Lymphoma, a type of cancer, occurs when your cells form tumors in your spleen and lymph nodes. Hodgkin's disease is a type of lymphoma cancer, while others are classified as non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Lymphoma treatment typically consists of chemotherapy and radiation.
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Tent walls, ceilings and floors are constructed from a variety of fabrics, such as nylon, polyester, laminates and canvas. Canvas is a heavy, plain-woven fabric typically made from cotton, hemp or a blend. Nylon fabric is a lightweight, silky material made from nylon fibers, a synthetic polymer.
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Water purification tablets kill pathogens in water to make it safe for human consumption. The tablets are commonly used by backpackers and other outdoors enthusiasts to replenish their drinking water supplies from freshwater sources such as streams.
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As your skin ages and begins to lose elasticity, you might notice your jowls, or the lower cheek and jaw areas on either side of the mouth, begin to sag down. One purported treatment is facial exercises, which are supposed to tighten everything right back up.
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Very low calorie diets, or VLCDs, have calorie intakes of less than 800 calories per day, with a few going up to 1,000. They are typically administered when someone who is obese needs to lose a lot of weight quickly for medical reasons, such as undergoing surgery or fending off immediate health concerns.
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Guar gum is a stabilizer and thickener derived from the guar or clusterbean plant, which is native to India. Guar gum is often used as a gluten substitute in gluten-free baked goods, and it is found in foods such as ice cream, pudding and gravy.
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Popcorn is often touted as a low-calorie snack that fills you up before you can eat too much. Add something to it, though, such as oil for popping or flavoring, and you increase the calorie count, sometimes substantially.
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Kanten is a traditional Japanese food made from a type of seaweed. Kanten is called agar agar in the United States. It was originally made from one seaweed, Gelidium, and dried in snow, but the Tokyo Foundation notes that modern kanten is more often made from Gracilaria seaweed.
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Sesame oil is fragrant and tasty, but it’s not just liquid fat that you pour over salad. While it is fat -- it doesn’t have any carbohydrates floating around in it -- the type of fat and the vitamin content in sesame oil might have a beneficial effect on your health.
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Sweetening foods can be tricky if you’re trying to clean up your diet. A pure, natural sugar such as pure maple syrup could seem like the perfect healthy substitute, and in fact, pure maple syrup does have something to offer in terms of nutrition.
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The colander insert you find along with pasta pots is supposed to make draining the pasta much easier than holding the pot over a sink. Instead of trying to simultaneously drain the water and stop the pasta from falling into the sink, all you have to do is lift up the colander insert.
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Soup makes for an economical meal, especially if you make a large batch and store portions for future meals. Various soups will keep for two or three days in the refrigerator and for over two months in the freezer, saving you the trouble of dirtying up another set of cookware.
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Adzuki beans, also called aduki or azuki beans, are small, red, dry beans often used in Japanese and Chinese dishes. Their small size lets them cook more quickly than other beans, and they have a reputation for not causing quite as much of a gas problem as other beans.
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Chickpeas or garbanzo beans are lumpy, light tan beans that you can eat cold in salads, roasted as a crunchy snack or cooked in soups and stews. They are common in Indian, South American and Middle Eastern cuisine.
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Lasagna is a convenient meal to make before the start of a busy week because you can prepare a large amount and sock away individual portions in the freezer for later cooking.
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, can be difficult to control, and treatments range from dietary changes to medications. Because dietary changes mean restricting what you eat, any new food, especially one that seems to have a major positive effect on high blood pressure, are welcome additions.
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Finding out that the nuts you have in the pantry have gone stale is disappointing, especially if you found out right as you were mixing up your favorite quick bread, or worse, if you found out by biting into a rancid-tasting cookie that you just baked.
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Oats are sneakier than they look. Not only can you use them in cereals, cookies and breads, but you can hide them in soups and smoothies.
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Fun outdoor games are typically geared toward children or young adults and many of these games hold a childlike simplicity, such as guessing an item or spotting an animal. However, there are outdoor games that can appeal to adults because of their competitive nature and physical demands.
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Running is a cardiovascular fitness exercise. As such, it helps you burn the calories you need to lose weight. However, because you can’t spot target an area on your body, this weight loss will occur not just on the legs but all over your body.
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