Our brains are incredibly complex organs, still partly undiscovered, and we hear lots about improving our short-term memory and trying to avoid dementia, but how about our long term memory? After all, it’s where all our knowledge is stored, so shouldn’t we be looking after it, nurturing it, giving it the five-star treatment? Our thoughts…
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10 Foods to Lower Blood Sugar
For most of us, balancing our blood sugar level is something we take for granted, or at least don’t think about too much on a daily basis, but then again, most of us don’t know what our blood sugar level is either. However, for many people, dealing with blood sugar levels is part of a…
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Prediabetes Symptoms
Prediabetes is also commonly referred to as ‘borderline’ diabetes and is a metabolic condition and growing global problem that is closely linked to obesity. If undiagnosed or untreated, prediabetes can develop into type 2 diabetes; which, whilst treatable, is currently not fully reversible. The main problem is that prediabetes is usually not diagnosed as there…
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Rib Pain: How to Deal With it?
Our rib cage plays a hugely important role in protecting our cardiovascular system. Most people have 12 rib bones on either side of the rib cage in the thoracic cavity and often people can feel pain or discomfort of various levels under the rib cage. There are many potential reasons for rib pain, and it…
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Dealing with Arthritis in Back: Natural Ways to Fight Pain
Back pain can make life miserable. It is something you are constantly aware of, and it affects all aspects of your life and movement. Whether you are sitting still, lying down or moving, back pain is a constant source of discomfort. If the cause of your back pain is a type of arthritis, it is…
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Scientists Believe Genetic Imperfection Could be Associated with Discomfort in The Lower Back Area
These days, back pain is a very common disorder alongside back of knee pain, afflicting a large proportion of society, both young and old alike. The Global Burden of Disease Study of 2010 (1) estimated that back pain is in the top 10 diseases and injuries worldwide. Increasing in occurrence predominantly in the Western countries,…
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Big Toe Joint Pain: Causes and Solutions
Some people accept that aches and pains are just part of growing older. In fact, persistent pain is not something you should ignore. It does not happen without reason. Rather, it is your body warning you that something has gone wrong. [1] Pain in your feet can be particularly problematic and debilitating because you…
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What is side pain?
Side pain is any sort of pain, sometimes quite sharp but sometimes less pronounced, usually occurring in the chest area or wider abdomen, (1) although it can also be experienced in the lower back. Whilst there are several potential causes (see below) of side pain, it usually results from the inflammation or infection of muscles,…
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Shoulder Pain and Rotator Cuff Injuries: What You Should Know
Rotator cuff injuries are extremely common in athletes, especially basketball and tennis players. In the past recent years, many celebrity athletes, such as Kobe Bryan – a basketball luminary – as well as Maria Sharapova – a tennis superstar – have all suffered what is known as a rotator cuff injury. However, the thing to…
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How Arthritis Affects Wrists and Hands
Symptoms of arthritis in hands may (1) include: Pain when using hands over a prolonged period Swelling and inflammation the more the swelling the more difficult it is to use the joint Difficulty with precise motions like gripping and twisting, when opening jars or buckling seat belt Stiffness in the fingers, especially in patients who…
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