We get most of the vitamins we need from our diet. They’re one of the reasons that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is so important. The big exception is vitamin D. Our primary source of vitamin D is sunlight. So how exactly does that work? Vitamin D affects how our body absorbs minerals like […]
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So, you’ve been diagnosed with a mental illness. What happens next? It can be a scary time, not knowing exactly what the diagnosis means and how it could affect your life in the long term. Then the doctor starts talking about recovery, but even that is a word that can take some explaining. What’s known
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1. You have two adrenal glands – one above each kidney. You need them to produce a range of different hormones that affect your stress response, immune system and metabolism, to name a few. That means you need them to be healthy. 2. One potential problem is when you don’t produce enough of a certain
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1. Low blood pressure, properly called hypotension, is when your systolic pressure is 90 mm/Hg or below and your diastolic pressure is 60mm/Hg or below. Unlike high blood pressure, it’s not a warning sign that you could develop potentially deadly conditions like heart attacks and strokes, but it can still impact your life. 2. To
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It takes a lot of very intelligent people plenty of time and money to develop a new drug treatment. There are so many conditions that don’t have cures or for which there may be better ways to manage symptoms, and so many potential treatment avenues to explore. It’s a never-ending and ever complex process. First
When a doctor tells you you have high cholesterol, it comes with a feeling of dread. Does this mean you’re going to have to stop eating all of your favorite foods? Will you have to take medication? Just what does it mean for your long-term health? Lifestyle changes are always the first step to managing
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You’d think it would be simple. There are healthy mindsets and unhealthy mindsets. The healthy ones allow you to live your life successfully, while the unhealthy ones damage it. At their worst, unhealthy mindsets can lead to mental illness. If that’s the case, all you need to do is establish a healthy mindset and everything
Anxiety doesn’t always seem rational. Sometimes, when I’m very worried, I have to remind myself that it’s probably not that bad. Sure, there are situations where it’s natural to feel edgy, but when fear is excessive and constant, what’s all that about? Well, sometimes it turns out there is a scientific explanation – it’s just
So, it’s a hot day and you’ve forgotten to take a bottle of water with you. Clearly, you’re going to get thirsty. If you go too long without rehydrating, you’ll probably end up with a headache to say the least. But do you realize that’s not the only way dehydration affects your brain? There’s a
It can be tempting to think that all we need to do to maximize our health is take one or two little pills. That’s not exactly how supplements work, but it’s true they can be a valuable way to top up the levels of certain substances if, for whatever reason, our own bodies can’t produce
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