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High blood pressure: Foods to avoid

Around 103 million American adults have high blood pressure (hypertension), according to the American Heart Association. If you have high blood pressure, you can lower your blood pressure by eating a healthy diet. Many foods and beverages can prevent you from lowering your blood pressure. Here are nine examples of things to limit or avoid if you have high blood pressure. Salt Salt and sodium are villains when it comes to living with high blood pressure and heart disease. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggests that people with high blood pressure limit [...]

8 signs that you are vitamin deficient

8 signs that you are vitamin deficient

Nutrition is very important. Supplementing with deficiencies causes the body to have some of the signs.  This article reviews the 8 most common signs of vitamin and mineral deficiencies and how to fix them. 1.Brittle Hair and Nails A variety of factors may cause brittle hair and nails. One of them is a lack of biotin. Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, helps the body convert food into energy. A deficiency in biotin is very rare, but when it does occur, brittle, [...]

alcohol related liver disease

Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

Alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) is caused by damage to the liver from years of excessive drinking. Years of alcohol abuse can cause the liver to become inflamed and swollen. This damage can also cause scarring known as cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is the final stage of liver disease. ARLD is a major public health problem. About 8 to 10 percent of Americans drink heavily. Of those, 10 to 15 percent will go on to develop ARLD. Heavy drinking is classified as more [...]

Sleep disorders in adults and therapy

Sleep disorders in adults and therapy

What Are Sleep Disorders? Sleep disorders are a group of conditions that affect the ability to sleep well on a regular basis. Whether they are caused by a health problem or by too much stress, sleep disorders are becoming increasingly common in the United States. In fact, more than 75 percent of Americans between ages 20 and 59 report having sleeping difficulties fairly regularly. Most people occasionally experience sleeping problems due to stress, hectic schedules, and other outside influences. However, when these issues [...]

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13 Benefits of Yoga for your health

Derived from the Sanskrit word “yuji,” meaning yoke or union, yoga is an ancient practice that brings together mind and body (1Trusted Source). It incorporates breathing exercises, meditation and poses designed to encourage relaxation and reduce stress. Practicing yoga is said to come with many benefits for both mental and physical health, though not all of these benefits have been backed by science. This article takes a look at 13 evidence-based benefits of yoga. Yoga can Decrease Stress Yoga is known for its ability [...]

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Cordyceps Treats Asthma and 7 Other Conditions

Cordyceps sinesis is an ancient Tibetan healing fungus with a wealth of medicinal properties. One of these – its ability to treat asthma – has just been proven a human clinical study. Furthermore, as we’ll discuss, this ancient medicine has also been proven to treat a number of other medical conditions. What is Cordyceps sinesis? Many have classified C. sinesis as a mushroom. Close. But strictly speaking, it’s actually a fungus. Mushrooms are a type of fungi, but fungi are not necessarily [...]

Ayurvedic herbs, top rejuvenating rasayanas of ayurved

The use of Ayurvedic herbs and preparations dates back to one of the oldest healthcare systems in the world, the traditional Indian medicine of Ayurveda. Offering a preventative holistic, whole-body approach to attaining and sustaining long-term health and wellness, Ayurveda is a Sanskrit term that translates “the knowledge or science of life and longevity.” It is still today the primary system of medical treatment used in modern day India and in the West is recognized as an alternative and/or complementary [...]

What Are Superfoods?

Superfoods are foods — mostly plant-based but also some fish and dairy — thought to be nutritionally dense and thus good for one’s health. Blueberries, salmon, kale and acai are just a few examples of foods that have garnered the “superfood” label. However, there are no set criteria for determining what is and what is not a superfood, according to the American Heart Association. “Superfoods don’t have their own food group,” said Despina Hyde, a registered dietician with the weight management [...]

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