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1. | What Eye Problems Result From Albinism Albinism refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with albinism have little or no pigment in the eyes, skin and hair. Besides looking different, which may cause social problems, albinos also have various impairments. In the most severe form of albinism (called oculocutaneous albinism), those affected appear to have ...
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2. | Healthy Eating for Diabetes Patients When faced with the diagnoses of Diabetes, there is much that the healthcare provider can do to help patients today. However, eating right is something the patient can—and must—do for themselves. Food and blood glucose ...
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3. | Understanding Social Phobia Do you feel terribly uncomfortable attending social functions? Does your throat feel as if it is closing if you have to speak in front of others? You may be one of the many people who suffer from social phobia.
Yes, that's right. You're not ...
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4. | Tummy Ache or Something More Serious? Children often complain of stomachaches. It's a common ailment and one that children may experience after eating too much or when feeling nervous about an upcoming event. But a stomachache can signal a more serious illness.
My nine-year-old son didn't like to go to school nor did ...
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5. | Fast Food Feeding It's no secret that our generation has become a fast food society. If we don't feel like cooking or have a long day at work, we order pizza or some other take out meal. Lunch hours don't give us much time for ...
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6. | Do Not Allow an Extended Stay Away from Home to Disrupt a Nutrition Plan Nutrition plans are most important for diabetics, the obese and those recovering from high blood pressure. Folk recovering from long spells of illness and those advised to put on weight need to eat and drink to a plan as well. It is easier ...
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7. | How Anyone Can Train for a Walking Marathon A marathon sounds intimidating, but that only makes the possibility of completing one all the more attractive, and impressive. You don't have to be an athlete to train for, and complete, a marathon. You can even be overweight, out-of-shape, and an all-around couch potato. All you ...
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8. | What to do When the Air Brings You Down Why do millions of people choose to make their allergies worse instead of better? Sounds hard to believe, but it happens everyday. Whether allergies affect you year-round or during seasonal changes, allergies equal fatigue, congestion, ...
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9. | The New and Improved Cholesterol Ratio In the past, doctors have focused on the ratio of our good cholesterol (HDL) to our total cholesterol but, in today's medical community, there is growing consensus that a closer look at bad cholesterol (LDL) is our best management tool.
Total Cholesterol contains good ...
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10. | The Cleft Defect in Infants On the average, one in every one thousand babies are born with a defect known as cleft lip and/or palate. A cleft lip is a split that runs through the center of the lip and may ...
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11. | Can You Don a Bikini and Hit the Beach Using the South Beach Diet? Diet books and fad diets are nothing new. It seems every few months there's a new weight loss program being touted by the so-called experts as the "new miracle diet". We, as consumers, are bombarded by before and after pictures and testimonials from people who ...
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12. | Remember the Rosemary! It used to be said that if rosemary flourishes in the garden, then the woman wears the pants in the house. Whether that is true or not, a flourishing rosemary tree is an asset to any home.
Rosmarinus Officinalis is ...
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13. | The Possible Benefits of Fish Oil Fish was always recommended by the Church during Lent. Studies have shown that this may have been a very good idea – in fact, that it is a good idea to eat certain types of oily fish at any time of the year. ...
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14. | Poison Prevention Every year a needless number of accidents occur involving poisons found in the home. Common household cleaning products as well as insecticides and other chemicals can be harmful and in some instances deadly to children and pets. ...
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15. | Natural Anti-Depressants – St Johns Wort, Kava Kava And Lemon Balm Depression is a much bigger and widespread problem than many would believe. It is estimated that more than 1 in 20 Americans will develop depression in the next 12 months but most sufferers attempt to hide the problem ...
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16. | MSM - The Key to Good Health Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is essential in maintaining optimum health. It nourishes our hair, skin, muscles, joints and nails; it can reduce pain and inflammation; it also has been shown to increase blood circulation, strengthen capillary walls and thus heal varicose veins; ...
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17. | Meals on a Budget Trying to feed your family while on a tight budget can be a time-consuming and difficult task, but it doesn't have to be. Eating on the cheap doesn't mean giving up great taste or things that you love, it just means planning ahead and using what you ...
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18. | How to Stay Healthy this Winter As fall turns to winter, cold and flu season moves into full swing. Last year was a record year for colds and flu and this year health officials predict it will be even worse. We must take ...
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19. | Exercise and IBS: What's the Connection? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder which causes the bowels or the gut to be oversensitive. This increase in sensitivity causes a variety of uncomfortable symptoms, which includes excessive gas, stomach cramps and pains, bloating of ...
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20. | It's Never Too Late to Start With nearly a quarter of all health club membership being held by people fifty-five and above, the fitness industry is looking at new ways to cater to these baby boomers. Fifteen years ago the target demographic was the young and ...
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21. | A Gathering of Gallstones Many people are afflicted with gallstones whether they realize they have them or not. What are gallstones? They are hardened masses that may vary in size, usually consisting mainly of cholesterol and bile. They may be caused ...
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22. | 5 Natural Common Cold Beaters The aptly named common cold hits nearly every one of us on a regular basis and once a single family member has it, it can spread quickly and viciously. While the cold itself is relatively harmless it still presents almost crippling symptoms. The common misconception ...
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23. | Detecting Diabetes and Caring For It One of the best things you can do for your health is to know how to detect diabetes before it becomes an even bigger problem in your life by not taking care of it. Believe it or ...
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