An allergy to baker’s yeast is fairly rare, but sometimes it goes undiagnosed for many years or is misdiagnosed as an intolerance or allergy to gluten. Baker’s yeast allergies are rarely confined to the few species used to cause bread to rise.
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Nearly all children will experience a clogged nose and ears, also referred to as congestion or stuffy nose. Most of the time, these uncomfortable symptoms result from a minor illness or allergies.
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Your shoulder joint possesses significant mobility, although increased joint mobility may boost your risk for joint instability or impingement of your shoulder's soft tissue structures, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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Many Americans have a taste for salty foods. In fact, 90 percent of Americans eat too much sodium, which can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. In the short term, a salty meal can make you feel bloated because your body is retaining water. In this case, drinking more water than normal may help.
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During labor and delivery, massage can dramatically relax a woman's muscles, ease her pain and improve her sense of overall well-being. The response to massage varies widely, however, from one individual to the next.
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The circulation of blood into and out of the heart is critical for health. Blood flows throughout the body courtesy of the pumping action of the heart. The blood carries oxygen to the body's tissues through blood vessels, consisting of arteries and capillaries.
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Your immune system forms a barrier against infectious disease. Lymphocytes, a class of white blood cells, play a key role in recognizing and fighting harmful pathogens.
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There’s a popular saying in the Philippines that goes, “A coconut a day keeps the urologist away.” It sounds quirky, but there seems to be some truth to it.
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Garlic bulbs can pick up the bacteria that cause botulism from the soil. Storing garlic or any other low-acid vegetable in oxygen-free conditions at room temperature can encourage the growth of the toxins responsible for food-borne botulism, a dangerous illness.
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Water pills or diuretics are used to treat a number of conditions that affect your body’s ability to properly regulate fluid intake. This includes congestive heart failure, high blood pressure and body swelling known as edema.
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A hernia occurs when a structure or organ protrudes through a weak area of muscle. With an umbilical hernia, a part of the intestine protrudes through the abdominal muscles, near the belly button.
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Serotonin, also called 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is a neurotransmitter, a chemical required for the healthy functioning of your brain cells, nerves and gastrointestinal tract.
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According to the North Carolina Potato Association, the average adult consumes about one potato each day, and potatoes are the second most consumed food in America after dairy products.
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HMB, or beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyric acid, is an active metabolite of the amino acid leucine, meaning a portion of leucine is metabolized into HMB once in the body. Leucine is the branched chain amino acid most responsible for protein synthesis, or muscle growth.
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Everyone makes both good and bad lifestyle choices. You may make the choices you do because of learned habits, stress, exhaustion and even timeliness. To live a healthy lifestyle you need to have a nutrient-rich diet, moderate exercise each week, get enough rest and avoid products that can lead to unhealthy habits.
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Progesterone, one of the most important hormones for pregnancy and for regulating menstrual periods, is normally found in synthetic form in birth control pills. Some alternative practitioners advocate taking natural progesterone in addition to birth control pills to counteract some of the common side effects.
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Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease that attacks the body's joints causing pain, inflammation and destruction of the cartilage and bone. It is one of nearly 100 types of arthritis afflicting Americans, according to Harvard Health Publications.
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Epstein-Barr, or EBV, is one of the most common human viruses, states the National Center for Infectious Diseases. Ninety-five percent of Americans in their late 30s will contact EBV. The majority of the time, your symptoms are nonexistent or minor and usually confused with some other mild illness.
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Approximately two-thirds of the total iron in our bodies can be found in the oxygen-carrying protein of red blood cells known as hemoglobin, according to the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements.
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Short-term memory loss in teens has a variety of causes. The place where true memory is stored lies deep in the brain in subcortical areas called the temporal lobe and hippocampus. Actual memory loss that rises from damage to these structures is usually not the reason for memory trouble in teens.
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