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The goals of a weightlifting diet should be to lose fat, increase muscle mass and increase energy.
Add up your daily meals, divide them by fat, protein and carbohydrate percentages, multiply them by your daily caloric needs and what do you have? Likely, confusion.
Sometimes it seems that forming an eating plan for weig... | null | null | null | null | null |
Surprising Health Benefits of Watermelon
Watermelon is healthy AND delicious!
Some foods are fun to eat, and watermelon is definitely one of them. That triangular wedge of bright red/white/green, sweet juiciness forbids us to take life too seriously and shouts, "SUMMER!!!" As if that weren't enough, watermelon is packe... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is there a supplement for heat intolerance?
Supplements may not make you feel cooler, but one could help rectify a health problem that's causing your heat intolerance.
Do you wear short sleeves even in cooler months? Do you notice you're often the only person in a room who's fanning yourself? Do you sweat easily? If yo... | null | null | null | null | null |
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When I think of cold showers, I think of sexual frustration. It's something I've had to think of a lot in my sad, lonely life. The upside to an existence filled with dejection is that cold showers have many health benefits. And environmentally, cold showers are better than warm ones. Hot water is ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Viruses, bacteria, parasites, food intolerances and certain medicines can cause diarrhea. However, often no cause can be found for the diarrhea. To treat diarrhea, you need to replace the fluids and salts that the body has lost [source: National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse].
Adults should drink plenty ... | null | null | null | null | null |
There is a wide range of alternative remedies out there that can effectively treat a variety of common ailments and conditions. For example, ginger is known to bring relief to people suffering from diarrhea, heartburn, dizziness, nausea, flatulence and gas. Studies have even shown it to be extremely effective in treati... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Remove Warts Naturally with Aspirin and Common Household Items
Warts happen. Don't feel bad about it if they happen to you. They don't make you icky, they don't make you diseased, they don't make you anything bad at all. They're simply a normal thing that happens to skin and they happen at any age. However, than... | null | null | null | null | null |
The hygiene habits you set early on for your children go a long way toward ensuring a lifetime of good dental health. Plus, good oral health at an early age also contributes to good overall health.
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Do you remember the day you lost your first baby tooth? Maybe it fell out when you bit into ... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Care for Teeth Retainers
If you don't care your retainer properly, a replacement may cost you up to $250.
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Braces are usually the go-to solution for correcting a crooked bite, an underbite or an overbite. But once the braces come off, another orthodontic appliance -- the retainer... | null | null | null | null | null |
By: Kevin P. Allen | Updated: May 12, 2021
Establishing good dental habits at an early age can produce long-term benefits later in life.
Plaque is unpleasant. It's pasty, it smells bad and it's harmful -- especially to kids.
Plaque is an ugly, yellowish film of tiny food particles and bacteria which tends to accumulate... | null | null | null | null | null |
All that pain and suffering, and then they just fall out eventually? We'd cry, too.
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Teething is a trying time for both parents and kids alike, but by age 3, most children have all 20 of their primary teeth. However, you only have about three years or so without much tooth-related... | null | null | null | null | null |
Feeling unattractive and self-conscious with your braces? Well whitening your teeth before the braces come off will likely do more harm than good.
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Wearing braces is no small sacrifice. It can cost time and comfort. It definitely costs money and often, it cramps our style, self-confidence and va... | null | null | null | null | null |
While fluoride poisoning from toothpaste is unlikely, parents should still monitor their children's toothpaste use.
Major health organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry agree that fluoride offers significant benefit to oral health. In low conc... | null | null | null | null | null |
You might think that brushing baby teeth isn't even really necessary since they fall out anyway. Not true. Brushing teeth is critical for kids of all ages.
"Brush thoroughly after meals or at least twice a day." Those simple instructions are familiar to anyone who has ever read the side of a tube of toothpaste, and mos... | null | null | null | null | null |
Babies begin developing teeth before they're born, though the first ones usually don't emerge until they're a few months old.
