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Coming Down With The Flu? Here’s What You Can Do
The flu, or Influenza, is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. It has the ability to spread rapidly through communities, often through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person talks, coughs, or sneezes. Each year, the flu affects millions of people globally and can range from a...
Understanding Asthma And Its Triggers
Asthma is a medical condition that affects the airways and the lungs and is mostly seen in children. It is a long-term condition in children but can also be spotted in adults. The causes of asthma differ from person to person. Although there are many potential causes of asthma, we are aware that genetic, environmental, and...
Dehydration and Its Effects
What Is Dehydration? Dehydration occurs when the body doesn't receive enough water. Dehydration can affect everyone, but it is particularly dangerous for small children and elderly people. Depending on how severe the dehydration is, there are different signs and symptoms. Before a person becomes completely dehydrated,...
The Best Vitamins for Children’s Immune Systems
How Can I Boost My Child’s Immunity? It is best to always keep your child’s health in check. The immune system is there in the body as protection from outside invaders like germs or bacteria. Your immune system is said to be at its strongest usually between the ages of ten and fifty. How you can boost your child’s immune...
Understanding high cholesterol
Since high cholesterol has no symptoms, the only way to detect it is by getting a blood test. High cholesterol occurs when too much of one type of cholesterol (LDL) builds up in the walls of your arteries. The hardening of the arteries that results is known as atherosclerosis, and it restricts blood flow to your heart and...
What is Stress
Stress is a reaction of our body to changing situations. A state of tension is created when we respond to situations or pressures that we have nocontrol over. Originally, stress manifested itself in our bodies as a response to physical danger. All the body’s organs would prepare themselves to either fight or escape the...
Cold or Flu! Here’s What to do
When most people think they’re ‘getting the flu’, what they are really experiencing is the ‘winter cold’ . (Except you guys, ‘man-flu’ is ten times worse and therefore will get a blog post all of its own...promise) But surely something so common couldn’t hurt this much? Yes, it does! The common cold is a viral infection that...
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in The United States. Breast cancer can occur in both men and women, but it's far more common in women. Substantial support for breast cancer awareness and research funding has helped...
What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a condition where your body either does not produce enough insulin, or cannot properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas. Your body uses insulin to properly convertthe sugars and starches in the foods we eat into glucose. Glucose is used by your body as fuel to create...
Obesity
Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity isn't just a cosmetic concern. It is a medical problem that increases your risk of other diseases and health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and certain cancers. Obesity is diagnosed when your body mass index (BMI) is...