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Keeping your mind and body in check - popular topics in health and medicine to maintain a long and healthy life.
Hypothyroidism
An illness like hypothyroidism causes extreme menstrual cycles, which go on forever. This is because the thyroid regulates hormones that cause menstruation. Your hair falls out, your nails get brittle, and you feel tired a lot. Patients know the tired feeling as brain fog. Your brain gets exhausted; you can barely function. Hypothyroidism only gets better with replacement thyroid hormone. You can take Armor, which is natural and based on desiccated pig hormone, or you can take levothyroxine, which is synthetic, man-made, and ultra good for your body. Hypothyroidism causes lack of focus. Sometimes some people are at their wit’s end with that and drink a lot coffee to survive the exhaustion, which is something I did in my twenties when I had bad thyroid problems.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez6 years ago in Longevity
Must Have Remedies to Help Fight the Flu
January, the first month of the year. A time of New Years’ resolutions, life changes and clean slates. Every change in season comes with a change in temperature, one which offsets our body's balance and weakens our immune system.
By Erika Potap6 years ago in Longevity
The Effects of Chronic Sleep Deprivation
Chronic sleep deprivation can be very bad for your health. I should know because, until I was 20, I had that. In my adult life, I have been able to get more sleep, which has resulted in me waking up feeling well rested. Sleep loss happens when a busy person doesn’t always go to bed early. It is a bit odd to me, however, that doctors do not ask much about how you are sleeping. The consequences of sleep deprivation include car accidents or accidents with objects that an individual has to operate. Sleep deprivation can cause obesity, as well. When I was fatter than I am now, as I’m trying to lose weight, I’m convinced that I lost weight only because I was getting enough sleep.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez6 years ago in Longevity
Best Uses for Peppermint Essential Oil to Look Into
Peppermint is one of the best essential oils out there that comes with so many benefits. It originated in Europe where peppermint is seen among the oldest herbs that’s used in medical treatments throughout history. Coming from the lavender and rosemary family, peppermint is the perfect blend of water mint and spearmint and the oil is taken out in the midst of the process of distillation from the leaves.
By Penny Newton6 years ago in Longevity
How Much Sugar
In today's society, there is a mass killing going on. It's not done with guns or knives, the weapons of choice are sugars and chemicals. It seems ridiculous to me that sugar has to not only be added to sweet foods but also to savory ones. We don't require added sugar or any sugar being added to foods like bread, baked beans, and canned vegetables. Where will it all end?
By Forest Arts6 years ago in Longevity
Aluminum Toxicity & Your Brain
Today, our body is exposed to more toxins than ever before, whether it's the air we breath, the products we use, or even medicine we take. One potentially dangerous toxin is aluminum. Something that people who deny aluminum's toxicity issues mention is that aluminum is prominent throughout the earth's crust. Which is true. However, what they fail to mention is that aluminum wasn't widely bioavailable to humans until the latter part of the 19th century when it began to be mined for creating metals and medicines. We all have some aluminum in our body, but the tissues that are most susceptible to toxicity are the ones with low cell turnover, such as bone matter, heart tissue, and brain tissue. Aluminum injected bypasses the liver and kidneys and tends to remain in slow cellular replacing tissues.
By Nicole Burch6 years ago in Longevity
Smoking
Throughout my teenage years, I could not wait to turn 18. As soon as I turned 18; this meant that I was now officially an adult (At least by the legal standards back in the late 1990s). As soon I obtained a legal identification card, I went to the nearest convenient store and bought my first pack of cigarettes.
By Janelle Ouellet6 years ago in Longevity
4 Tips to a Healthier You This New Year
We all want to feel and look our best, but let's face it...we often don't have the motivation to do the things that are beneficial to our mental and physical well-being. These days, life is so fast-paced! We are overworked, underpaid, tired, and short on time. Believe me, I would rather spend my free time binge-watching Netflix than going to the gym.
By Mariah Crampton6 years ago in Longevity