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Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects more than 2 million people in the United States alone. RA is a systemic autoimmune disease which can manifest itself in multiple joints of the body. It is most often accompanied by swelling, stiffness, deformity and pain. RA is distinguished from osteoarthritis, and other forms of arthritis, due to its symmetrical features, or its tendency to occur equally on both sides of the body.
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How to Take Care of Your Soft Contact Lenses
Soft contact lenses are a wonderful thing to have in this day and age. When contacts first came out, they were hard, uncomfortable, expensive, and difficult to take care of. Advances in eye wear technology have brought contact lenses a long way. There are now brands that offer lenses in a wide array of colours. There are lenses available for those with astigmatism, and there are even contacts with bifocals for those who need them to read. No matter what kind of contact lenses you might wear, there are a few things you need to know about how to properly care for them. Doing so will keep you seeing well and protect the health of your eyes.
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Insomnia: No Rest for the Weary
Everyone has the occasional night where they toss and turn, trying to doze off, but sleep just won’t come. For some, however, this problem happens more nights that not. Everything in their lives suffers, simply because they cannot get the sleep that their bodies need to function. In most cases, those with insomnia are left wondering why their bodies won’t allow them to rest and what they can do to prevent this from happening, night after night.
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Get Active, Be Safe: Prevent Injuries from Ruining Your Fun
Whether you’re starting a new fitness program or you’re enjoying the weather and taking part in community recreation, be smart about your physical activity. Diving right into a new activity or even changing a sedentary lifestyle should be done cautiously and with proper training. Skimp on tasks such as stretching and you could find yourself sitting on the sidelines.
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Boost your Endorphins for Natural Euphoria
One doesn’t normally think that there is a natural substance in their body that provides a euphoric effect naturally. When stressed or in pain, many decide to turn to the bottle or a pack of cigarettes for what they think is a natural high, which is completely wrong. There are healthier alternatives, which are also free. Once released, endorphins actually interact with opiate receptors in the brain to reduce our perception of pain, and act similarly to drugs such as morphine and codeine – and there’s no addiction involved. The benefits associated with increasing the release of natural endorphins in the body are numerous.
Latest Health & Diet Discussions
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Gain weight
Ok I know this subject is very touchy but hear me about before reacting lol…
I am 5’6” and weigh 101 pounds on a good day (remember to read all before getting mad) I have been trying to gain 10 pounds for 4 years and I can’t seem to do it. The most I ever weighed was 106lbs but lost it quickly. I know a lot of women get so furious when I complain about not being able to gain weight, but it’s just as serious!!
I worked as a weight loss conselor for a few…
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Online Food Diary
Hey ladies!
I googled online food diaries and calorie counters but the results were overwhelming. Anyone recommend a good website to keep track of what you eat each day? I eat mostly homemade food (I’m picky and poor!) so I find it hard to use online food diaries since I usually end up having to break my meal down into individual ingredients and amounts in order to figure out the calories. That gets tedious! -
wheat free diet
I went to the doctor with itchy skin, no spots, just itching.Anyway all she could come up with was a wheat allergy!!! So I’m having no bread or anything with wheat in for a couple of weeks. Anyone else tried this? If so I’d appreciate some ideas. Having a boiled egg with no soldiers is awful!!!!!
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hypnagogia
No i havent been reading my medical terminology book, this title has been googled!.
Ever had the feeling, you’re drifting off to sleep at night and all of a sudden it feels like youre falling, with me its falling out of bed, but actually youre not (youre still in bed). Your leg jerks and you wake your self up in the process.
I thought i was the only one who suffered this from time to time, very embarrassing when you share a bed, i get some very funny looks. I thought i was the only one…
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Armpit Stubble.
Does anyone have any advice on how to get smooth underarms? Even though i shave mine they always have those dumb little bumps and i cant get rid of them.