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Even at birth, your baby had a secret. All you saw was a gaping, gummy smile, but your child actually began developing tooth buds during the sixth week of fetal developme... | null | null | null | null | null |
What are the different cavity classifications?
It may not seem that way once you're clutching your jaw in agony, but all cavities are not the same.
Your dentist has probably already warned you about the perils of eating too many sweets and bad dental hygiene. Neglecting your teeth could lead you to a mouthful of caviti... | null | null | null | null | null |
How are gingivitis and pregnancy related?
Pregnancy comes with a lot of physical changes that affect your body, and one of those just happens to be a higher likelihood of getting gingivitis.
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An old wives tale grimly predicted: "Have a baby, lose a tooth," and if you have two, four, eight or... | null | null | null | null | null |
Getting to a dentist right away can stop early gum disease in its tracks and prevent it from worsening.
Blood just doesn't belong on a toothbrush, and seeing it there after brushing is more than a little unsettling. Having bad breath not long after brushing your teeth is another discouraging situation. Soreness, sensit... | null | null | null | null | null |
Take a good look: If you see gum recession, it's time to talk with a professional.
When the tides recede, they expose the shells on the beach before rolling back in and covering everything up again. When your gums recede, they reveal the roots of your teeth -- but then they just keep on shrinking back. And, unlike naut... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Keep Your Mouth and Dentures Healthy
Having dentures or replacement teeth is important for eating and keeping your body healthy, and it's vital for cosmetic and even physiological reasons.
Dentures are also called "false teeth," but for centuries, dentures were actually made from real teeth. As early as 700 BC, ... | null | null | null | null | null |
You have four wisdom teeth (molars), one in each corner of your mouth. These teeth are the last to grow in -- usually when you are between the ages of 17 and 25. This is the time of life called the Age of Wisdom, hence the name wisdom teeth. When there's not enough room in the mouth for a wisdom tooth to break through,... | null | null | null | null | null |
Why is there a metallic taste in my mouth?
Besides being a symptom of a variety of ailments, a persistent metallic taste can be quite maddening. It ruins the flavor of everything you eat and drink.
Dysgeusia -- an altered sense of taste -- often leaves your mouth feeling as if you just finished a meal consisting of loo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sore gums can be caused by a host of problems, everything from gingivitis and gum disease to improperly fitting dentures and even oral cancer.
Maybe a time or two you've had a pair of jeans become a little too tight. Whether they shrunk in the dryer or you added a few extra pounds to fill out the curves, one consequenc... | null | null | null | null | null |
Thrush Mouth in Adults
Because the appearance of some types of oral thrush is so distinctive, it can often be diagnosed simply on sight.
Without yeast, there is no warm bread, cold beer or creamy cheese, no wine or whiskey. A world without yeast is hardly a world worth living in, culinarily speaking.
Yeast is a fungus,... | null | null | null | null | null |
What is trench mouth?
A person suffering from the symptoms of trench mouth should see a dentist immediately because it can spread to the cheeks, lips or jawbone if left untreated.
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
A name may be nothing but an artificial convention in ... | null | null | null | null | null |
What wears down tooth enamel, and how can you prevent it?
Tooth enamel is the hardest tissue our bodies produce. But if we don't take care of it, certain substances can wear it down and we can lose it forever.
Human skeletons will often have a set of teeth long after the body decomposes, and these teeth can look like a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Why do some teeth decay more quickly than others?
See all those nooks and crannies? They're prime breeding ground for tooth decay.
It often seems as if people who have fillings have them in their back teeth. Is that really true, or does it just appear that way? In this article, we'll peek into the mouths of everyone fr... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can big teeth be shaved down?
Reshaping is not always recommended since large teeth may not be the actual cause of your uneven smile.
Julia Roberts may be an Academy Award winner and a regular on People Magazine's "Most Beautiful" list, but it seems she's largely envied for her smile. Likewise, Tom Cruise may be known ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Are fluoride treatments too much of a good thing?
