Summer season is quick approaching, and there are so many reasons to be pumped about it– barbecues, outdoor yoga, long meditative hikes, and naturally greater vitamin D levels, among others. However warm weather also brings with it something even more anxiety-inducing: Lyme disease, an infection caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi that’s transferred to human…
Ways To Prevent Diabetes and Staying Healthy
Diabetes is a persistent illness that affects millions of people worldwide. Unrestrained cases can trigger blindness, kidney failure, cardiovascular disease and other severe conditions. Before diabetes is identified, there is a period where blood sugar level levels are high but not high enough to be detected as diabetes. This is referred to as prediabetes. It’s…
Easy Ways To Avoid Getting The Flu
Individuals who are exposed to cold and influenza germs every day– physicians, flight attendants, teachers– know a thing or more about how to remain healthy when everybody around them is sick. Their recommendations can help you, too. Get a flu shot. It’s the No. 1 thing you can do to prevent the influenza. Wash your…
How Is Degenerative Disc Disease Treated?
Have you been constantly experiencing lower back or neck pain that won’t go away? Especially if you’re a bit advanced in age, Degenerative Disc Disease could be a possible cause of such pains. Below, is some helpful information about DDD and with the commonly available treatment options, you may want to know of. Degenerative Disc…
Upper Respiratory Infections and How to Avoid Them
Upper respiratory infections are infections that attack the sinuses, pharynx, nose or larynx. To break it down, it’s a lung infection. A buildup of pus or mucus causes the lungs to get swollen. This causes breathing to be more difficult. This is similar to bronchitis, or pneumonia, but not quite. These are lower respiratory tract…
What to Look for in a Medical Services Provider
You might have heard cases whereby patients are diagnosed with wrong ailments and prescribed with wrong treatments too. A factor leading to these situations is hiring of unqualified doctors in health facilities. You might also have heard of cases whereby patients are mistreated by nurses or are not given quality care at all. There are…
5 Things to Look for in a Chiropractor
Just like in any other profession, not all chiropractors are created equally. But if you want to benefit from this form of alternative medicine, you have to understand all the proper guidelines for choosing a good chiropractor. Of course, there are many things you need to consider, but the following five things are the important…
5 Unexpected Causes of Heart Disease
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. Oftentimes it can strike unexpectedly, often too late for medical intervention. Early discovery is key and while we may know about the more common causes like obesity, smoking and stress. There are 5 unexpected causes of heart disease that you may not know…
Recovering From Hip Surgery
As the population ages and out joints start to break down one of the more common surgical procedures that are performed today are hip replacement surgeries. You can have your painful and non-functioning hip replaces with an artificial joint. The surgeon can replace the total hip or do a partial replacement. It is a serious…