Numbness of the feet may be a symptom of diabetic neuropathy, or nerve damage. Diabetes damages the nerve endings, which leads to neuropathy. One type of diabetic neuropathy is peripheral neuropathy, which affects such body parts as the feet, legs and hands.
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The use of birth control pills, oral contraceptives, to help prevent pregnancy is widespread. Oral contraceptives contain progestin or synthetic progesterone.
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A migraine headache is often felt as a throbbing and pulsating pain on an area of the head that may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting or sensitivity to light and sound, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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A triglyceride is the most common form of fat in foods and in the body. Triglycerides are needed for good health and they are a rich energy source, as they provide more than twice as much energy for the body as carbohydrates and protein.
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Many people with depression are prescribed antidepressant medications by a health care provider. Antidepressant medications not only affect biochemicals in the brain to help alleviate symptoms of depression, they may be impacting other organs in the body.
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A lack of food can cause the body to go into starvation mode over time. Starvation mode is a metabolic response to the body being deprived of food, which may occur during periods of famine or economic depression, when using a fad diet, or when suffering from anorexia nervosa.
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