You've probably noticed that fluoride is present in virtually all brands of toothpaste; as the writing on the box says, it protects against tooth decay. So why would you want a toothpaste without it? And would a dentist use it? Let's investigate.
Fluoride is the 13th mo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can dental work cause an upset stomach?
Anxiety and stress, combined with the fear of dental work, may cause a bellyache during a dentist appointment.
As part of the digestive system in the human body, the teeth are one of the first points of contact from mouth to stomach. Teeth break apart foods and start the process ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Even if you have dental insurance, you still might need to finance dental work, especially for major procedures.
Twice-yearly cleanings. X-rays. Fillings. Braces. Root canals. Veneers. Keeping up with dental work is necessary for overall oral health, but it can get very, very expensive. If you're lucky enough to just g... | null | null | null | null | null |
Gum Surgery
In many cases where periodontal surgery is necessary, gum tissue has receded so much that it no longer covers the entire tooth root.
Flaps and pockets sound like clothing features, and grafts and regeneration sound like steps in pruning tree limbs, but all are terms to know if facing issues with gum, or per... | null | null | null | null | null |
Professional Fluoride Treatment
Professional fluoride treatments are standard for most children -- and recommended for adults -- and they're given every three, six or 12 months, depending on oral health.
A bubble-gum flavored polish with a fluoride treatment after has been pretty standard procedure for kids who visit t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Professional Teeth Whitening
Bleaching is a simple procedure that whitens teeth that can be done at your dentist's office. Learn about in-office teeth bleaching and cosmetic surgery in this video from the American Dental Association.
Is the pursuit of a whiter smile the new American dream? Since the 1980s, when the fir... | null | null | null | null | null |
When the mouth has a healthy balance, saliva crushes starches, and keeps calcium and phosphates flowing around so teeth can remineralize.
Saliva heals. Animals tend to wounds by licking them, and in recent years, studies have shown that human saliva speeds up healing in people, too [source: JADA]. Naturally occurring p... | null | null | null | null | null |
Teeth Veneers
Veneers can make you look like you have a perfect smile.
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Just as you can put new siding on your house to mask a chipped or fading paint job, you can cover up imperfections on your teeth with the help of dental veneers. Also known as dental porcelain laminates, veneers are "fals... | null | null | null | null | null |
Talk about cavity creeps! A tooth abscess is a sac-load of thick, yellowish-greenish-whitish pus that's full of bacteria.
An abscess is one of the worst things you can have in your mouth, and the human body knows it. Let's just get the graphic details out of the way first: A tooth abscess is a sac-load of thick, yellow... | null | null | null | null | null |
The kind of dentures you choose depends a lot on what degree of tooth loss you have.
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False teeth were being fitted into the mouths of Etruscans, who lived in what is now central Italy, as early as 700 B.C. [source: James]. In many cases, the procedure for this involved banding loose teeth togeth... | null | null | null | null | null |
Why do dentists need to use a dental dam?
Dental dams isolate teeth and clear the area being worked on of excess moisture.
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When a beaver builds a natural dam or an engineer plans a man-made dam, both design the structures to control and hold back debris and water. Dams form barriers to unwant... | null | null | null | null | null |
How often you brush -- and for how long -- counts at least as much as the toothpaste you use. Brush twice a day (three times if you can) and aim for three minutes per session.
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If you have teeth, chances are that you've had gingivitis, that you will in the future or that you have... | null | null | null | null | null |
You may have seen dental scalers at the dentist's office, but you can use one at home, too.
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It never fails. Even if you brush every day, after every single meal, and floss like it's your job, your teeth still have to endure what seems like an inordinate amount of scraping once you're in t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Do DIY tooth polishers really work?
Everybody wants a nice smile, but can you get results without spending extra time in the dentist's chair?
Smiling is contagious. That's especially true when a person feels happy and confident about their teeth, making a beautiful smile an important tool to spread joy and make you fee... | null | null | null | null | null |
Teeth whitening strips deliver a bleaching effect and create pearly white smiles. But do they damage the teeth?
