Category Archives: Health News

This March is National Save Your Vision Month, put on by the American Optometric Association to raise awareness for eye health. In recognition, we’ve gathered some of our most informative pieces regarding declining vision, peripheral vision loss, sudden blurred vision, and ocular hypertension. Your declining vision could signal a serious health problem When our vision ...click here to read more

In case you missed it, here is Bel Marra Health’s weekly health news roundup, featuring information on heart disease and heart attack symptoms in women, Alzheimer’s disease, and the benefits of yoga. Can you reverse heart disease? Is it possible to reverse heart disease? Well, we know that regular exercise, stress reduction, watching your weight, ...click here to read more

Waking up to red, bloodshot eyes can leave you scrambling for a way to get rid of them, but before you head to the pharmacy, why not give some natural remedies a try? Check out some of the most effective natural treatments for red eyes below, and learn how to prevent them from reoccurring. How ...click here to read more

In case you missed it, here is Bel Marra Health’s weekly health news roundup, featuring information on lower back pain, sacroiliac joint pain, Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss, and thumb arthritis. Yoga may reduce chronic lower back pain Back pain lasting for three or more months is considered chronic, and as constant pain is a disruption ...click here to read more

In honor of National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week—January 23–29—we have collected some of our most informative articles addressing how long alcohol stays in your system, as well as its impact on your heart, kidneys, and triglyceride levels. How long does alcohol stay in your system? If you’ve ever wondered how long alcohol stays in ...click here to read more

January is Mental Wellness Month, and in honor of this, Bel Marra has put together a mental health update that includes tips for managing mental illness, as well as information on depression, anxiety, dementia, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Depression and chronic fatigue syndrome: How are they linked? Depression and chronic fatigue syndrome, although different, may ...click here to read more

In case you missed it, here is Bel Marra’s weekly health news roundup, featuring information about tingling in the left arm, chronic neck pain and cricks in the neck, floating poop (steatorrhea), and heart surgery recovery. Tingling in the left arm: Common causes and prevention tips Tingling in the left arm can be triggered by ...click here to read more

Left arm pain can be due to many different things, stemming from sore muscles or it could be related to the heart. Paying attention to your left arm pain is, therefore, important in order to reduce your risk of health complications. Left arm pain can be either acute—meaning it can be sudden and stick around ...click here to read more

In case you’ve missed any of this week’s health news articles, check them out in this week’s roundup. This week, we discussed lacunar stroke, silent stroke, yoga for healthy kidneys, and blood clots in the brain. We talked about causes, symptoms, and treatment for lacunar stroke, examined how silent stroke is causing vascular dementia, looked ...click here to read more

Kidney failure patients face a higher risk of dying early due to cardiovascular causes. The study found that dialysis patients may have altered blood clotting, which increases their risk of bleeding and stroke. The researchers analyzed the blood of 171 chronic hemodialysis patients and found that they had denser clot structures, compared to patients without ...click here to read more

This week’s health news roundup presents the latest information on hypothermia, high cortisol, heart valve disease, osteoarthritis pain, and broken heart syndrome. This week we looked at the dangers of hypothermia, how to recognize high cortisol levels, diagnosis and treatment for heart valve disease, the benefits of chair yoga for osteoarthritis pain, and what broken ...click here to read more

Now that it is 2017 we are all focusing on our New Year’s resolutions, although statistics show only eight percent of people actually stick to them. Instead of being part of the other 92 percent who don’t follow through on their commitments, join the health-conscious minority by choosing easy-to-follow resolutions that can greatly improve your ...click here to read more

Nail biting isn’t just an annoying habit that results in unsightly nails, but it can actually make you sick, too. Researchers at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center have outlined top reasons why one of your New Year’s resolutions should be to stop biting your nails. You are exposing yourself to dirt and germs. ...click here to read more

A new study conducted on mice revealed why obese individuals find it difficult to stick with an exercise program. The researchers found that in obese mice the brain may encourage inactivity. Study senior author Alexxai Kravitz explained, “We know that physical activity is linked to overall good health, but not much is known about why ...click here to read more