Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

This past week was the National Alcohol Screening Day, which is important as it raises awareness around the harmful effects of alcohol consumption, including Parkinson’s disease, heart risk, and eyesight and vision problems. Here at Bel Marra Health we want to keep you in the know, so we put together this roundup of health articles ...click here to read more

Alzheimer’s disease risk rises with high blood sugar and insulin resistance. More than half of senior Americans have prediabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. Prediabetes puts people at a higher risk of developing diabetes, because they have elevated blood sugar. The good news is, prediabetes does not have to result in type 2 diabetes ...click here to read more

Bel Marra Health’s weekly health news roundup includes stories about fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, IBD, hypothyroidism, and lump behind ear. In case you missed these trending stories, we have compiled them together for your peruse. These health news stories outline new treatment methods for fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis, the causes and treatment for lumps found behind ...click here to read more

Find yourself saying “Sorry, can you repeat that” more often? Don’t worry. You’re not alone. In fact, 25 percent of people aged 55 to 65 have some level of hearing loss, and this number doubles for those over the age of 65. Hearing loss can be caused by injury, continuous exposure to loud noises, and ...click here to read more

Sometimes, we don’t get enough sleep, so we feel tired in the morning. Or on other days, we are simply so busy and stressed out that by the time evening comes we are left drained. Time and time again, we have moments, maybe even days of low energy, and the older we get the less ...click here to read more

Our tongue can distinguish between five different tastes: sweet, salty, sour, savory (umami), and bitter. Some tastes we enjoy more than others, but how something tastes could also signify how it can aid in our digestion. Case in point, food items that are typically bitter have been shown to improve digestion. You may have heard ...click here to read more

Although many seniors are plagued by memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia, this is not a natural part of aging. The exact mechanisms that cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are yet to be uncovered. However, researchers have found that there are certain risk factors that increase a person’s likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease and suffering ...click here to read more

Chronic migraine headaches affect nearly seven million Americans, so there is a strong need for natural treatment. A migraine headache is described as a headache that occurs more than 15 times within a month – unless it is an episodic migraine, which can occur less often. A migraine headache can last four hours or more ...click here to read more