Home teeth-whitening products are convenient, easy to use, reasonably priced and sold just about everywhere. Media coverage of the rich and famous and their almost neon white, perfectly aligned teeth has been... | null | null | null | null | null |
By: Lloyd Alter, Planet Green
This Guy Has Two Inches of Toothpaste!
The guy in the 1940's toothpaste ad has a toothbrush that looks two inches long, and he is covering every bit of it. That is what you see in most ads, the entire brush covered in paste. But how much do you really need? Or do you really need it at all?... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is an electric toothbrush the best choice? Many dentists recommend them, but consistency in your dental hygiene routine is the real key to healthy teeth.
We all know -- or should know -- that good oral hygiene habits include both brushing and flossing at least twice a day to keep cavities at bay. But you may not realiz... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is there a home remedy for swollen gums?
Gums causing you discomfort? A home remedy could do the trick.
The smallest physical ailments have the power to dampen your mood and alter your day. Swollen gums, like the proverbial sore thumb, are one such problem. Left unchecked, they also have the potential to be more than a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Your doctor will want to remove the cause of the abscess so it doesn't reoccur. This could mean a root canal.
The medical name for an abscessed tooth is a dentoalveolar abscess, but sufferers spell it p-a-i-n. An abscessed tooth is an infection that leads to swelling and a buildup of pus -- which, in turn, stimulates t... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Disinfect a Toothbrush
The American Dental Association says store your toothbrush upright and uncovered.
You don't have to be a dentist to know that regular tooth-brushing is the cornerstone of good oral hygiene, but what the average person may not know is that the instrument he uses to clean his teeth may also ... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Eliminate Odor in Gums
By: Shanna Freeman | Updated: Feb 17, 2021
Clearly, this dude's got stinky breath. Could his gums be the culprits?
You may have read the title of this article and thought, "Odor coming from your gums? Isn't it all just bad breath?" Although we tend to lump any unpleasant odors emanating fr... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Use Plaque-disclosing Tablets
Anyone can use plaque-disclosing tablets, but they're particularly effective for youngsters who haven't established the best brushing and flossing habits.
If only real-life dental care was as obvious as those animated television ads for products like cavity-fighting mouthwash -- whe... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is using dental instruments to give youself a cleaning a good way to save money or plane crazy?
Would you superglue a chipped tooth? According to a survey conducted by the Chicago Dental Society, 70 percent of dentists reported that they've seen patients who try to fix their dental problems on their own before going to... | null | null | null | null | null |
We're all familiar with the little white cap full of bright green or blue mouthwash, but what if you could rinse with simple saltwater instead?
Maybe your mom once told you to rinse with saltwater to ease the pain of a sore in your mouth. Or your dentist suggested you rinse with warm saltwater after you had a tooth pul... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful and effective tooth whitener; and it's cheap -- generally less than $1 per bottle.
Many adults have childhood memories of getting scraped or cut while playing and having a sit down with the brown plastic bottle of hydrogen peroxide. A cotton ball, a swipe at the skin and then magic: bubb... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is a Waterpik better than flossing?
Is your floss on its way out?
The best way to win the war against tooth decay and gum disease is to brush twice a day and floss at least once a day. Although flossing used to mean rubbing a strand of string floss across and around the teeth and gums, today there's another option: the... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can the whole family use the same kind of toothbrush?
We make so many choices throughout the course of our lifetime. Like whether we should be on Team Coke or Team Pepsi. But some choices require a little more research to make the best decision. For example, if you are planning to just run into your local drug store to... | null | null | null | null | null |
Your Office Job as Dangerous on the Body as Smoking?
Is sitting down at work all day really as bad as smoking?
It's a big part of so many of our lives. Even if we are active outside of work, whether it be by hitting the gym, hiking, biking, practicing yoga, or whatever your favorite hobby, much of our day is spent behi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can virtual reality help you quit smoking?
In the game Nicot 1.0, available for download online, players use a virtual arm to crush cigarettes inside a castle.
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Do you feel like you've tried everything to quit smoking but just can't kick the habit? Virtual reality (VR) may be the answer -- or at l... | null | null | null | null | null |
How can you encourage your loved one to quit smoking?
