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.

Is Beef Heart Healthy?

Beef heart is a muscle like other cuts of steak, but it is more dense with a higher nutrient content and additional protein. Beef heart contains all essential amino acids, zinc, selenium and phosphorus.

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Colloidal Silver & Acne

Acne is commonest in teenagers but may also occur throughout adult life and, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, nearly 17 million people in the U.S. suffer from the condition.

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How to Keep a Child From Spitting Out Medicine

Few things in life are as frustrating and worrisome as watching your child spit out the medicine you gave her to help lower her fever, stop her terrible cough and just make her better. Most parents have been in the same situation, and it never ceases to worry any of them.

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Why Is Being Underweight Bad?

The national conversation about weight typically trends toward those who are overweight or obese. Approximately 1.7 percent of adults in the United States are underweight, however, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

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How to Use a Finger Pulse Oximeter

A pulse oximeter is a medical device that measures heart rate and the oxygen level in the blood, expressed as the percent of oxygen saturation. Pulse oximeters operate by shining light through the skin to the blood vessels below.

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What Are the Causes of a Sensitive & Painful Scalp?

Scalp pain and sensitivity occur for a variety reasons, ranging from common skin conditions and infections, to the physical irritation from scratching or harsh chemicals. Disorders affecting the nerves and blood vessels can also cause scalp tenderness and sensitivity.

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Ammonia & Liver Damage

The liver removes toxic chemicals from the blood. When the liver is damaged from disease or injury, the cells of the liver are unable to function properly. They become unable to remove byproducts of metabolism such as ammonia resulting from protein digestion.

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Fenugreek for Blood Pressure

Your diet affects your risk for many chronic health conditions, including high blood pressure, or hypertension. Fenugreek seed is a spice that may benefit your blood pressure as part of a balanced overall diet, and a nutritionist can help you integrate it into your regular meal plan.

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Elevated Liver & Pancreas Enzymes

The liver and the pancreas are important organs in the digestion and processing of the foods we eat. The liver produces bile, which helps in the digestion of fats, while the pancreas secretes various enzymes, including amylase and lipase that help in the digestion of sugars, fats and proteins.

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Weight Lifting for Women With Breast Implants

Working out with weights can give women an amazing body, stronger and more confident. But one negative side effect of lifting is a decrease in breast size due to loss of fat. To restore the twins to their former splendor, many women opt for surgical augmentation.

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Bromelain & Sinusitis

Acute sinusitis can give you a severe stuffy nose by causing swelling of the tissues in the nasal passages. This swelling blocks drainage of mucus, allowing it to back up and making it difficult for you to breathe through your nose. It can cause painful throbbing in the front of your face and bring on a sinus headache.

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How Does Eating Healthy Make You Feel Better About Yourself?

Following a healthy diet reduces your risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Choosing an apple instead of a candy bar may also make the difference between a good mood and a bad mood. Although the relationship is not entirely understood, well-balanced nutrition and mental health are integrally related.

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Adult Education - First Aid Training

Complications of CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is a technique used to support the circulation of blood and oxygen in the body of a victim who is not breathing and does not have a pulse. CPR is physically invasive for the victim and techniques used during CPR carry risks and the chance of complications.

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Home Remedies for Pain Relief from Minor Skin Burns

A minor burn, also known as a first-degree burn, harms only the very top layer of skin. While painful, this type of burn responds well to treatment at home. Sunburns, rope burns and most burns incurred while cooking are examples of minor burns you can treat with home remedies. Keep the burn clean to avoid infection.

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What Are the Health Benefits of Redbush Tea?

Redbush tea is a beverage brewed from the dried leaves of the rooibos plant, a low-growing shrub native to South Africa and known scientifically as Aspalathus linearis. The herbal tea gets its name from the English translation of rooibos, which means “red bush” in Afrikaans.

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Benefits of a Hot Apple Cider Vinegar Drink

Hippocrates, sometimes called the "Father of Medicine," may have used apple cider vinegar as an antibiotic in 400 B.C. Its popularity as a home remedy has increased since the publication of "Folk Medicine" by the Vermont doctor D.C. Jarvis, though there is little scientific proof of its real value.

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What Parts of the Brain Are Stimulated by Music?

Mapping the mental activity of the brain shows that music stimulates parts of this organ just as food, drugs and sex do, reveals a report in the "Canadian Geographic" magazine. It is apparent that music can affect emotions and mood in the vast majority of individuals.

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5 Ways to Treat Throat Blisters

Most cases of throat blisters go away on their own, and while you usually can’t shorten the illness that causes them, you can at least ease the pain.

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