Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

We don’t usually think much about our eye color. Many people favor blue eyes, and some of us may try contacts to change our eye color if we aren’t happy with what we’ve got. Regardless, eye color rarely comes across as a possible health indicator. However, there may be more to eye color than simply ...click here to read more

Wet macular degeneration is an eye disease that can cause blurred vision or even blind spots in a person’s visual field, and while it is not as common as dry macular degeneration, it does account for 90 percent of all cases of severe vision loss as a result of the disease. Macular degeneration is a ...click here to read more

When your heart is in danger, you often experience local symptoms in the chest and heart area. When you have joint problems, your symptoms present themselves in the joints. But when it comes to the liver, you won’t necessarily experience symptoms right where your liver is, so it’s important to pay attention to other parts ...click here to read more

Nearly 40 percent of older adults have issues with digestion related to aging, and it has a lot to do with our bodies changing as we age, including our digestive health. A variety of factors take a toll on our digestive system as we progress through life, including our lifestyle and any medications we might ...click here to read more

When it comes to bad habits that have a negative impact on your heart, you probably think of smoking, drinking, and eating poorly. Of course, these aren’t elements of a healthy lifestyle by any measure, and they can contribute to shorter lifespan indeed, but there is another daily habit that could be sending you to ...click here to read more

September is whole grains month and fruits & veggies month, so we present our top articles that discuss the impact that whole grains, fruits, and vegetables have on heart disease, stroke, weight loss, cholesterol, glaucoma, and breast cancer. As the saying goes, “you are what you eat.” It’s important that we eat nutritious foods to ...click here to read more

Our two kidneys are vital organs that perform many powerful functions. Most people know that they remove waste products and excess fluid from our body, but they also release hormones that regulate blood pressure, produce an active form of vitamin D, and control the production of red blood cells. Everything we put in our bodies ...click here to read more

September is National Yoga Awareness Month, so we present some of our stories discussing the benefits of yoga, including its effects on PTSD, depression, urinary incontinence, prostate cancer, COPD, and arthritis. Yoga has vastly grown in popularity recently, and with so many different varieties existing, just about anyone of any fitness level can get involved. ...click here to read more