Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

Osteoporosis is what is known as a “silent” disease. This means that it occurs without showing any symptoms and with no warning. Osteoporosis causes its sufferers to have weak bones that are much more susceptible to damage and fractures. It is estimated that osteoporosis is responsible for a million bone fractures each year worldwide. This ...click here to read more

If you’ve ever experienced a migraine, you know it’s a miserable feeling. Your head is pounding, you can’t bear to open your eyes as they are too sensitive, and you may even feel nauseous. You’re bound to a dark room and pray that it passes quickly. If migraines are a frequent occurrence for you, then ...click here to read more

By definition, chronic venous insufficiency is when the valves in your veins are blocked and unable to send sufficient blood flow from your extremities—most commonly your legs—to your heart. To define chronic venous insufficiency accurately, it’s important to note that what ends up happening as a result of this condition is that the blood either ...click here to read more

Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) is a heart condition characterized by an irregularly fast heartbeat, otherwise known as arrhythmia. The patient will present with a heartbeat faster than 100 beats per minute (bpm)—in some cases reaching as high as 250 bpm—which is more than twice the normal rate. This is caused by several sites of competing ...click here to read more

If you’re a woman, you probably pay a lot of attention to your nails. From filing to cutting, to even painting them different colors to match the seasons. If you’re a man, your nails probably don’t even phase you. But regardless of your gender, you should be paying closer attention to your nails as they ...click here to read more

Let’s be honest—we all poop. Even if we don’t like to discuss it, we all eventually sit on the toilet and have a bowel movement. Some of us go three times a day while others go once every three days. Your bathroom habits may not be something you discuss with your friends, but you might ...click here to read more

Everything we do and take in somehow affects our liver. Our liver performs over 500 functions that work to keep us healthy overall. But what do we do when the liver gets sick? Your best defense against a sick liver is to adhere to a healthy lifestyle as much as possible. It’s really that simple. ...click here to read more

This set of weekly health news focuses on the benefits of essential oils in treating sleep apnea as well as the causes, symptoms, and treatment of red diarrhea, incomplete bowel movement, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, and latissimus dorsi pain. Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder where sleep is disturbed due to breathing problems, often resulting in ...click here to read more