What Is Hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar. This occurs when blood glucose levels fall below 70 mg/dl. Normally, when you eat food, the pancreas detects the presence of glucose, fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestines. It secretes insulin into the bloodstream. Insulin acts on the liver, telling it to start building glycogen from that...
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What are SuperBugs? SuperBugs are microbes like bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi that have become resistant to treatment. How Do Microbes Become Resistant? Microbes are survivors. They modify themselves to guarantee their survival. Since the discovery of penicillin, humans have been finding and creating medications to kill microbes that make us sick....
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CRPS Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a complicated disorder that can happen to anyone. It is also difficult to understand and diagnose. This is why sufferers are campaigning to raise awareness. What’s In A Name? Settling on a name for this burning pain disorder adds to the confusion that is out there. At this...
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Did you know that around 23,000 emergency room visits a year are the result of reactions to dietary supplements? Or that spending on dietary supplements tops $30 billion (2011 figure)? What are dietary supplements anyway? The Food and Drug Administration defines dietary supplements as products that you take to add to the nutritional value of your diet. They...
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How healthy is my brain? This a question you probably should be asking yourself. That is, for the around 9% (about 350 million) of the world population diagnosed with diabetes, 29 million of whom live in the US, research recommends making brain health a top priority. Diabetes and Brain Health Research Not many people consider diminished brain health a...
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