Your foot taps. You rub your sweaty palms. You play it over and over again in your mind. Your heart races and you don’t know how to escape. Now, imagine that happens all the time. Imagine that every time you manage to catch your breath, another fearful thought crawls inside you and makes everything bad […]
Depression is a word that may be used to describe a general state of low mood or a range of mental health conditions that come under the heading of mood disorders. There are some things in common between them, but it can be pretty helpful to understand what each kind means. If you’re thinking of
Tucked behind the human stomach is another organ called the pancreas. Inside it are what are known as pancreatic islets, which produce the hormone known as insulin. If you’re not getting the insulin you need or it’s not working properly, that’s when you could develop diabetes mellitus. Insulin plays an important role in regulating glucose,
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For all the warnings about high blood pressure that your doctor may pronounce, if you do have what’s properly called hypertension, you might not even know it. It’s pretty rare for high blood pressure to show symptoms, and even when it does, they tend to be fairly mild. If you have severe hypertension, you may
From a niche corner of the market to an industry worth billions of dollars, organic food has seen a surge in popularity over the last few years. Fans cite its health and environmental benefits, while skeptics criticize its price, practicality and, in some cases, whether all those claims are really true. Most scientific research into
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Every move you make and every thought that passes through your head is fueled at least in part by what you eat. Without nutrition, or the process by which the body takes food and turns it into muscle and energy and everything else we need, humanity couldn’t function. Nutrition is obviously an important part of
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So, if you’re anything like me, you might feel a little bit guilty that you don’t do enough exercise. It’s not that you don’t want to do it – it’s just that when life is hectic and you have so much going on, it’s hard to find the time and enthusiasm to establish a proper
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We’ve all done it. Stood up a bit too quickly and felt that flush of dizziness or faintness that made us unsteady on our feet. You might wonder why that happens. Well, you may be surprised to know it’s often because of what’s called postural hypotension, which is a form of low blood pressure. High
