Archive for June, 2010

The Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes is a disorder that affects the body’s metabolism, specifically how the body processes food for energy. A healthy human body breaks food into glucose which, with the help of a hormone produced by the pancreas called insulin, fuels our cells via the bloodstream. When you have diabetes, this process is disrupted and the result is unhealthy levels of glucose in the bloodstream, also known as hyperglycemia. Chronic hyperglycemia can lead to kidney, neurological and cardiovascular damage and eventually Read more [...]

Back Pain in the Lower Right Side – Should You Be Concerned?

You should probably be concerned if you are experiencing significant back pain in the lower right side. This could be an indicator of appendicitis, which is a fatal condition. It can begin as a dull back pain in the lower right side, or near your stomach. This pain will grow more and more intense until it becomes unbearable, and you may also experience a fever, vomiting and general nausea. You’ll need to undergo a professional evaluation with a doctor, who will conduct a bowel and urine analysis, Read more [...]

What About Alzheimer’s?

Have you ever gone through a senior moment even though you’re young? You might want to think once or twice about it because it can really be dangerous. You might be on your way on having a disease called the Alzheimer’s disease. It’s just a real frustrating moment where you just don’t know where you last put your wallet or your cell phone. Alzheimer’s disease was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer in the year 1906. It’s a progressive and fatal brain disease that about 5.3 million Americans have. Read more [...]

Detox Your Body and Eat Plenty of Antioxidant Foods

Imagine filling up your body system with so many unwanted components and wastes. Isn’t it hard to move around and do your necessary tasks with ease? In fact when our body is full of wastes that are not necessary in our system, we can not think well too. It is important that we take a lot of antioxidant foods and better yet know some body detox diet. Remember that not all the food intakes we have are being used in by our body system and not all of these are thrown out from our body. So there is always Read more [...]

Difference Between Modern and Ancient Chinese Acupuncture

Even during prehistoric times, acupuncture has been into existence for thousands of years. Along the course of Chinese history, it has also come along back then. There are several approaches to acupuncture in different parts of the world. Moreover, there are also various explanations that can be derived from it as to how and why it works, together with different practices. In primeval China, what generally used to explain the effects of acupuncture was the doctrine of the Taoist. Nevertheless, Read more [...]

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