May 1-7, 2011 - Original Health Articles
If you wake up with bad breath every morning, join the club. Very few people can escape it, and no one starts the day with a minty-fresh mouth. Fortunately, there are ways to fight the dragon. Bad breath in the morning can have many of the same causes as bad breath any other time of day: dry mouth, smoking, sinus problems, poor dental hygiene, or a stomach disorder, to name just a few.
If you often wake up to crumbs in your bed and have no idea where they came from, or if there are dirty dishes on your kitchen counter and you don't recall leaving them there, you may suffer from nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder. There are many names for overeating at night: nocturnal eating syndrome, night-eating syndrome, sleep-related eating, sleep-eating disorder, and nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NSRED).
If you often wake up to crumbs in your bed and have no idea where they came from, or if there are dirty dishes on your kitchen counter and you don't recall leaving them there, you may suffer from nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder. There are many names for overeating at night: nocturnal eating syndrome, night-eating syndrome, sleep-related eating, sleep-eating disorder, and nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NSRED).
Your digestive system is a complex mechanism made up of hollow organs that begins in your mouth and continues to your esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (also called the colon), rectum, and anus. When you eat, food is not in a form that your body can use as nourishment.
Strength training is essential for muscle and bone strength. It helps boost our metabolism and improves circulation, tone and appearance, but can strength training improve our daily lives? Yes, that's what functional strength training is all about. Functional strength training is a catch-all phrase that defines many different types of exercises.
For many people with health problems, a hospital is not the ideal setting. Perhaps the patient did spend time in a hospital but has recovered sufficiently to be discharged. Or maybe an elderly person has developed various medical needs that can be met in his or her home.
You already know that leafy greens are packed with vitamins A, C, K, and nutrients like calcium, folate, and iron and that eating plenty of lettuce, arugula, broccoli, collard greens, kale, and spinach can help reduce high blood pressure. Now a new study is showing that there may be added heart benefits to including these foods in your daily diet.
Every body loves chips! And the good news is: Your choices are no longer restricted to potato or corn. Now it's easy to find great tasting chips made from taro root, sweet potatoes, soybeans, black beans, pinto beans, adzuki beans, pita bread, rice, or even apples.
Lyme disease has gotten a lot of press for its rising numbers over the past couple of decades. The disease, which is spread by ticks, is prevalent in woodsy, deer-heavy locations such as the Northeast. It commonly causes fever, fatigue, and a telltale bullseye rash at the site of the tick bite.
While a blood clot can happen to anybody, people with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus have a higher than average risk of experiencing this potentially dangerous condition, according to the results of a recent study. Scientists at the University of Oxford in England examined data over a 40-year period and found that autoimmune sufferers-particularly those with lupus-had an elevated risk of developing blood clots.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe and chronic mental health condition that disrupts a person's ability to regulate their emotions. Up to two percent of adults, mostly young women, suffer from this illness. BPD often occurs with bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.
Some people say caffeine gives them a headache. Others say it's the only thing that cures theirs. The truth about caffeine is somewhere in the middle. We've sorted the myths from the facts about caffeine and headaches. Fact: Caffeine helps relieve headaches.
The difference between a good workout and a great one may be all in your mind. That's because using visualization techniques can help you reach your fitness goals. What is visualization? Visualization is the practice of using your brainpower and imagination to create specific mental pictures of goals you want to achieve.
Homeopathic medicine is gaining recognition as a natural, safe and effective treatment for pain, but what exactly is it and how does it work? Could homeopathic pain treatments be right for you? Homeopathy is a total body medical and wellness system. It has been practiced around the world for more than 200 years as a way of preventing and treating illnesses and health conditions.