Nutrition and Skincare

A nutritious diet can benefit you in a number of ways, including with your skin. These benefits can sometimes be overblown, but it is an accepted fact among most medical professionals that nutrition plays a key role in skin health. (Learn More — Nutrition and Skincare) Eating a variety of greens, seeds, fruits, and other …

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Health Benefits of Yoga

Yoga is widely accepted as a healthy practice. Surveys focused on yoga practitioners routinely show a high level of satisfaction with the results. As many as 20% of adults practice yoga at least once a year. (Learn More — Yoga) Yoga help support overall health in three key ways. First, it helps reduce stress through …

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Microbiomes and Health

The collective number of microorganisms in your body is referred to as the microbiome. (Learn More – The Microbiome) The bacteria in your intestine (or gut) are the most widely studied of these microorganisms, and they affect your health in numerous ways. (Learn More – Gut Microbiome) The development of the gut microbiome starts with …

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Preparing for a Colonoscopy

A colonoscopy is a procedure during which a scope is inserted into the rectum so your doctor can look inside your large intestine. This lets them check for ulcers, inflamed tissue, abnormal growths, and any other problems. They can also use the scope to remove small abnormalities and take tissue samples to be analyzed further. …

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Common Blood Disorders and Medications to Treat

Blood is essential to life, carrying oxygen to vital organs and tissues, fighting infections, and clotting to heal wounds. A blood disorder is any condition that impacts this system. The broad category of blood disorders includes many illnesses. Three fairly common ones include anemia, von Willebrand disease, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. (Learn More — Blood Disorders) …

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STD Treatment and Overview

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), sometimes called sexually transmitted infections (STIs)are diseases that are primarily transmitted sexually, although they can also be transmitted through other kinds of nonsexual contact. There are many types of STDs/STIs, but some of the most common include HPV, chlamydia, and HIV/AIDS. (Learn More — STDs/STIs) Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most …

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