The parathyroid hormone is produced by the parathyroid glands. Some people develop hyperparathyroidism. This is a condition where the parathyroid glands will produce too much of the parathyroid hormone. This hormone is responsible for regulating the amount of phosphorus and calcium in the body, both of which are important for strong teeth and bones. The […]
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Fitness
14 Exceptional Sauna Benefits
You have seen saunas at fitness centers and spas, and maybe you even know people who have them in their homes. Sitting in hot, steam-filled rooms isn’t new; in fact, it is a centuries-old practice. Native Americans used what they called “sweat lodges” and the Finnish have been practicing sauna therapy for some 2,000 years. […]
15 Reasons Why a Simple Breathing Exercise Can Save Your Sanity
A simple breathing exercise can bring a person’s mind back to the essence of living. In today’s advance age, communication and attention-grabbers can come at an individual from multiple avenues at one time, (ie. email, text message, phone call, and immediate environment, not to mention the array of social media sites and notifications there). Believers […]
10 Things You Didn’t Knew About The Deep Tissue Massage
A common type of massage that has been used for thousands of years to treat aches, pains, tightness and swelling in the body is deep tissue massage. Using long, slow and firm techniques, a massage therapist can reach the deepest layers of tissue and fascia (the tight sheath that covers your muscles) in problem areas, […]
Natural Remedies
14 Ways to Treat Eustachian Tube Dysfunction at Home
Eustachian tube dysfunction occurs when the tubes become plugged or infected. It is a condition that can be treated at home if it’s caught early. The reason the eustachian tubes are plugged or infected is that they are closed. The only way to open them up is by using a home remedy. The home remedy […]
15 Prevention Tips for Hip Flexor Strain
There are a few ways that you might be able to prevent yourself from getting hip flexor strain in the future. The hip flexor is a part of the hips that allow you to do a great deal of bending and make up a significant portion of the anatomy in that area. The hip flexor, […]
21 Home Remedies for Allergies
There is nothing fun about an allergy. Whether it’s hay fever, whether it’s a dander allergy or whether it’s any other kind of unwanted reaction; it sucks having streaming eyes, a scratchy throat and low energy. This is particularly annoying for those with hay fever. After all, you spend all of winter either trying to […]
Nutrition
21 Most Popular Gluten Free Foods
Suffering from Celiac’s disease is no joke and can be absolutely life changing. This is a form of gluten allergy that causes the ‘villi’ of the stomach to lose their function, preventing nutrients from being effectively absorbed into the bloodstream. Those who suffer with the condition will experience abdominal bloating and pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, weight […]
14 Tips for Coping With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
17 Benefits of Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a vitamin that we don’t get from the diet but rather from exposure to sunlight. This encourages the body to naturally produce more vitamin D, which in turn has a large number of important benefits for our health. The issue is that many of us just don’t get the vitamin D we […]
Conditions
14 Risk Factors for Developing Dyshidrotic Eczema
Dyshidrotic eczema describes a condition where the skin develops small blisters, about the size of a pinhead. The blisters typically increase in size as the affected person begins to scratch the affected area. In most cases of dyshidrotic eczema, the blisters fade after two or three weeks, and the blisters may disappear at the two-week […]
14 Known Symptoms of a Ventral Hernia
Hernias are tissue and muscle-related injuries that involve the tearing of the tissue, which usually becomes trapped in places where they shouldn’t be. They are common types of injuries with thousands of them being diagnosed every year in a huge chunk of the world population. Commonly, hernias are caused by external or internal pressures and […]
14 Pros and Cons of TDap Vaccine
You’ll often find that people get the TDaP vaccine mixed up with the DTaP vaccine. It’s an easy mistake to make seeing as both of them are exactly identical save for the relocation of the T. The DTaP vaccine is a vaccine that protects children who are below the age of 7 from three devastating […]