Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.
If you're prone to high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, nutritious foods could be nature's best medicine. Whether you have diabetes or are at risk for the disease, a healthy diet can boost your wellness by keeping your blood sugar in a normal range after you eat.
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Unless you're experiencing food poisoning, particular foods don't cause colon pain in a healthy, normal digestive system. If you have a condition such as colitis, diverticulitis or irritable bowel syndrome, however, certain foods and eating habits can trigger colon pain.
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A hernia develops when an organ bulges through a weak part of a muscle. Genetic muscle weakness and activities that lead to strains and sprains, such as heavy lifting, can contribute to their development. Inguinal hernias are the most common form, according to the National Institutes of Health, and affect your groin.
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A hernia develops when one of your organs bulges through a hole or weak area in a nearby muscle or connective tissue.
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Eczema is a chronic condition characterized by flaky, dry and itchy skin. Your symptoms may come and go episodically and worsen in response to stress, exposure to water or allergens and temperature changes.
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All foods containing carbohydrates break down into sugar. Sugar derived from pasta differs from sugar in candy and soft drinks, however. For overall wellness, the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010"
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Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis among men, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It develops when excess uric acid forms crystals in a single joint. Pain and swelling might come on suddenly and last for days, weeks or longer.
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Inflammation is a process by which your body’s chemicals and white blood cells work to protect you from foreign substances, such as viruses and bacteria. Diseases, such as arthritis and bursitis, trigger inflammation when no cause is present, causing pain, swelling, stiffness and fever.
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The thyroid gland produces hormones important for many aspects of your wellness, including metabolism, energy, body temperature and mood. When you have hypothyroidism, your thyroid produces too few hormones, making way for depression, sleep problems, fatigue, constipation and sensitivity to cold.
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The term brain damage, or brain injury, refers to the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. Roughly 1.7 million people in the United States sustain a traumatic brain injury each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which may result from a jolt or blow to the head.
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Over 20 percent of women and 10 percent of men experienced migraines or other severe headaches within a three-month period in 2009, according to a National Health Interview Survey.
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Head colds, also called simply colds or "the common cold," cause bothersome symptoms such as a runny nose, coughing, sneezing and sore throat, for up to two weeks.
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Asthma is a chronic disease in which your lungs become inflamed, your airways restrict and breathing becomes difficult. Symptom flareups known as asthma attacks may be triggered by allergies, stress, cold weather, physical exertion, viruses or smoke.
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Foods don't cause night sweats, or midsleep hot flashes, but they can trigger or worsen flare-ups if you're prone to them.
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The term infection refers to the growth of harmful organisms in the body. In response to an infection, your immune system attempts to protect itself and triggers symptoms such as pain, fever, swelling, skin rashes and itching.
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Bronchitis is a condition in which the airways in your lungs become inflamed either suddenly, acute bronchitis, or over time, chronic bronchitis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Tendons are tough, flexible bands of tissue that connect muscle to bone. Ligaments are similar bands that connect bone and cartilage to joints and organs. Healthy connective tissues support your ability to move, exercise and lift objects freely.
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Two thoughts often come to mind when a person hears the term, "vitamin D,": bone health and depression.
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Foods can help or hurt when you're experiencing loose, watery stools known as diarrhea. Typically caused by a viral, bacterial or parasitic infection, sudden -- or acute -- diarrhea usually passes on its own within a couple of days.
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A chest infection occurs when a virus or form of harmful bacteria colonize in your lungs. A chest infection that affects larger airways is known as bronchitis. Pneumonia affects smaller air sacs in your lungs.
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