No matter how you encourage someone to stop smoking, knowing their options for support is key. See more drug pictures.
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Hard numbers and reasons for not smoking can go in one ear and out the other for most smokers. But smoking is publ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Before the invention of the cigarette, someone had to make the discovery that a tobacco plant could be smoked for pleasure. See more drug pictures.
Thanks to science of plant genetics, it is possible to answer this question.
Researchers who study the changes in plants that occur as a result of cultivation have assigned... | null | null | null | null | null |
Scrub Your Face with Baking Soda
Baking soda does so many wonderful things. It can freshen the air in our fridge, power a science fair volcano, unclog sinks and clean stains. I sometimes forget that you can bake with the stuff as well. Today, I've stumbled onto a new non-baking use for baking soda, you can clean your f... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Whiten Teeth with Baking Soda and Peroxide
We're a little body obsessed these days, as a culture, if you ask me. We're constantly comparing ourselves to airbrushed celebrities and magazine-set standards. Of course much of this is a marketing ploy from the advertising companies that work for huge corporations-par... | null | null | null | null | null |
Why You Should Put Oil on Your Face (and in Your Hair, too!)
Last week, I brought you this Q&A with Siobhan O'Connor and Alexandra Spunt, co-authors of the fabulous new book, No More Dirty Looks: The Truth About Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics.
Between the you-will-not-believe-it... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Meditate Properly
Meditation is a known technique in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that increases calmness and physical relaxation, enhancing overall health and well-being. You learn to focus your attention, become mindful of your own thoughts and sensations, and observe them non-judgmentally. Med... | null | null | null | null | null |
Causes of Yeast Infections
Pregnancy can trigger a yeast infection.
Yeast infections, especially recurrent ones, are a signal that your body is out of balance. Candida normally grows in a healthy vagina, where the slightly acid pH environment keeps Candida and other microorganisms from multiplying rapidly enough to cau... | null | null | null | null | null |
Baking soda mixed with salt and water can be used to flush the sinuses.
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Flushing the sinuses can be very therapeutic for those suffering from acute or chronic nasal congestion or allergies. Done properly, this technique helps to promote drainage and aids in healing the inflamed tissues lining t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Both cats and dogs can cause allergies.
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Cats can cause allergy symptoms without even coming into direct contact with a person. Cats' allergy producing substances (allergen) are primarily in the saliva. These substances dry on the hair after the cat grooms himself or herself. These d... | null | null | null | null | null |
How can you better control my cat dander allergies?
People who are allergic to cat dander might have a tough time avoiding it if they have a cat in the house. Dander collects on animal fur, on walls and on carpeting, and it doesn't lose much strength over time. When your body comes in contact with cat dander, it miside... | null | null | null | null | null |
Do hairless cats cause allergies?
Allergies are your immune system's overreaction to certain substances that are considered harmless. When you come into contact with allergens, your body starts to fight off the unwanted invaders. Your immune system produces immunoglobulin E, which then instructs your basophils and mast... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can peanut allergies cause diaper rash in infants?
Peanut allergies can develop at very young ages, and one of the symptoms of a peanut allergy can, in fact, be a rash or hives. However, it's rare for a food allergy to cause a rash on a baby's bottom (and it's also unusual for infants to be ingesting foods with peanuts... | null | null | null | null | null |
What are symptoms of egg allergies in children?
Egg allergies are most common among children; the good news is that most kids outgrow their egg allergies by the time they're five years old. Kids with egg allergies have confused immune systems: Instead of recognizing certain egg proteins as harmless, they think that tho... | null | null | null | null | null |
Food allergies are your body's inappropriate response to certain proteins. Depending on what you're allergic to, your body misidentifies the proteins in those foods and thinks they're dangerous. Then it releases an antibody called immunoglobulin E and tells it to send out chemicals to combat the allergen. Those chemica... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can food allergies cause swelling?
