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Thankfully, more and more people are waking up to acknowledge that depression is, in fact, a disease. It is the most common mental health condition today and hundreds of millions of people all over the world suffer from it.
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Remember your mother stressing out about your health more than normal when the weather was about to change? It would be time to return to school after Summer and she would put you on a fresh diet of vitamins and leafy greens. Your mother’s worries weren’t unfounded.
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The twenties are closely associated with the prime in our lives. The thirties, not so much. When you hit the thirties, you may feel like age is catching up on you. It may not be very apparent at first, but you are clearly beginning to approach seniority, which is of course natural. We should make it a point to take greater care of our health in our 30s as this is when we're transitioning from our youth to the middle age. We are at risk of developing a number of health-related issues if we are not careful.
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We often make a dramatic distinction between our mind and body, but this shouldn’t be the case. Our physical and mental wellbeing is intricately interlinked. Our quality of life improves when we have sound mental and physical health. Mental health complaints often show up as symptoms in our body and vice versa. Chronic health conditions illustrate this mind-body connection the best.
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You are supposed to be at your peak health in your 20s. That's what human biology says. However, there are some health concerns you are vulnerable to, from as early as when you are in your 20s. Your busy life can force your health to take a backseat in this decade, but don't think of yourself as invincible. Cultivate healthy habits in this age that will serve you later in life. Many people spend their youth leading an extremely unhealthy lifestyle, and this catches up to them when they reach middle age. They fall victim to a host of health conditions they could have avoided, if only they had practiced a little foresight. Additionally, the sedentary lifestyle we lead today has accelerated the growth of the disease. So health problems that would typically affect the aged now attack the young too.
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High Blood Pressure or Hypertension is a significant health concern as it may predispose people to develop a greater number of diseases. Although mostly complained about by adults, high blood pressure can be experienced by teens and adolescents too. When your heart and arteries need to exert more pressure than ordinary to pump blood through your body, you can be said to be suffering from Hypertension. All this extra stress can be extremely damaging for both your heart and arteries. Kidney, brain, and eyesight health can also be compromised. Hypertension increases heart attack, stroke, and heart failure risks.
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Everybody's experienced some or other digestive difficulties in their lifetime. These can be extraordinarily irksome but are still harmless when one is subject to them at intervals. When an individual begins to experience them more frequently, that's when the problem starts. These digestive complaints could hamper your life if they were allowed to get to that stage. Don’t let them. Walk into Phoenix Medical Specialty Clinic if you are experiencing any digestive issues. The positive thing here is, that little changes to your diet and lifestyle can correct these problems. You may not even have to consult a doctor. Want to know how you can improve your digestion naturally on your own? Read on below.
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A dull headache presses into the space above the left eye. It starts to throb and the pain becomes unbearable. Sound, light, and smell surge the pain, which may also cause the person to vomit. Their vision goes blur and can even lead to fainting. Headaches can cause any or all these symptoms. Dizziness and light-headedness of the body, sensitivity to light, distorted vision, flashes of light, acute, frequent or throbbing pain at one side of the head, nausea and vomiting – these are all signs of migraine. But every headache is not a migraine.
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Depression is a mental condition that can begin to take a toll on your physical health too. When you’re experiencing depression, you are bound to feeling constantly dejected and hopeless. Sometimes, symptoms common to depression are felt when a person is grieving or has undergone some form of trauma. However, when these symptoms last for longer than 2 weeks at a stretch, it is time to take note. So let’s find out what are some ways in which depression affects our physical health –
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Does your family doctor recommend fermented foods to stay healthy? He or she does so for a good reason.
Fermentation is a chemical process that makes use of certain types of microbes to prepare edible foods that are rich in probiotics. The process helps in the preservation of food for a longer duration.
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What you eat and how you live your everyday life has a lot of bearing on your digestive function. Eating a diet rich in fiber, drinking a sufficient amount of liquids to keep yourself hydrated and exercising regularly all contribute to good digestive health. Your digestive system functions to break down the food you eat into nutrients and then absorb them into your body. If you neglect your digestive health, you could end up nutrient-deficient which could leave you feeling weak and more vulnerable to illness. How do you improve your digestive health? Here are a handful of tips to consider –
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Nip it in the bud – that’s the best way to take care of a migraine. Don’t let it strike. Recognize the warning signs that you might have one heading your way and check it right there. Learning what your migraine triggers are will help you effectively manage them. Now, not all triggers are common to everyone. Some people may have a migraine triggered by one thing and others may not. However, there are certain migraine triggers which are common to most. These are –
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Our health is the greatest asset we have. It is essential to secure our health to live a long and fulfilling life. Checking up on our health from time to time alerts us to any health risk that we may be inclined to and manage our body accordingly. It informs us of lifestyle changes that we might need to make to live a healthier disease-free life. Preventive medical examination or PME is a preventive health check-up that individuals undergo when they take a proactive approach to safeguarding their health. It takes place when you choose to walk into a medical clinic without any known pre-existing medical condition simply to have yourself screened for the risk of developing any.
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Botox parties are social gatherings where you can mingle with your girlfriends and even boyfriends while having a Botox procedure done. Usually organized in a non-medical setting, Botox parties are intended to normalize the affair.
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Are you a man suffering from low energy levels, decreased libido and depressed mood? Maybe it's because of your testosterone level. Low testosterone in a man has been found to be the reason behind many male health concerns such as erectile dysfunction, loss of body hair, a decrease in muscle mass, irritability, inability to concentrate and an overall poor sense of well-being.
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Athlete’s Foot or Tinea Pedis is among the most well-known fungal infections of the foot. It got nicknamed so due to its tendency to affect athletes who wear tight-fitting athletic footgear without ample air-circulation. Such conditions provide a rich breeding ground for the fungus responsible for this condition. Athlete's foot, however, is not restricted to athletes alone and may affect anyone irrespective of their age and shoe type.
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Adults with ADHD find it difficult to stick to schedules, achieve their potential at work and deal with chaos calmly. They are given to impulsive speech and behavior which they regret later, affecting their self worth. Fortunately, adults who struggle with ADHD can learn a few tricks to manage their symptoms better and lead a more organized and motivated life. It is important to exercise patience and practice these tricks over and over, they will eventually show results. If the people around you do not quite understand your mental health issue, be understanding of their lack of knowledge and inform them as best you can. It will help you adjust better in the long run.
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Regenerative medicine is a new subset of medicinal study which aims to treat injuries and diseases by using the body's capabilities for healing and regeneration. The study of regenerative medicine brings together knowledge from varied scientific disciplines such as genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, and immunology. Some of the predominant principles that govern the research of regenerative medicine are –
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Depression can be debilitating. It's a disease like any other that can be treated with proper medication and therapy. A person suffering from depression may feel so overwhelmed by the negativity that they may be blinded to the fact that they're still in control of affecting changes in their life. Shuffling up the routine and inculcating positive habits can help reduce depression. Similarly, giving in or sticking to certain habits can make your depression even worse, no matter how comforting they seem at the time. These habits are instant fixes, but we all know there are no quick fixes to life. So, what are these habits? Let's identify a few of them below –
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Strep throat is a common bacterial infection of the throat. It can spread from one person to another person if due care is not taken to prevent this spreading. It is usually treated with the help of antibiotics which finish off the infection-causing bacteria. Penicillin and amoxicillin are antibiotics commonly prescribed to remedy strep throat. Other antibiotics may be recommended for patients who are allergic to penicillin.
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