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Sleep is indeed a wonderful process during which your body recharges its resources, your worries of the day disappear, and you relax and get some well-deserved rest. When you get a good night’s sleep, your morning will feel great, even when it’s gloomy and raining. But if you struggle to sleep through the night, you ...click here to read more

Spider angiomas go by many names, including spider veins, spider nevus, and nevus araneus. They are a collection of small, dilated blood vessels (arterioles) clustered very close to the skin surface. This clustering may take the appearance of a spider web, hence the name. These clusters of blood vessels occur due to skin injury, sun ...click here to read more

According to Ann Wigmore, a holistic health practitioner and raw food advocate, food can be the safest and most powerful form of medicine—or the deadliest poison. Without a doubt, what we eat has a great impact on our health, as all the substances ingested into our system end up in our bloodstream and, sooner or ...click here to read more

Approximately seven million Americans suffer from excessive sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis. It can be uncomfortable, smelly, and downright embarrassing. There is nothing worse than having sweaty pits when at work or in a social situation and having people around you notice. This often leads those suffering from the condition to avoid socializing, often becoming ...click here to read more

Concerned about your bone health? You should be. The sooner you start the better. Your risk for osteoporosis, where your bones become fragile and porous, has a lot to do with the bone mass you’ve developed in your 20s and 30s and what you’ve done to prevent losing that bone mass later on. Bones, like the ...click here to read more

Circulation problems do not present symptoms right away. It may start really slow and inconspicuously. Perhaps you stand on your feet all day and all of a sudden start noticing a painful spot just behind your knee. Or, you’ve been sitting for long hours and you can feel your veins swell. Whatever the case, varicose ...click here to read more

There comes a time for every woman when she must decide whether or not she wants to have children, as a women’s fertility declines with age until menopause. This is often seen as a cruel fact of nature, with the most scientific of reasoning’s behind the phenomena being decreases in female hormones as they age. ...click here to read more

A new method of treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and infectious disease has been discovered, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. It describes a new treatment pathway that benefits patients as well as healthcare providers. Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Newcastle University discovered a rather ...click here to read more

Health is one of those things that we take for granted and only start appreciating once it begins to decline. When we are healthy, it’s hard to imagine that sickness could be around the corner, but that doesn’t mean we should turn a blind eye to the possibility of different health conditions. This is not ...click here to read more

Gout may sound strange, and many people don’t know what it is. Despite its relative unfamiliarity, gout is on the rise, according to Dr. Clare Ballingall. This is mainly attributed to increased rates of obesity, but there are cases of individuals being genetically predisposed to the ailment. Gout is a complex form of arthritis and ...click here to read more

We are all different—from health advantages and predispositions we inherit from our parents to lifestyle choices we make every single day, there are so many factors that shape us and our health. Take menopause, for example. Until a woman actually enters this time of transition (which, by the way, is a completely normal and natural ...click here to read more

If you’re a woman in her 50s and are going through menopause, you may have experienced the dreaded hot flash, one of menopauses most common symptoms. A hot flash is a sudden feeling of intense heat, usually felt in the face, neck, and chest. These areas could turn red and you might sweat profusely, resulting in ...click here to read more

As testosterone is the primary male sex hormone, it is not surprising that most well-known signs of low levels of this hormone are associated with diminished masculinity in one form or another. If a man is not interested in sex anymore or has trouble getting or maintaining erections, or if he feels extremely tired every ...click here to read more

While it is a symptom commonly associated with women, hot flashes may also occur in men and leave them feeling intense sensations of warmth that aren’t caused by immediate surroundings or climate. While women may experience hot flashes during menopause, hot flashes in men can occur for a variety of reasons. Continue reading to learn ...click here to read more