Food allergies are the result of a mistake made by your immune system. Your body misinterprets certain proteins and thinks they're dangerous -- despite the fact that they're perfectly safe. When you eat foods that contain those proteins, your body reacts. Your immune system sends out ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Are there food allergies that cause edema?
Food allergies are a sign that your immune system misidentifies certain proteins. Instead of recognizing that these proteins are safe, your body thinks they're harmful invaders. When you eat something you're allergic to, your immune system releases an antibody called immunoglo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is peanut oil safe to eat if you have a peanut allergy?
If you have a peanut allergy, it means your body is overreacting to the proteins in peanuts. Instead of understanding that peanuts are safe (and tasty), your immune system thinks that peanuts are out to harm you. As a response, your body releases an antibody calle... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can a peanut butter allergy cause inner ear infections?
An allergy to peanut butter is probably caused by an allergy to peanuts. Such allergies are the immune system's overreaction to harmless substances. Instead of letting you enjoy peanut butter, your body attacks the proteins in peanuts by releasing antibodies calle... | null | null | null | null | null |
What are some common types of shellfish that cause allergies?
An allergy to shellfish is an overreaction by your immune system to certain proteins found in shellfish. When you eat shellfish, your body mistakenly thinks you're doing something dangerous. Its reaction is to release an antibody to fight off the shellfish a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can a shellfish allergy cause chapped lips?
Like other food allergies, an allergy to shellfish is the result of your immune system's misidentification of certain proteins found in shellfish. When you eat shellfish that you're allergic to, your body thinks that certain proteins are harmful, even though they're not. Then... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can a wheat allergy affect your sinuses?
If you're allergic to wheat, it means that your body has developed sensitivity to certain proteins that are found in wheat. These allergies typically develop in infanthood or toddlerhood. With a wheat allergy, your immune system has tagged one or more of the proteins in wheat --... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can a wheat allergy cause breathing problems?
Wheat allergies are caused by a misguided immune system. Even though wheat is harmless, there are some proteins in wheat (albumin, globulin, gliadin and gluten) that trigger an allergic person's body to fight back. When you eat or breathe in wheat flour, your body releases ... | null | null | null | null | null |
If you're allergic to dust mites, you'll need your tissues handy. But if you find a great vacuum, you may get some relief.
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Even the tidiest neatniks are susceptible to the sneezing, wheezing effects of tiny little home intruders known as dust mites. Dust mites are eight-legged interlopers th... | null | null | null | null | null |
Beware of Bedroom and Basement Allergens
Bedding can be a dangerous source of dust mite allergens. Regularly wash bedding and use dust-mite covers.
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Your kids are right — there is a monster lurking in the bedroom. However, the monster is not under your child's bed, instead it's in the be... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can your vacuum reduce your allergy symptoms by removing dust mites -- like the the one shown here -- from your mattress?
Are you one of the estimated 50 million Americans who suffer from allergies? More than half of all Americans have an allergic response to at least one substance, and more than half of American homes... | null | null | null | null | null |
Eliminating Dust Mites
Do you ever wake up with a headache, itchy eyes or congestion? Many people believe their allergies are a result of changes in the weather, mold and pollen, which could all be true, but allergies can also be caused by household dust mites. Dust mites feed on dead skin, and people shed enough of it... | null | null | null | null | null |
When deciding which vacuum cleaner will work best for you, consider the types of pets and flooring in your home.
Just flip the switch on your vacuum cleaner and watch your pet run for cover. Despite the fact that cats and dogs aren't fond of the common household appliance, having one is as crucial as chew toys and wate... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can dishwashing gloves inflame a latex allergy?
If you are allergic to latex, your immune system thinks that a protein in this substance, which comes from rubber trees, is harmful to your body and tries to fight off the "danger." Latex is commonly found in rubber gloves, including dishwashing gloves.
Wearing dishwashin... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can you get a skin allergy from dogs?
When people say "skin allergy," they're normally referring to allergic contact dermatitis. Allergic contact dermatitis happens when you touch something that your body deems dangerous, even though it's actually harmless. You react with symptoms like rashes, pain, redness, swelling a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Are there tests you can take to diagnose latex allergies?
