Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

This weekly health news roundup presents stories regarding fibromyalgia, pneumonia, heart attack, multiple sclerosis, and norovirus 2016 update. We discuss higher suicide risk among fibromyalgia and migraine sufferers, whether pneumonia is contagious, your increasing risk of heart attack due to rheumatoid arthritis, and the differences between multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome. So if you missed ...click here to read more

With allergy season in full swing, many of us are reaching for antihistamines and other allergy medications for temporary relief. Although allergy medications may stop the watery, itchy eyes, they have another side effect you may not be aware of. As we age, many aspects of our body begin to change, muscle mass included. You ...click here to read more

You sweat, you’re irritable, you’re anxious, and your body seems to hurt all over… What could be going on that makes you feel so horrible? Well, if you’re a female, the culprit is hormonal changes, more commonly referred to as menopause. Menopause is a natural part of aging that plagues women. If you’ve gone through ...click here to read more

Blood pressure woes are a growing problem, affecting more and more Americans every day. Worse yet, because it’s symptomless, you often become aware of your high blood pressure only once you begin experiencing the associated health issues. If you have been diagnosed with hypertension, or even prehypertension, you want to do anything you can to keep ...click here to read more

Toronto, Canada, May 9, 2016 – Bel Marra Health (www.BelMarraHealth.com), a company that offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional products, is weighing in on a study showing that cell phones weaken bones. A study from Argentina is suggesting that cell phone usage may play a role in weakening hip bones in users. Researchers followed ...click here to read more

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common problem causing joint inflammation, pain, stiffness, and swelling. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease, and although there is no cure early intervention can improve a patient’s quality of life. But rheumatoid arthritis doesn’t only affect the joints – in fact, a previous study found that individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid ...click here to read more

The subject of stool warrants plenty of attention. That’s because your poop color, smell, and shape say a lot about your health. Basically, your bodily emissions are whatever is left behind once your digestive system completes absorbing nutrients and fluid from the foods and drinks you consume. During a lifetime, the average person produces roughly ...click here to read more

May 12 is the National Fibromyalgia Day, which sheds light on this painful condition, but we want to raise awareness about all aspects of fibromyalgia so we are including stories about chronic migraines, lupus, IBS, and rheumatoid arthritis, and how they are impacted by fibromyalgia. There is still much unknown about fibromyalgia, but the more ...click here to read more