Your body is made up of a long list of elements. The big ones you probably know about – oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen. That accounts for about 96%. The remaining 4%, however, is a bunch of different minerals that your body can’t produce on its own. It needs to find them elsewhere, generally from […]
Any discussion of healthy eating is going to involve a lot of talk about “eating your vitamins” but might not explain their importance. That’s not really surprising considering that between them, vitamins are involved in making sure pretty much every part of the body runs properly. Trying to explain the details without plenty of time
Recovery can mean two things in a fitness context. It could be about how you get better after a specific illness or injury that needs to heal, but it’s also a more general term for what you do after a particularly hard workout. We all want to be our best when it comes to exercise,
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When you’re in a stressful situation and you feel that surge of adrenaline telling you to run or strike back, it’s your adrenal glands that are kicking into gear. They produce adrenaline, the blood surges through your muscles and the “fight or flight” instinct is at full blast. They’re obviously pretty important to human survival.
Whenever you visit the doctor, whether for a regular checkup or for a specific complaint, there’s a good chance that they will measure your blood pressure. It’s a key part of your overall health and may serve as an early warning that you are at risk of other medical conditions. The ideal blood pressure sits
Medicine comes with lots of specialties and subspecialties where doctors can choose to put their focus. There’s way too much to learn for one person to be an expert in everything. They might be cardiologists who know about the heart, or obstetricians who deal with birth. They may be surgeons or trauma specialists. One domain
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Your automatic reaction when hearing the word “cholesterol” may be a feeling of dread. Isn’t that the thing doctors are always warning you about? That may sometimes be true, but cholesterol is actually a little more complicated than you might think. To start with, there isn’t just one thing called cholesterol. There are different types,
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We often talk about mental health in the context of disorders. These are the thoughts and behaviors that show that you’re mentally ill. We don’t spend half as much time on mental wellness. Mental health isn’t just about when things go wrong; it’s about your overall mental state, good or bad. The World Health Organization
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