Women who are pregnant and healthy should include 5 main vitamins in their diet: vitamin D, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium and folic acid. Of course other minerals and vitamins are equally important and they can easily be found in foods. Taking supplements is not compulsory, but there are cases […]
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Non-Pharmacological Pain Management For The Elderly
As people get older, they become more disposed to pain and chronic impairments. Oftentimes, elderly patients find that their healthcare professionals have a hard time managing their pain using a pharmacological approach. There are many barriers to effective pharmacological pain management which include opiate tolerance, abnormal pain manifestations and the […]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Prevention, Symptoms, and Treatment
You’re a blogger. Or a freelance writer. Or a video gamer. You spend hours at your office desk, at your home computer or at an assembly line, and you sometimes experience a curious tingle in your hand. You try to ignore it, but sometimes, your hand goes numb. And, occasionally, […]
10 Ways For Men to Maintain A Healthy Prostate Gland and Avoid Prostate Cancer
The prostate is a gland about the size of a walnut that is found in males just below the bladder. It’s primary function is to produce the white liquid that nourishes sperm called seminal fluid. As men age they can become at risk for problems with urinating or ejaculating due […]
How To Keep Your Blood Sugar Levels Under Control
A 2011 study, published in the Lancet, estimates that 347 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, a medical condition caused by raised blood sugar levels. The disease can have severe medical consequences such as heart diseases, kidney failure, nerve problems and in extreme cases, even blindness. Keep Your Blood Sugar […]
What is Nutrition and How old People Should Take Care of their Nutrition?
The most essential thing for a man to live on is the physical well being It comes even before the mental upliftment of the individual. In order for our vital organs to perform at their best, proper nutrition is of utmost importance. It is thus essential to know what should be […]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
What exactly is polycystic ovary syndrome, and how do you know if you might be suffering from such a syndrome? There are very specific causes and symptoms that are associated with PCOS, and familiarizing yourself with them can do a lot of good, whether immediately or down the road, especially […]
Migratory Polyarthritis – Causes, Symptoms, Cure And Treatment
Arthritis is a kind of disorder that affects the joints causing inflammation; a chronic condition that usually occurs in old age. There are many types of arthritis, one of them being migratory polyarthritis. Migratory polyarthritis is defined as the kind of arthritis that affects many joints progressively. It is usually […]