Latex is a milky fluid that comes from rubber trees. It can be found in many everyday items, including balloons, rubber bands, condoms, erasers, toys pacifiers, baby bottle nipples, rubber gloves and medical and dental equipment.
The more exposure you have to la... | null | null | null | null | null |
What is a latex allergy?
If you have a latex allergy, your body is not actually reacting to latex (the milky fluid that comes from rubber trees) but to a contaminating protein found in the rubber. When you have an allergy, your immune system identifies something as harmful to your body and reacts with various symptoms.... | null | null | null | null | null |
Glucosamine and Chondroitin: Put to the Test for Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis, affecting 16 to 20 million American adults. Caused by injury or the wear and tear on joints that occurs with aging, osteoarthritis has no cure.
Thinning of the cartilage surrounding the bones leads to in... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Use Your Metered-Dose Inhaler the Right Way
Using an inhaler seems simple, but most patients do not use it the right way. When you use your inhaler the wrong way, less medicine gets to your lungs. (Your doctor may give you other types of inhalers.)
For the next 2 weeks, read these steps aloud as you do them or a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Fatigue is one of the most common complaints during a doctor visit. For several years, many doctors would not recognize chronic fatigue as a regular diagnosis, but this diagnosis is seemingly becoming more commonplace. There are many causes of fatigue including medications, poor sleep, hormone imbalance and vitamin def... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alcohol is everywhere - when the family gathers, at cookouts, after the softball game, at parties. "What will you have?" someone asks. If you have diabetes, what do you say?
It all depends. Start by asking yourself three basic questions:
Is my diabetes under control?
Does my health care provider agree that I am free fr... | null | null | null | null | null |
Checking Blood Glucose (Blood Sugar)
Checking your blood glucose (sometimes called your blood "sugar") is key to your health and to preventing problems that can result from having uncontrolled diabetes for many years. As uncomfortable and time-consuming as this may seem at the beginning, eventually it may become as rou... | null | null | null | null | null |
Nutrition and Diabetes FAQs
Get the answers from the American Diabetes Association to frequently asked questions about nutrition and diabetes.
Q: Why do I need to see a dietitian if I have diabetes?
A: Registered dietitians (RDs) have training and expertise in how the body uses food. RDs who understand diabetes can tea... | null | null | null | null | null |
Digestive enzymes are substances secreted predominately by the stomach and small intestine. After saliva and teeth have softened food, enzymes of the stomach (hydrochloric acid and pepsin) begin the breakdown process. As food transitions from the stomach to the small intestine, more enzymes are made by the pancreas gla... | null | null | null | null | null |
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) generally refers to recurrent diarrhea and/or constipation. This common condition (also referred to as spastic or nervous colon) is often associated with bloating, excessive gas and abdominal pain.
IBS does not have one, distinct cause. Many patients complain of lifelong problems, while o... | null | null | null | null | null |
Intestinal ulcers can be a painful and dangerous situation. Ulcers are associated not only with pain and discomfort, but may also be a source of significant blood loss. Ulcers are treatable but may require several medications and sometimes multiple rounds of these medications. It is important to know that there are sev... | null | null | null | null | null |
Q: Are most headaches triggered by certain foods or drinks?
A: The role of individual triggers in bringing on a headache depends in part on the type of headache. The infamous triggers that you may have heard about, like alcohol or chocolate, are probably much less to blame for tension headaches than emotional stress or... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hangover Headaches
A hangover headache is a throbbing, pounding misery. A character in Kingsley Amis's "Lucky Jim" described the feeling this way: "A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night and then as its mausoleum... | null | null | null | null | null |
Headache Exercises
Tension headaches can literally be debilitating. We all know the symptoms: It may start with some neck soreness or pain at the base of the skull. The pain creeps up the back of the head and makes its way over to your ears, then to what feels like directly behind your eyes or forehead. Many of us imme... | null | null | null | null | null |
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