Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

In case you’ve missed any of this week’s health news articles, check them out in this week’s roundup. This week, we discussed lacunar stroke, silent stroke, yoga for healthy kidneys, and blood clots in the brain. We talked about causes, symptoms, and treatment for lacunar stroke, examined how silent stroke is causing vascular dementia, looked ...click here to read more

Sleep problems pertain to a wide range of disruptions in patterns of sleeping, such as the inability to sleep, or insomnia, and the grinding of teeth during sleep. These disruptions may actually interfere with the capacity of a person to rest each night, resulting in a variety of physical and mental health issues that require ...click here to read more

Atrial fibrillation is a heart condition, but it affects other areas of health as well. For example, it could contribute to the risk of dementia, poor sleep, kidney failure, and high blood pressure. The articles below discuss different aspect of atrial fibrillation, revealing useful tactics to better manage it and reduce your risk of other ...click here to read more

There are many changes that come along with aging. Hearing and vision problems are among the most common ones. But while taking care of one aspect of your health, you may be ignoring some very important changes taking place elsewhere – in your mouth, for example. Your oral health is very prone to age-related changes ...click here to read more

January is Thyroid Awareness Month so we present our articles discussing the thyroid and related conditions, including thyroid eye disease, hypothyroidism risk, cognitive impairment, dementia, and type 2 diabetes. The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland located in the throat area. Its role is to produce hormones important for bodily functions. Common thyroid diseases are ...click here to read more

National Obesity Awareness Week runs from January 9 through January 15, 2017 and to wrap it up we present some of our articles that discuss obesity and related health issues, such as sleep problems, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Obesity is a growing problem that plagues many Americans. It is a well-known risk factor contributing to ...click here to read more

A recent study found that older adults who consumed healthy foods had the so-called crystallized intelligence, the ability to use their skills and knowledge acquired over lifetime. The researchers discovered that a pigment commonly found in dark leafy greens, as well as in egg yolks and cruciferous vegetables, offers neuroprotective properties to the brain. Earlier ...click here to read more

Bowel obstruction or intestinal obstruction happens in the small or large intestine. Essentially, it can be a partial or total blockage that prevents fluid and digested food from passing. While this may not sound so bad, the fact is, if enough pressure builds up as a result of the intestinal obstruction, the intestine can rupture. ...click here to read more