Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

Sunday, April 17, 2016 is the World Hemophilia Day, which raises awareness about hemophilia, a condition characterized by prolonged bleeding. Other blood-related issues are also discussed during World Hemophilia Day, including Christmas disease, migraine with aura, and other blood disorders. Here is a roundup of Bel Marra Health’s top articles discussing hemophilia and other blood ...click here to read more

Strep throat, tuberculosis, urinary tract infections (UTIs)… When your immune system isn’t in its top shape, you’re more prone to bacterial infections like these. For people with chronic illness, with compromised immunity, or for seniors – where aging alone means immunity isn’t as strong as it once was – these infections take hold more easily. ...click here to read more

Do you find yourself rubbing your eyes often throughout the day, closing them for brief moments because they feel tired, or just having a difficult time focusing on what’s in front of you? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, there is a growing number of individuals who experience these very symptoms, which are all related ...click here to read more

April is Foot Health Awareness Month, so we have compiled a list of our stories to help inform you about diabetes, gangrene, sprained ankles, and smelly feet to help educate you on foot health. Many of us may take our foot health for granted, but when a problem does arise it can be quite serious ...click here to read more

It can be loud or quiet, it may sound like a gurgle or even a deflating balloon… and what are we talking about? Bowel and abdominal sounds, of course. Unlike flatulence, which is the sound made when gas leaves your body, bowel sounds typically occur in the small or large intestine during digestion. Bowel sounds ...click here to read more

Bel Marra Health’s weekly health news roundup offers you recent news stories on ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Zika virus, and burning stomach. We discuss natural ways to treat ulcerative colitis, the similarities and differences between Zika and dengue, causes and remedies for a burning stomach, and the increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in legs) ...click here to read more

When you go in and see your doctor, there is a routine set of questions they commonly ask, along with basic risk factors they look for. Your doctor will listen to your breathing, check your blood pressure, and even look down your tonsils – of course, this is all depending on the symptoms that brought ...click here to read more

You probably drink coffee numerous times a day for the caffeine kick and energy boost. But if you’re a man, you could be getting an additional benefit of coffee you never knew about. By now, you have probably heard of numerous studies that reveal the benefits of coffee. From supporting heart health to reducing the ...click here to read more