June 15, 2008
Food Addictions
The unexplained craving for certain foods occurs from time to time. Often it is not even hunger, just craving a specific food. There may be no real reason other than to eat the food that is causing the craving.
This can occur as a result of boredom or perhaps viewing something that is suggestive of food. Perhaps watching TV and seeing a commercial that was advertising hamburgers. The next thing that occurs is an unexplainable craving for a hamburger or in the worse case scenario mysteriously finding yourself in your car headed for McDonald's.
Although this may sound weird it happens more often than most would care to acknowledge. Anyone can become addicted to food.
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May 01, 2008
High Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance circulating in the blood. The body needs a certain amount to maintain cell membranes and perform other vital functions, but high levels lead to blocked arteries which can cause a heart attack. Cholesterol is carried in the blood by two types of protein: low density lipoproteins (LDL) which carry three-quarters of the cholesterol, and high density lipoproteins (HDL). Total blood cholesterol is measured, and separate measurements are taken of LDL (bad) cholesterol and HDL (good) cholesterol. High LDL and total cholesterol levels increase the risk of a heart attack, as does a low level of HDL (below 0.9 millimoles per litre). Doctors recommend keeping total cholesterol below 5.6 millimoles per litre, ideally around 5.2 millimoles per litre, and your HDL level as high as possible.
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March 16, 2008
Why Are We So Stressed Out?
We are living in very difficult times and things just are not getting any easier. There are times when life seems terribly unfair, even painful, yet we manage to get by day after day and we hope and pray that things will get better soon.
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February 13, 2008
Do You Know About Nutrition?
Two out of every three deaths can be traced to nutrition related causes, dietary deficiencies and overweight conditions. The most prominent causes of death in Western society are heart attack, stroke and cancer. Other health problems are diabetes, osteoporosis, fatigue, digestive problems, stress, headaches, and obesity. All of these are based around nutrition.
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Medications for Teenage Obesity
There is pharmaceutical relief for teenage obesity. Though the medical community is firm in its message that lifestyle changes have to be implemented to effectively deal with childhood obesity, there are medications which can be prescribed for overweight teenagers.
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