in Longevity
The Year of the Brain. A letter to the New Year.
Dear New Year, We finally meet! This meeting has been hard-won. The last year did its darndest to keep us apart. From an extended hospital stay, with my one year old baby in the midst of a global pandemic to a news cycle dominated by social injustice and people who looked like me getting killed in the streets or even in their homes; I was justly unsure. Some of my loved ones and loved ones of my friends, sadly, will never meet you as yesteryear has stolen them from us; along with 3.2 million others. What a ghastly number to see in black and white!
By L5 years ago in Longevity
Differences Between Complementary And Integrative Health Care
In recent years, integrative health has become one of the most popular terms used to describe a variety of modalities, practices, and theories regarding wellness. Many people feel a general sense of wellbeing and wellness when they practice integrative health techniques, practices, or treatments. What exactly is this type of holistic health?
By Drazil Clint Madison5 years ago in Longevity
Know the Basics on the Pending Vaccines
The pandemic that has taken our countries by storm worldwide has been at the top of the news headlines for almost a year. Although there are still many things for us to learn about COVID-19, the one thing that has crept to the forefront of our minds as with any disease is a cure and is far from being found, however there are vaccines being developed in a matter of months that is said to assist with the ability to fight the virus off.
By Athena Tepe5 years ago in Longevity
Complex regional pain syndrome and its treatment with LDN
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), called reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) too, is a chronic pain syndrome in which the affected site receives high levels of nerve impulses. Specialists consider that CRPS happens as a consequence of dysfunction that occurs in the CNS or PNS.
By Harbor Compounding pharmacy5 years ago in Longevity