You probably know what the immune system is in a general sense. It’s your body’s great defender, fighting off illness and disease. You probably also know that it changes throughout your life. That’s where it starts getting interesting. Babies, when they’re first born, don’t have much in the way of immunity. Their bodies need to […]
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Few muscles and organs are as important as the heart. If it didn’t pump blood around the body, nutrients, hormones, and even oxygen wouldn’t be able to reach where they’re needed. Nothing else would work properly. That means that you need to take very good care of it. It’s never too late to get into
Is any area of health more controversial than fat loss? Just how much of our weight is genetic, and how much of it can we control? Which advice should we listen to among all the doctors, scientists and random people on the internet? The basic advice for losing weight stays pretty much the same wherever
There are hormones involved in every part of our body’s functioning, and one way in which they have an impact is on our energy levels. There are a few ways in which this is the case, but one is because of the gland known as the thyroid. In particular, if you’re experiencing powerful fatigue for
It seems that everyone has an opinion on what you should eat, how you should eat it, when you should eat, and why their opinion is somehow even better than all the other million views about eating that seem to be available whenever you ask that deceptively simple question, “What is a healthy diet?” I’m
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It’s pretty incredible when you think about it. Look at that apple or steak or bar of chocolate, then imagine all the things that have to happen to it so it can give you the nutrients you need. In the long, complicated process of the digestive system, so many things have to go right for
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Brains are complicated. Of course, pretty much every aspect of human bodies and health can be considered complicated, but the brain often seems exceptionally complicated. One consideration is its physical condition and performance, but there’s also a lot of less tangible psychological, social and emotional stuff. We’ve barely begun to scratch the surface. In this
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Life takes its toll on the body, and when it comes to everyday aches and pains, a lot of the burden is going to fall on the joints. After all, they’re responsible for movement, carrying weight, and all the pressures that go with that. No wonder joint pain is so common! Older people are more
As the diabetics among you are all too aware, your blood sugar level is pretty important. If it’s too low, you could experience health problems. If it’s too high, it can cause other problems. That means it’s pretty helpful to know when and how to measure it. Low blood sugar has lots of possible symptoms
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Blood pressure is given in two numbers, right? 120/80 is a typical example, which means that high blood pressure looks something like 130/90. But what if only the first number is elevated? Does that still count as hypertension, and should you be worried? Well, yes, it’s still hypertension. It’s isolated systolic hypertension, to be precise.
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