Vegetables are an important part of a healthy, balanced nutrition. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that fruits and vegetables help control your appetite, help prevent cancer and other chronic diseases.
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Bison or buffalo meat may not be your typical choice for a dinner roast, but this lean red meat is praised by both nutritionists and chefs. Bison meat contains less fat per ounce than beef, and it can be prepared as braised roasts or used in stews.
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When you feel sick due to a virus or bacterial infection, you may require pain medication to help you cope. Taking vitamins can also boost your immune system to fight the infection more effectively. In some cases, a vitamin deficiency may be causing your illness and symptoms such as fatigue and low energy.
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Pineapples and other fruit contain natural chemical compounds that are beneficial to the body for many reasons. These compounds include fruit enzymes that help to facilitate body reactions, break down foods during digestion and dissolve blood clots.
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Indoor, grass and beach volleyball is an exciting sport and effective workout. This team sport does not require top athletic conditioning but does make use of several body muscle groups as volleying, hitting and spiking the ball involves jumping and lunging.
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Diseases that affect the arteries can lead to heart disease, stroke and blood clots. Vascular or blood vessel health is also important in preventing restricted blood flow to the brain and body that can cause dementia, poor memory and wound healing.
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Acne is an inflammatory skin condition that can cause pimples, clogged pores, blackheads and pitting scars. This condition can become chronic and disfiguring for many people, causing emotionally distress.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a neurological condition that afflicts both children and adults, causing a loss of ability to concentrate and increased erratic or hyperactive behavior.
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Omega-3 fatty acids can be taken at any time of day. Although their side effects are minimal, it may be most pleasant to take them in the evenings.
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus or adult-onset diabetes is a chronic disease that is becoming increasingly common. This metabolic condition develops when your body does not produce adequate levels of the hormone insulin, which transports sugar, or glucose, from the blood into the cells where it can be used for energy.
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Vitamin K is a fat-soluble essential nutrient that primarily mediates blood clotting in your body. This vitamin is stored in your liver and fatty tissue and plays a key role in the process of coagulation and anticoagulation.
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Xanax is a brand name for the medication alprazolam from the benzodiazepine family of drugs. These medications are used to treat anxiety, panic disorders and depression-related anxiety.
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Round or fat cheeks can make your face look heavy and older, even if you have a healthy body weight. Gravity and age can also stretch and loosen cheek and chin muscles, resulting in jowls at the jaw and neck. Dieting and a regular exercise routine may not affect the fat pads in your cheeks and face.
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Wound closure, whether due to an accidental injury or a surgical incision, is a complex process that involves blood and immune cells, tissues and compounds called cytokines, and growth factors.
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Holy basil is a herbal plant commonly used South Asian Ayurvedic medicine and is known as “tulsi” in Hindi. This plant is used therapeutically for a number of reasons and is thought to help reduce weight due to its medicinal properties.
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Citalopram is a prescription medication for the treatment of depression, and is sold under the brand names Celexa and Cipramil. This drug is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or SSRI antidpressant, which works by balancing the amount of serotonin in the brain.
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Calcium can build up in the inner walls of the arteries along with deposits of fats and cholesterol, causing atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, in the legs and other areas. This plaque deposit can build up over several years, leading to rigid, hardened arteries that are unable to expand properly.
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Flomax is a prescription medication used to treat an enlarged prostate due to benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, in men. The prostate wraps around the urethra, which carries urine from the bladder out of the body. In BPH, the prostate gland becomes enlarged or inflamed, compressing the urethra.
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Anemia can cause sores around the mouth as well as tenderness and dryness in the mouth, tongue and throat. Iron-deficiency anemia occurs when there is not adequate iron to form enough healthy red blood cells or erythrocytes.
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Certain foods are particularly healthy for diabetics because they help balance blood sugar levels and reduce the risk of related disorders, such as heart disease. Beans contain high amounts of dietary fiber, the part of a plant food that the body cannot digest or absorb.
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