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Sleep problems? You might be suffering from insomnia
Insomnia is difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, poor sleep quality or a combination of these symptoms. Insomnia is the world’s most common sleep disorder, affecting 10% of the population…
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The Importance of Rest-Slow Down
In today’s world where hustling is all the rage, having rest and specifically sleep is often undermined in both its value and importance.
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9 Tips to Reverse a Fatty Liver
Did you know that it is possible to reverse a fatty liver from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)? Yes, that’s right. You can reverse a fatty liver. These methods can…
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Vulvovaginal Candidiasis-What Your Vaginal Yeast Infection Means
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis or vaginal yeast infection is one of the most common reasons why women seek medical care. It is caused by a yeast known as Candida albicans. When it…
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Common Infections in Diabetes
Prior to the discovery of insulin and antibiotics, infections were an important cause of morbidity and death in diabetic patients.
Fitness
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)-What Causes It and How You Can Manage It
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is basically pain or discomfort felt 24 to 72 hours after intense exercise or after unaccustomed physical activity. It is usually some activity our body…
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Preeclampsia and eclampsia: Things Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know
Hypertension during pregnancy is common. Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg. A woman may be hypertensive when entering pregnancy or she…
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: What It Is, Why Does It Happen, Diagnosis, Complications, Management and Prevention
Gestational diabetes mellitus is a common condition that occurs during pregnancy specifically diagnosed in the third trimester of pregnancy. As the name suggests it essentially is similar to diabetes mellitus.…
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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (or NAFLD)-How Does It Develop, Signs and Symptoms and Diagnosis
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (or NAFLD) is a liver disease that involves hepatic fatty infiltration that is not related to alcohol. We’re going to look at why this happens, what…
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10 Tips to Manage Diabetes
Living with diabetes is no fun at all. It’s a bummer. Finding out that you have diabetes doesn’t mean you cannot live a mostly normal life but you’re going to…
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All You Need To Know About Intermittent Fasting: The How, When, Who and Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting has become quite popular, with every other person you encounter these days telling you that they have tried it at some point. But do you know the science…
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Struggling to lose weight? These medical reasons explain why you’re not losing weight
Have you been struggling to lose weight and wonder if there might be a medical reason behind this? It's not uncommon for people to think that there may be an…
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Tips to Control PCOS-related Hair Loss
In this post, we are going to look at PCOS-related hair loss, how to stop and prevent it from occurring.
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5 things you need to do to lower your insulin levels naturally
We know one of the key drivers of weight gain is raised insulin levels. Let’s see five ways to achieve and maintain lower insulin levels completely naturally. No medications or…
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The Best Foods for Insulin Resistance: What You Should be Eating to Reverse Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes
Eating a diet that consists of foods that do not spike insulin levels after a meal can drastically help with insulin resistance.
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Insulin resistance: Cause, symptoms and prevention
Insulin resistance is the inability of insulin to optimally stimulate the transport of glucose into the body’s cells, mainly the muscle cells, fat cells and liver cells.
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Skincare in PCOS: Why it is important and what you need to do to get a clear, glowing complexion
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which there is imbalance in a woman's levels of sex hormones - estrogen, progesterone and testosterone.
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) – Fighting the flab in PCOS
Any woman suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) knows about the constant struggle with weight gain and trying to lose the excess weight.