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The Importance of Protein in Your Diet
The significance of protein in maintaining a healthy body is familiar to all of us. You've likely encountered the advice that consuming sufficient protein is crucial for building muscle. Moreover,…
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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.
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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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Your Gut Microbes Affect Your Brain
Your gut and your brain talk to each other. When the gut talks, the brain listens. Your intestinal tract has about 39 trillion microorganisms in it. Around 500 or more…
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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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Endometriosis: What is it, symptoms and mechanism
Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity and the uterine musculature. Usually, a woman or a girl with endometriosis gets terrible period pain and…
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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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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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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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16 Benefits of squats
A squat is a functional exercise. A functional exercise is one that helps you perform day to day activities better.
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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.