The Raw Milk Redemption
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Athletes
It’s a widely held fact that people who do a lot of exercise and are particularly fit have lower blood pressure than the general population. Unfortunately, like a lot of widely held facts, it’s not actually that simple. During strenuous exercise, it’s likely that your blood pressure will temporarily increase, as will your heart rate.
Prevention And Early Diagnosis
You might think that tests and scans are only for when there’s something wrong with you. You start experiencing symptoms, so you go to the doctor and they conduct whatever investigation is necessary to identify the cause. If you’re ill and you want to figure out what’s wrong, you need tests, but that’s not the
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Dyslipidemia
“High cholesterol is bad!” That’s the warning we get on a pretty regular basis, even though, as with most things involving the body, it’s kind of complicated. We do need some cholesterol, and there are different types. Unless you’re an expert, the whole thing can be pretty hard to understand. What those warnings are actually
10 Commandments Of Mental Health
1. Mental health isn’t just about those who are mentally ill. Everyone has a mental state, and everyone needs to take care of it if they want to be at their best. It’s not something you can dismiss, even if it’s not as visible as physical health. 2. How can you look after your emotional
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Everyone gets anxious sometimes. Some situations are more anxiety-inducing than others, and some people are more prone to anxiety. But what happens to your anxiety levels when you’ve been exposed to something particularly traumatic or stressful? You might not think of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an anxiety disorder, but it is often classified that
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Postpartum
Very few things in life are as stressful as having a baby. Even if the pregnancy goes completely smoothly, you have good doctors and a supportive network of friends and family, and there are no financial worries to complicate things, everyone’s likely to experience some rocky emotions. Sometimes, though, it’s not just a reaction to
Artificial Pancreas
Do we have any scientists in the audience? Those of you who follow the medical and technical developments in the treatment of diabetes may be familiar with the concept of the artificial pancreas, an increasingly viable option for diabetes management. The pancreas is the organ that’s meant to produce insulin. If it doesn’t, you’re in
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