Healthy blood requires a balance of iron, oxygen, and regulated sugar levels. Learn how diet, stress, and exercise influence your white blood cell count, platelet levels, and overall circulatory health.
Gastrointestinal, or GI, bleeding means bleeding that begins in the gastrointestinal tract. MedlinePlus states that the amount of gastrointestinal bleeding can be undetectable, however, in some cases it can be extensive and dangerous to the life of the individual.
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Vitamins play a significant role in many of the functions inside your body. Your cardiovascular health depends on your vitamin intake as well. Certain vitamins keep your blood vessels healthy by maintaining their pliability and reducing hardness.
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Honey is often perceived as a healthier sweetener alternative because it is more natural -- like agave syrup, black strap molasses and maple syrup. However, whether you eat refined table sugar or honey, your body reacts the same way. Sugar is sugar.
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Muscles hold enough energy stores for a short burst of activity. After that, they depend on increased blood supply to deliver oxygen, blood sugar and other nutrients to manufacture more energy.
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Many women, especially post-menopausal women, have lowered estrogen levels. Estrogen is the female sex hormone associated with reproduction and menstrual cycles. It is produced in the ovaries and naturally decreases over time. Low estrogen levels are associated with infertility, irregular ovulation and missed periods.
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Controlling high blood sugar levels at night is an important part of overall health for people with diabetes. But, it does not have to be a complicated process.
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There are chemical compounds in your body responsible for metabolic reactions that allow your body to function properly and create energy.
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Giving blood is a potentially life-saving act that helps trauma and surgical patients maintain healthy blood levels. While the donor process only uses qualified individuals and investigated practices, you can experience side effects like lightheadedness, fatigue and loss of consciousness after giving blood.
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The heart functions as the motor of the circulatory system, which consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood. The heart pumps approximately 2,000 gallons of blood through the body each and every day, according to the American Heart Association.
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Fasting blood sugar readings can set the tone for your entire day. When your morning blood glucose is high or low, you have to adjust your number before you can get your day started. Understand what your morning target should be and the other factors that may contribute to problem readings.
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If your blood glucose level drops, you may experience the symptoms of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. Some of these symptoms include sweating, shaking and feeling faint. Other symptoms include headaches, hunger, nervousness and a rapid heartbeat.
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Lactated Ringer Solution, sometimes called Lactated Ringer’s or simply LR in the hospital, is a type of intravenous, or IV, fluid. Choosing an IV fluid for administration requires consideration of the type of fluid as well as the patient’s particular diagnosis.
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If you worry about your blood sugar, carbohydrate-rich foods usually are the main culprit. Carbohydrates, once digested, become sugar, or glucose, and increase your blood sugar levels. Breads, pasta, breakfast cereals, rice, potatoes, cookies, muffins, sugar and soft drinks.
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According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million Americans are diabetic. Another 7 million are diabetic but have not been diagnosed. And, 79 million are prediabetic, meaning they are at high risk for developing diabetes at some point in their lives.
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Low platelets may result from a number of factors, but often this condition occurs in cancer patients from radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Most commonly known as thrombocytopenia, low platelet levels compromise your body's ability to effectively clot your blood.
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Guava is native to tropical climates, and crops are successfully grown in California and Florida. The sweet fruit comes into its peak season during the fall and winter months with the final stretch of guava season at the start of the new year. The USDA recommends having 2 cups of fruits per day.
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Weight loss results can seem as unpredictable as winning the lottery. There are as many so-called experts as there are diets, and wading through their conflicting claims can have you reaching for the chips and ice cream in defeat, especially when so much of what they claim as science sounds so convincing.
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Platelets and white blood cells are two of the main blood cell types in the body. Abnormal levels of these cells can be a sign of illness, disease or complications.
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Weight lifting requires a tremendous effort on the part of an individual's muscles – so blood vessels may be ruptured by the strong exertion necessary to accomplish this task.
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The seed and flower of the pomegranate fruit may possess properties capable of lowering blood sugar, potentially benefiting patients with hyperglycemia and diabetes.
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