You know you should be drinking lots of water, and you know about the environmental evils of bottled water. But how can you be sure...
Diseases & Conditions
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How to Succeed at Quitting Sugar
Our parents warned us that eating sugary foods would rot our teeth. It turns out that dental problems are just one of the many ways...
MASH: When It’s More Than “Fatty Liver”
The most prevalent condition worldwide is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), which replaces the term nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to better reflect the...
The Best Diet for Varicose Veins
Varicose veins are a condition that most people find unsightly. A diet for varicose veins can help to relieve some of the symptoms and pain…
You Are More Than Your Disease
If you have been living with a serious disease, your life often revolves around your illness. While that is a normal response, it’s important for...
Medical Tourism:Health Advantage or Health Risk?
Are you considering traveling to another country for medical care because the costs are lower than in the US…or because an experimental treatment is available...
What do Hormones Do?
Hormones are like bosses—they travel throughout the body via the blood stream, telling organs and cells what to do controlling your metabolism and growth.
What to Eat When you Have Pneumonia
Pneumonia tends to dampen the appetite making it hard to eat, and harder to recover. In this excerpt we discuss what to eat when you…
Best Foods for IBS, and Some to Avoid
IBS is a disease that affects between 10 to 25 percent of adults in the United States. Doctors aren’t sure of the cause but can…
Laryngitis Self-Care
If you have sore throat and fever, see your physician. It could be strep that leads to rheumatic fever. Otherwise, sore throats usually go away…
What Causes Breast Cysts?
Breast cysts are a justifiably frightening discovery. The presence of a lump of any sort in the breast is cause for alarm. These cysts are…
Cold and Flu Prevention Tips
Viral infections like cold and flu are best prevented by taking care of yourself and keeping your immune system in tip-top shape with good nutrition.
