If irritable bowel syndrome has your intestines tied up in knots, the reason might be anxiety or over-exertion during a bout of indigestion related illness. Wikipedia describes it this way: In...
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Love those high heels? They make your legs look so long and shapely, and they're so elegant. Women's Health at Mayo Clinic warns: Forced too often into the tight confines of the narrow toe box...
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Will eating ice cream improve your chances of getting pregnant? A recent study done by Harvard researchers suggests that a fat-soluble substance found in whole milk products might improve ovulation....
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Fruits and vegetables come in all colors. Even the proteins - meat, eggs, cheese, can add a dash of color to a meal. Restaurants (and ambitious cooks everywhere) try to make their meals good-looking...
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Do you suffer from urinary tract infection? Perhaps it's a recurring complaint. True, men suffer from UTIs as well as women, but as Dr. Weil tells us: Bladder infection (cystitis) is a common and...
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Hot flashes? Mod swings? Depression? Irregular periods? All are symptoms of menopause. One answer is hormone pills. However, many women fear the consequences of hormone therapy. There might be a...
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Are you indulging in sexual activities far less often than you used to? Are you also enjoying it far less? If you're a menopausal or pre-menopausal woman the answer might be testosterone....
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Sugar - it's been around for hundreds of years. We put it in our coffee, use it in our baking, sprinkle it on a bowl of fruit for that extra bit of sweetness. It's even in places where...
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Obesity is on the rise in many parts of the world. The cause? Eating more and exercising less. One way of determining whether you are overweight or obese is the BMI (body mass index.) The World...
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Sick of the continual round of housework? Day after day the same thing? Wash dishes, sweep and vacuum, make the beds. scrub the bathtub. Well, maybe we shouldn't knock it. New research has shown...
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Ever bought prescription medications online? I've always been a bit leery about buying pills from an unknown source. Besides, I have a perfectly good drugstore a few blocks from where I live. The...
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Moth myths have arisen from a grain of truth, like the one about a woman losing a tooth for every pregnancy. Well, here's another myth for you. If a woman suffers from a lot of heartburn during...
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Revolution Health asks: How Can We Help You? Then they list a multitude of ways from letting you rate your doctor and other health care personnel - even your hospital. They discuss symptoms and...
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Depression and Diet tells us: We know poor diets often result from depression. When one becomes depressed, energy level and drive are much lower than usual. Enthusiasm for most things, including...
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About three weeks ago, I wrote an article on compulsory vaccination for HPV -human papillomavirus for women 9 to 26. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes HPV this way: Genital...
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When you are pregnant and visit your doctor, it's not unusual for him to prescribe vitamins. If he doesn't, then expectant mothers should start taking a good multi-vitamin on their own....
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We here so much about unsafe sex these days. Makes you wonder if there's an such thing as safe sex left. Despite all the ads and publicity, the urging to be careful and to use condoms, people...
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Are you a binge eater? I think we all are, from time to time. Mood has a lot to do with it. Your feeling blue, so you eat a couple of chocolates and then a couple more, and a couple......
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I live in Canada and subscribe to CBC News. A recent article caught my interest. I've long been a believer in the benefits of the mind in all areas of life, including health. See my article on...
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The hype has all been about limiting or avoiding seafood when you're pregnant. There's the possibility that some seafood might have a high mercury content. The FDA issued this warning back in...
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Medical professionals may misdiagnose a woman's heart attack. Women have a whole new set of symptoms. Men are stricken by chest pains, and pains that shoot down their ams. Women, on the other...
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How does your skin feel after all the cold weather and high winds? If you're anything like me, you catch yourself scratching before you even realize it. You've probably tried several remedies...
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