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5. Fruit Superfoods
Sweet, juicy fruits—Mother Nature’s true desserts—have been cultivated, preserved, and enjoyed year-round by people all over the world for centuries. While many common varieties of fruits may be...
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Q: I was quite unwell with nausea and vomiting the day after having the Shingrix® vaccine, and my upper arm was swollen and very painful for more than a week. I’m considering not getting the second...
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6. Treatment: Taking the Right Medications
Heart failure lasts a lifetime, but it can be treated for a lifetime by making sensible lifestyle decisions outlined in Chapter 5, with medical procedures described in Chapter 7, and with the...
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4. Medications That Treat CAD
Sadly, there’s no cure for CAD. Instead, those who suffer from this disease are told to modify their lifestyles in the ways we’ve mentioned up to this point. Sometimes, though, lifestyle modification...
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6. Drug Treatments for Cholesterol
Despite all their best efforts, some people still can’t keep their lipids and cardiovascular risk at acceptable levels. If you’re one of them, you’ll need a medication to help control your cholesterol...
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airways: The tube-like organs of the respiratory system through which air is breathed in and out. These include the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles. allergen: A substance that is not a harmful...
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5. Skin Conditions: Lyme Disease to Wrinkles
The skin conditions covered in this chapter begin with the increasingly common, tick bite-related Lyme disease and end with the fact-of-aging phenomenon called wrinkles. There are things you can do to...
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6. Information, Action, Prevention
Information about preventing a stroke has three audiences. The first is people who have never had a stroke and want to prevent the first one. Some have risk factors; some don’t. The second is made up...
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Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, affecting 3 percent to 7 percent of the population. In obstructive sleep apnea, the airway narrows and/or collapses, and...
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7. Lifestyle Can Help Blood Pressure
You probably like to feel in control of your life: your finances, your schedule, your business and your personal life. When it comes to your blood pressure, there are certain factors that strip you of...
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6. Other Types of Arthritis
hile you likely are familiar with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and gout, you may not be aware that there are 100 types of arthritis—and you may not know that some health conditions you...
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10. Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Arthritis
Even people who have traditionally sought the care of a mainstream physician or health-care provider are likely to have used a complementary or alternative approach at some point. In fact, more than...
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2. The Origins of Pain
A whopping 50 million American adults suffer from chronic or severe pain. According to data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, 25 million of these cases are chronic. Chronic pain may be...
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4. Alternative and Natural Treatments
Often, traditional pain treatments like medications or surgery are ineffective. Some don’t touch the pain while others cause frustrating side effects. Fortunately, many alternative therapies offer...
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If you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol, chances are you have also been recommended to take a statin drug. While statin drugs may help lower your cholesterol, they also come with a vast array of...
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The mental and physical consequences of stress are plentiful. Unchecked stress can lead to memory and thinking skills problems, as well as physical and emotional symptoms such as headaches, muscle and...
View ArticleMemory Maximizers: Board Games; Statins
Board Games May Be a Winner at Protecting Memory Monopoly marathons or weekly games of bridge or chess may do much more than keep your competitive fires burning. Research suggests that board games and...
View ArticleAdopt These 7 Habits for a Healthier Brain
You know that lifting weights makes your muscles stronger and quitting smoking is the best gift you can give your lungs. But what are the steps you can take for better brain health? It turns out that...
View ArticleAre You Tired of Being Tired?
Surprisingly, there is no universally agreed upon definition of fatigue. It has been described as “an overwhelming sustained sense of exhaustion” or “an overwhelming subjective sense of tiredness and...
View Article4 Strategies That May Help Reduce Triglycerides
You’re a reasonable person, and you want to take care of your health. You know this means not ignoring your recent lab test, which showed you have high triglycerides. But… you’ve heard of the frequent...
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