Comprehensive Health: Medical Triage, Nutrition & Disease Management

Symptoms, diagnostic markers, and specialized nutritional protocols are critical components in managing cardiovascular health, organ function, and psychological well-being across the lifespan.

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The 10 Most Common Fears and Ways to Overcome Them

Facing fear can save your life. Fear can inspire a range of positive and negative reactions. It can be a great motivator, create insecurity or stimulate change. The most disastrous consequence of fear is avoiding situations or limiting experiences. About 19.

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10 Crazy Cool Facts About Your Heart

From beating about 40 million times a year to pumping 100 gallons of blood through your body each hour, your heart does some pretty cool stuff. Read below for 10 of the amazing things it can do.

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Lemon Water Detox Diet

The lemon water detox diet is one of many diets that claim to detoxify your system. Detoxification is not considered necessary by medical professionals since the body's natural detoxification systems are usually sufficient for this task. However, both lemon and water are good for you.

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About Systolic & Diastolic Blood Pressure During Exercise

Blood pressure is typically measured when the body is at rest, so it can be surprising to learn how much this common vital sign changes with physical activity. In fact, exercise causes an immediate increase in blood pressure -- particularly in the systolic, or top blood pressure number.

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Can You Use a Breast Pump to Start Labor?

Breast and nipple stimulation, such as the use of a breast pump, is a popular drug-free strategy used to stimulate labor. While it may help, this option should only be used if approved by your health care team.

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When Does hCG Appear in Urine?

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone the body makes during pregnancy, and is the chemical detected by urine pregnancy tests. However there are less common reasons -- outside of pregnancy -- when hCG may appear in the urine.

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#ImPerfection: A Roundtable Discussion About Body Acceptance

Body image is having its big moment on social media. Women (as well as men) of all shapes and sizes have been posting unfiltered images of themselves โ€” stretch marks, belly rolls and all โ€” on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram.

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Climbing Stairs for a Flat Stomach

Not only are stairs a fantastic cardio workout, but they can also shred the fat around your waist and leave you with that flat stomach youโ€™ve always desired.

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When Can I Restart Running After an Ankle Sprain?

Chances are you will experience an ankle sprain at some point in your life, as this joint is the most common site of sprains on the body. A sprain occurs when a ligament, which joins bones to each other, stretches too much or tears.

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Yoga & a Sprained Ankle

A sprained ankle definitely interrupts your practice, but it doesn't mean you have to abandon yoga altogether. Use it as part of the healing process.

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