228 articles on "blood"

Today, Living Well Means Making Healthy Choices

y, Living Well Means Making Healthy Choices by: News Canada Here are some tips to help: o Eat for health as well as for pleasure. o Read food labels carefully - know what you eat. o Follow your body weight, blood pressure and blood values. ...

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All About Stimulants - Why Teenagers Use it Abusively

Stimulants are drugs that are known to increase an individual's alertness and awareness temporarily. It affect the body by increasing the activity of the central nervous system, sympathetic nervous system or both. More popularly known as "uppers...

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The Cholesterol Controversy

Just what is this matter we call cholesterol, anyway? Websters College Dictionary, 1995 edition, states: "a sterol, abundant in animal fats, brain and nerve tissue, meat and eggs, that functions in the body as a membrane constituent and as a precurso...

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The Power of Ice

The Power of Ice by: Louise RoachUsing ice to treat injuries is one of the oldest methods of pain control. Proven to be safe and effective at reducing swelling, relieving pain and decreasing muscle spasms, ice therapy is an easy self-care techni...

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Gout and Joint Swelling and Pain

Gout has often been called the "disease of kings." It was noted many years ago that gout usually affected nobility and the wealthy. This observation resulted from the richer diet available to those of means during those times. Now, most of us eat lik...

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Early Symptoms Of Angina Pectoris

Angina pectoris is a chest pain which originated from the heart. This condition occurs when the heart did not receive enough oxygenated blood because the blood vessels may be partially blocked due to blood clots and hardened arteries. This conditio...

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Blood Is Man's Most Powerful Agent...Biologically & Spiritually (part 2)

In part 1 the parallel function of blood is shown for both the biological and the spiritual, pointing to a common Designer and Creator. Wholeness/ preservation of life, cleansing/purification/freedom, and healing were covered in part 1. These are par...

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Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate - What Ingredient Contributes?

Recently, there have been some substantial discussions that pertain to the health benefits of dark chocolate. There have been numerous studies that have been done while studying this somewhat bitter and less popular type of chocolate and these have m...

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Folic Acid Prevents High Blood Pressure in Women

Folic Acid Prevents High Blood Pressure in Women by: Maureen Williams Women who get lots of folic acid from both diet and supplements have less chance of developing high blood pressure than women who get very little, according to a study in the ...

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CRP And Your Heart

CRP And Your Heart by: Lee Cummings Monitoring your CRP level is vitally important because it is one of the best indicators of heart disease. C-Reactive Protein has proven to be one of the best indicators of looming Heart disease. Find out why h...

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