If you look up the word change in the dictionary, you’re given several options. One of the best definitions states simply, “to transform”. Another states, “to make the form…of something different from what it is, or from what it would be if left alone.” To some...
Lupus is included in the category referred to as autoimmune diseases; a disease in which the body's immune system loses focus and begins to attack otherwise normal, healthy, nondescript, harmless tissue. Somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million Americans are thought to...
Introduction The Immune System, Run Amuck Celiac disease (CD), also known as celiac sprue, is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with nutrient absorption. People with CD cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, barley and oats....
Introduction From the time a woman is born, her body is geared toward a much different lifetime of experiences than a man's. For this reason, it's important to look at health issues from a woman's perspective. In its infancy, medical science assumed that all health...
Introduction First and foremost, it's important to say that menopause (whichever stage you're speaking of) is not a "condition" that has to be "dealt with" anymore. The "Change" isn't whispered about in darkened back rooms any longer but is spoken about freely and...
Introduction The word is out – heart disease in women is on the rise and the symptoms are very different than a man's. And it's not just older women who should be aware; women who have a family history of heart disease should pay close attention to heart disease risk...
Introduction Women have had an interesting evolution, and fought through a revolution, in the past five decades. We've certainly "come a long way, baby" to a point where a woman is neither chastised nor rebuked for choosing her own life path, be it a career,...
Introduction Breast cancer information is everywhere and is ever-present in the mind of today's woman because of what a diagnosis could mean to her life. Every woman understands the importance of breast self-examinations in order to catch signs of breast cancer in its...
It's that time of year again when the mosquitoes start biting. And that brings the issue of West Nile virus into the forefront of people's minds yet again.HistoryThe West Nile virus was discovered in the West Nile area of Uganda in 1937 and then spread to the...
Some of the smelliest and less socially-acceptable vegetables we could eat actually have amazing health benefits and they are all members of the allium family. Specifically speaking, these vegetables include garlic, onions, chives, leeks, and shallots. For example,...
Introduction The term "diabetes" is often used collectively to refer to several forms of the condition in which high blood sugar features as the central issue. Sugar is always present in the blood. As the body breaks down the foods we eat, glucose is produced and our...
Introduction Sodium is a mineral and necessary to our body's health. Unfortunately, sodium has been vilified and become synonymous with salt, which is not entirely correct. Table salt is only 40% sodium and 60% chloride. Sodium has also been given a bad rap when...