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Women Beware - Do Not Have a Hysteroscopy Without an Anesthetic
Please all women beware This is not an easy procedure you take in an outpatient hospital in the UK. I am not a doctor or a nurse. I talk about this as a patient.
By Denise Larkin3 years ago in Longevity
The Link Between HPV And Oral Cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a small-sized DNA virus that enters the body through a cut or small tear in the skin and commonly causes warts or skin growths.
By Aaron Smith3 years ago in Longevity
Sweet and tasty milk is a poison for former adults?
Milk, not just drink on During the recent ice age, milk was poison for adults. Unlike children, adults were unable to produce lactase to break down lactose, the main sugar in milk. But in the Middle East about 11,000 years ago, as farming gradually replaced hunting and gathering, cattle farmers learned to ferment milk to make cheese or yogurt, which reduced the lactose in dairy products to levels that humans could tolerate. After a few thousand more years, a genetic mutation spread throughout Europe that enabled humans to produce lactase and thus drink milk for a lifetime. This developed a whole new source of rich nutrition for humans, allowing them to survive the lean years.
By Vernon K Wolfe3 years ago in Longevity
13 Feel-Good Ways to Release Dopamine Naturally (and Freely)
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays many important roles in the brain and body. It is an organic chemical that lays the foundations for what we think, do, say, and feel.
By Andy Murphy 3 years ago in Longevity
The Fat Cell 1: What is a Fat Cell?
The fat cell, which is also known by the more respectable alias, ‘adipocyte’, looks like a water balloon almost completely filled with fat in the form of a lipid droplet. Embedded on top of the droplet is the nucleus, nestled as a mob boss amongst his ill-gotten gains. Tiny flecks, organelles of the cell, mill around the nucleus, as lackeys tend to do around the boss.
By D. Thea Baldrick3 years ago in Longevity
PCOS & Supplements Commonly Recommended
Like many chronic conditions, PCOS is not immune to the promotion of supplements – especially by non-regulated providers and influencers.
By Emily the Period RD3 years ago in Longevity
Can a Tooth Infection Be Fatal?
On the surface, toothaches might not seem all that dangerous. You might even convince yourself that you can live with the pain. But if your toothache is caused by an infection, then leaving it alone could lead to all kinds of health complications – and in the worst-case scenario, it could even have fatal consequences.
By Steve Koo3 years ago in Longevity
100 Years of Gardening
It is well known that an outdoor lifestyle with moderate physical activity is linked to longer life. As we age, both seem to become increasingly difficult to manage, given the multitude of responsibilities that life comes with. Time to go and explore nature is a scarce thing, and it is always easier to use that time on other things. For those who cannot get into the wilds to go hiking, gardening is an excellent alternative. It offers a routine of work and daily low-intensity physical activity.
By Claire Stephen-Walker3 years ago in Longevity
Choosing a Birth Control Method
Reproductive rights are the free and unbarred access to choose if, when and how to start and build a family, and having inclusive tools and resources needed to do so. This includes choosing and starting a birth control method!
By Emily the Period RD3 years ago in Longevity
Period Supplements & Safety
If you’re active and involved in the reproductive wellness world, you know that it’s chock-full of both educated providers and their less knowledgeable counterparts.
By Emily the Period RD3 years ago in Longevity
Cancer Therapy With 100% Cure Rate
Increasing rates of cancer worldwide, because of genetic, lifestyle factors, as well as industrial farming, food manufacturing and processing and pollution, etc. There are a myriad of reasons for cancer incidence increase, but the aforementioned and many others are at play in a complex world.
By Dean Gee4 years ago in Longevity
Medicinal Plants
Medicinal Plants Since prehistoric times, Medicinal plants, often known as medicinal herbs, have been identified and employed in traditional medicine practices. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for defense against insects, fungi, illnesses, and herbivorous mammals, among other things. Numerous phytochemicals have been found as having biological activity, either potential or established. The consequences of taking a complete plant as medication, however, are unknown because a single plant has a vast range of phytochemicals. Furthermore, many therapeutic plants' phytochemical content and pharmacological effects, if any, remain unknown due to a lack of rigorous scientific investigation to determine efficacy and safety.
By Prakuzo4 years ago in Longevity