The food you eat provides your body with the essential nutrients for growth, development and energy. While consuming more food than required for prolonged periods of time can increase your risk for obesity and chronic diseases, poor diet may cause malnutrition. Considerations before Going on a Diet If you are looking to lose weight, you [...]
If you have decided that bottle feeding is the best option for you and your baby it is essential that you have the right equipment and that you fully understand how to make up and store the prepared formula. You will need – Steriliser – there are now many choices available, steam sterilisers, microwaveable as [...]
“Trauma” can be defined in many different ways depending on what it is referring to – generally it is known to be a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. When referring to the brain, trauma is a sudden injury or damage done to the brain through a physical activity or occurrence. This can be anything from [...]
Pharmacy is a fascinating and worthwhile career. The role of the pharmacist requires a broad depth of knowledge regarding drugs – how they interact with each other, react in humans and the chemistry involved. A pharmacist will also be adept at measuring and packaging medicines ensuring it is ready to safely be administered to patients. [...]
A baby who is born early is described as being premature – generally this means before the 37th week of pregnancy. Most babies who arrive prematurely after the 32nd week have a good prognosis. Babies born early before the 28th week are more at risk for disabilities such as cerebral palsy or learning difficulties. Babies [...]
Beta carotene is part of the carotenoid group of pigments, it is found in fruit, vegetables and whole grains and provides around 50% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A required; it may also be artificially manufactured. It is, as yet, unknown whether using a supplement provides the same benefits as obtaining beta carotene [...]
The modern sedentary lifestyle is taking its toll on children across the United States. They are spending more time in front of the television and video games, even as parents struggle to balance raising kids and a busy work schedule. Childhood Obesity Facts Children are constantly being exposed advertising, media, and peers who are forcing [...]
There is much emphasis in our cultures today to look after our bodies. Most of us do this by regular trips to the gym or other forms of exercise alongside a healthy diet filled with natural foods. However, diseases such as breast cancer have reached extreme proportions among women with more and more women being [...]
Sufferers of hepatitis C may well not have any symptoms of the disease – even if it is in its chronic stage. The side effects of hepatitis C treatment may well require medical intervention and attention in order that they are correctly managed. The side effects of hepatitis C treatment may be so severe that [...]
Most of us understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle. It helps improve your overall quality of life for a prolonged period of time, and also helps avoid chronic conditions including diabetes and heart disease. Tips Small changes in your everyday activities can promote healthy living. Your approach, determination and attitude are the key factors [...]
A hiatus hernia occurs when part of the stomach bulges into the lower chest through a weakness in the diaphragm. The diaphragm separates the lungs from the abdomen and works as part of the breathing process. When the stomach bulges through the diaphragm it prevents the sphincter, the one way valve, at the base of [...]
Including a lot of high fiber foods in your diet has many benefits for health – foods that are high in dietary fiber are known to leave us feeling fuller for longer, they also offer protection against cardiac disease and stroke and of course encourage the digestive system to work properly and so avoid the [...]
A hernia occurs when a weakness or tear in the muscle or tissue surrounding an organ allows the organ to protrude through that weakness. As the weakness becomes more pronounced over time so the hernia will become more obvious – hernias are often unsightly and may be painful. The only successful treatment for this condition [...]
Hormone balance in women may be maladjusted in women as young as twenty, although the symptoms do tend to increase with age. Symptoms of an uneven hormone balance should not be ignored as this may increase their severity. Such symptoms may include some or all of the following conditions – Allergy symptoms similar to hay [...]
Hoodia gordonii is a weight loss dietary supplement derived from a cactus like succulent plant native to South Africa. The herb is known to have been used by South Africans as an appetite suppressant and research seems to indicate that a chemical compound derived from the herb decreases the amount of food ingested by lab [...]
More and more people are discovering the advantages of high protein foods in their diet and are becoming more and more aware that eating healthy proteins is beneficial to weight maintenance as well as overall health and fitness. Choosing a wide variety of high protein foods combined with healthy cooking methods can provide enhanced benefits [...]
High protein diets are very popular due to their reputation for being satisfying and staving off hunger. More and more of us are discovering the benefits of using healthy high protein snacks to keep us going through our busy days. High protein snacks are beneficial in keeping us feeling full for longer and maintaining consistent [...]
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is probably the most frequently occurring cardiovascular disease. The term blood pressure refers to the force of blood as it pushes against the walls of the arteries it passes through; blood will fill the arteries to a certain, predetermined capacity. Too much pressure may cause damage to the arteries – [...]
There are many myths surrounding HIV AIDS, facts about the infection and the disease. Having HIV means you have AIDS – FALSE It is possible to have the HIV infection for many years without developing AIDS. Whilst HIV AIDS do occur together AIDS is only diagnosed once an individual has a CD4 cell count of [...]
Eating too much protein is bad for the kidneys One of the frequently heard criticisms of a high protein diet is that it damages the kidneys. However, there are no studies which show any evidence for this oft repeated fact. It is true to say that patients with kidney disease or a decline in their [...]