Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

If you’ve ever experienced anxiety you know it can be unsettling. Your heart races, you develop a headache and your palms become clammy. You try to take deep breaths to calm down, but it doesn’t seem to work. We all experience anxiety at some point in our lives. Whether we have an important deadline to ...click here to read more

When blood can’t reach vital organs it can lead to many health consequences. When blood flow is limited in the brain it can result in a stroke. The more the brain goes without the oxygen and nutrients our blood carries, the more likely it will result in permanent brain damage. Blood is like gasoline for ...click here to read more

The cause of Parkinson’s disease continues to baffle researchers. From nerve cells in the brain dying, to genes, and even environmental factors, researchers continue to explore the causes of Parkinson’s disease. Now, researchers are suggesting that Parkinson’s disease might originate in the gut. What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that affects ...click here to read more

Everyone wants to lose those last five pounds. But keeping the weight off can be hard. Maybe in the past you’ve been successful, but somewhere down the road those pounds snuck back. Losing weight and keeping it off can be difficult, but new research suggests your initial weight loss can determine how successful you will ...click here to read more

You may have noticed a trend in your local grocery store: More and more labels read “gluten-free.” You may think it’s the latest in health food, but for people with celiac disease this is how they have to eat. Gluten is a protein found in wheat endosperm that makes dough chewy and stretchy. If you ...click here to read more

Illness is most commonly associated with the winter months. As temperatures dip, our immune system seems to take a nose dive. So when summer arrives and the mercury rises, we live more carelessly with minimal fear of getting sick. But just because it’s sunny and warm outside doesn’t mean the threat of illness goes away. ...click here to read more

As you get older the likelihood of being alone increases. Whether you are widowed, divorced or never married, aging alone can really take its toll. Combine loneliness with chronic illness and you have a recipe for poor health. One solution that has shown to offer a great benefit to seniors is to own a pet. ...click here to read more

As you get older you may be asking more questions such as where did I put my keys? What’s their name again? And you might be investing in happy belated birthday cards. These tend to be minor bouts of forgetfulness that we experience with age. But when memories begin to fade, and you have a ...click here to read more