5,561 articles on "health"

How Diet Influences Cancer Risk

Diet is a double edged sword. Improper diet increases the risk of cancer but a proper, well balanced diet reduces the cancer risk. Diet is one of the most important lifestyle factors and has been estimated to account for up to 80% of cancers of the ...

Health  health cancer risk stomach study breast diet consumption
Shortness of Breath – Anxiety & Panic

Probably the most common symptom of them all with anxiety & panic is shortness of breath; some also describe it as a smothering sensation, or feeling like they are suffocating, like there is no air around them.This is often the first symptom that wil...

Health  health breathe first
Blood Pressure Monitors

Blood pressure is a measure of the force of blood inside an artery. A blood pressure measurement is taken by temporarily stopping the flow of blood in an artery (usually by inflating a cuff around the upper arm) and then listening for the sound of th...

Health  health pressure blood cuff monitor electronic artery
The Importance Of A Good Nights Sleep

You can’t “cheat” on the amount of sleep you get. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health and safety. When we don’t get adequate sleep, we accumulate a sleep debt tha...

Health  health sleep night hours during
Omega 3 Fatty Acids, What are they, Really?

Those Wonderful Omega 3 Fatty Acids, What are they, Really?"The physician who knows only medicine, knows not even medicine."Omega-3s are "fatty acids" that help build other fats in the body. They derive their name from their chemical structure the "...

Health  health omega fish fatty acids diet healthy
What Is Nail Fungus And What Can You Do About It

Our feet are probably one of the most mistreated, neglected parts of our body. We often stick them into ill-fitting shoes or ones that are wrong for the activity at hand.A fungus is a tiny organism thats difficult to see with the naked eye. Basically...

Health  health fungus nail treatment into
Top 10 Reasons for getting Laser Hair Removal

Hair removal aint what it used to be. No more "creams" and waxing. Laser Hair removal can give you the results you want without the hassle you dont! If youve considered laser hair removal, there are many skilled dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons f...

Health  health hair removal laser sound
Plastic Surgery - A Risky Business

Plastic Surgery - A Risky Business by: Jeff Lakie When most of us think of plastic surgery, we contemplate the different things we would - or are going to - have done: that bump on the nose smoothed down, the perky boobs put in, the fat we'...

Health  health surgery plastic patients part
Mesothelioma: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention and Lawsuits

Mesothelioma: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention and Lawsuits  by: David Arnold Livingston What is Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that grows on the mesothelium, the membrane or protective sac that surrounds the various organs of t...

Health  health mesothelioma asbestos detected workers symptoms
Take Back Your Life 7

Take Back Your Life 7 by: Stephen Ayers In parts 1-6 of this series of articles titled "Take Back Your Life", we discussed what could be considered the four wheels of the human wellness vehicle. We discussed the importance of proper cell functio...

Health  health healthy fiber acidophilus consumption bacteria food