Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

According to research, osteoarthritis pain-related fatigue can be combated by improving sleep habits. Osteoarthritis pain can contribute to fatigue by keeping the sufferer awake at night. The result is groggy mornings and all-day fatigue, which can accumulate over many nights of restless sleep. It’s estimated that nearly half of osteoarthritis suffers have trouble falling or ...click here to read more

Abdominal wall hernia, also known as stomach hernia, can result from an abdominal organ pushing its way through a tear in the muscles of the abdomen. It is a fairly common condition, and as many as 10 percent of people can develop a hernia in their lifetime and more than 500,000 hernia operations occur yearly ...click here to read more

In a country where food is scarce, the educated elite show their wealth in their waistlines. In the past, the popular way to show social status was to gain extra weight. It wasn’t until the late 20th century that excess weight was negatively regarded. However, in poor countries, obesity is still more common today for ...click here to read more

A recent study revealed that depressed people who respond well to placebos, or fake drugs, are more likely to benefit from real depression drug treatments. Placebo patients are, albeit unwittingly, able to change their own brain response and chemical levels without any real medications, and are therefore more likely to have a resilience to depression. ...click here to read more

New research reveals that those with inflammation in the lungs are at higher risk for insulin resistance and diabetes. Insulin resistance occurs when insulin cannot absorb or manage glucose effectively. Even though the pancreas continues to produce insulin, it is not being used properly, which causes blood sugar levels to spike. Diabetes is categorized by ...click here to read more

Slow wave sleep, or deep sleep, has been found to boost the immune system memory by storing data of antigens. The data is stored the same way memories are formed during the sleep cycle. An antigen is a substance that triggers your immune system to create antibodies. When we are exposed to certain substances (bacteria, ...click here to read more

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) can lead to infertility in women, but research suggests exercise and weight loss can help women regain fertility. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is an endocrine system disorder affecting female fertility and reproduction. Ovaries become enlarged and small collections of fluid build up. An ultrasound will be able to determine if a woman ...click here to read more

Researchers have uncovered that by predicting abnormal heartbeats they could achieve better prevention against heart arrhythmias. A heart arrhythmia is when the electrical pulses of the heart do not function properly. This can result in the heart beating too quickly or too slowly. Generally, heart arrhythmias are harmless, but in other cases they can actually ...click here to read more