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L-Tryptophan
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Silybum marianum Uses: medicinal This is an essential amino acid. Your body does not produce L-tryptophan and must get it from the foods you eat. L-tryptophan is a precursor to the neurotransmitter serotonin and is very important in helping the body regulate sleep and mood. L-tryptophan was banned in the United States in 1989 because of its link to a blood disorder. A recent investigation showed the contaminate that got people sick was created when the manufacturer tried to ...
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Silybum marianum Uses: medicinal This is an essential amino acid. Your body does not produce L-tryptophan and must get it from the foods you eat. L-tryptophan is a precursor to the neurotransmitter serotonin and is very important in helping the body regulate sleep and mood. L-tryptophan was banned in the United States in 1989 because of its link to a blood disorder. A recent investigation showed the contaminate that got people sick was created when the manufacturer tried to ...
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Laxatives
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Laxatives Did you know…? Overview: Laxatives are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements, most often taken to treat constipation. Certain stimulant, lubricant, and saline laxatives are used to evacuate the colon for rectal and bowel examinations. They are sometimes supplemented by enemas. Laxatives are often abused by people with bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa. Laxative abuse can cause: Intestinal paralysis Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) ...
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Laxatives Did you know…? Overview: Laxatives are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements, most often taken to treat constipation. Certain stimulant, lubricant, and saline laxatives are used to evacuate the colon for rectal and bowel examinations. They are sometimes supplemented by enemas. Laxatives are often abused by people with bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa. Laxative abuse can cause: Intestinal paralysis Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) ...
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Learn About Homeopathy
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A Glimpse at Homeopathy By Anika Logan Homeopathy which is sometimes referred to as homeopathic medicine is controversial in its own way and it is a form of alternative medicine that has as its goal the need to treat like by way of like. Simply put this means that a person is given tiny doses of a substance or substances that are then able to reproduce symptoms in the person that are akin to sickness in people who otherwise are healthy except when they are administered the ...
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A Glimpse at Homeopathy By Anika Logan Homeopathy which is sometimes referred to as homeopathic medicine is controversial in its own way and it is a form of alternative medicine that has as its goal the need to treat like by way of like. Simply put this means that a person is given tiny doses of a substance or substances that are then able to reproduce symptoms in the person that are akin to sickness in people who otherwise are healthy except when they are administered the ...
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Leg Cramps
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Overview Leg cramps are an involuntary contraction of a single muscle or a group of muscles in the leg. These are usually painful and extremely discomforting. Leg cramps often occur in elderly patients though age is no criteria as it is often seen in young people too. Leg cramps generally occur in the calf muscle, the hamstring and the quadriceps. The duration of a leg cramp ranges from less than a minute to several minutes at times. It is an irresistible urge to move your legs because of ...
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Overview Leg cramps are an involuntary contraction of a single muscle or a group of muscles in the leg. These are usually painful and extremely discomforting. Leg cramps often occur in elderly patients though age is no criteria as it is often seen in young people too. Leg cramps generally occur in the calf muscle, the hamstring and the quadriceps. The duration of a leg cramp ranges from less than a minute to several minutes at times. It is an irresistible urge to move your legs because of ...
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Lethargy
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Overview Weakness is a lack of physical or muscle strength and the feeling that extra effort is needed to perform daily activities that require you to move your arms, legs, or other muscles. Fatigue is a feeling of tiredness, exhaustion, or lack of energy. Both weakness and fatigue are symptoms, not diseases. Because these symptoms can be caused by many other health problems, the importance of weakness and fatigue can only be determined when other symptoms are ...
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Overview Weakness is a lack of physical or muscle strength and the feeling that extra effort is needed to perform daily activities that require you to move your arms, legs, or other muscles. Fatigue is a feeling of tiredness, exhaustion, or lack of energy. Both weakness and fatigue are symptoms, not diseases. Because these symptoms can be caused by many other health problems, the importance of weakness and fatigue can only be determined when other symptoms are ...
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Liver Disease
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The term "liver disease" applies to many diseases and disorders that cause the liver to function improperly or stop the liver from functioning. Liver disease is a collection of conditions, diseases, and infections that affect the cells, tissues, structures, or functions of the liver. The liver is an important organ located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. The liver: Filters the blood Makes bile, a substance that helps digest fat and excrete certain fatty ...
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The term "liver disease" applies to many diseases and disorders that cause the liver to function improperly or stop the liver from functioning. Liver disease is a collection of conditions, diseases, and infections that affect the cells, tissues, structures, or functions of the liver. The liver is an important organ located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. The liver: Filters the blood Makes bile, a substance that helps digest fat and excrete certain fatty ...
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Loss of Hair
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Everyone has some hair loss every day. In fact, it is normal to lose up to 100 hairs a day. However, some people lose a lot of hair early in life because it runs in their family (inherited) or because of disease, medications, stress, injury, or damage to the hair. Symptoms Losing hair found after combing, baths is normal. Hair loss can occur as thinning (you may not notice hairs falling out) or as shedding, with clumps of hair falling out. It can be general—you lose hair all over ...
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Everyone has some hair loss every day. In fact, it is normal to lose up to 100 hairs a day. However, some people lose a lot of hair early in life because it runs in their family (inherited) or because of disease, medications, stress, injury, or damage to the hair. Symptoms Losing hair found after combing, baths is normal. Hair loss can occur as thinning (you may not notice hairs falling out) or as shedding, with clumps of hair falling out. It can be general—you lose hair all over ...
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Low Blood Pressure
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Overview Hypotension is the medical term for low blood pressure (less than 90/60). Normal blood pressure is usually in the range of 120/80 (systolic/diastolic). In healthy people, especially athletes, low blood pressure is a sign of good cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) health. But low blood pressure can be a signal of an underlying problem — especially in the elderly. In this population, low blood pressure may cause inadequate blood flow to the heart, brain and other vital ...
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Overview Hypotension is the medical term for low blood pressure (less than 90/60). Normal blood pressure is usually in the range of 120/80 (systolic/diastolic). In healthy people, especially athletes, low blood pressure is a sign of good cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) health. But low blood pressure can be a signal of an underlying problem — especially in the elderly. In this population, low blood pressure may cause inadequate blood flow to the heart, brain and other vital ...
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Low Blood Sugar
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Overview What is hypoglycemia? Nonfasting low blood sugar (also called reactive or postprandial hypoglycemia). This type develops within 3 to 4 hours after eating. It can be caused by hereditary enzyme deficiencies such as galactosemia or by surgery to remove all or part of the stomach. Sometimes the cause is unknown. Nonfasting hypoglycemia within 1 to 2 hours after a meal (alimentary hypoglycemia) can occur if stomach contents empty into the intestines too rapidly. ...
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Overview What is hypoglycemia? Nonfasting low blood sugar (also called reactive or postprandial hypoglycemia). This type develops within 3 to 4 hours after eating. It can be caused by hereditary enzyme deficiencies such as galactosemia or by surgery to remove all or part of the stomach. Sometimes the cause is unknown. Nonfasting hypoglycemia within 1 to 2 hours after a meal (alimentary hypoglycemia) can occur if stomach contents empty into the intestines too rapidly. ...
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Low Immunity
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Overview The immune system protects the body by helping it to ward-off and recover from various diseases. While stress reduction and regular exercise are known to assist in strengthening the immune system, the types of food consumed make the largest contribution to a healthy immune system. Eating a well-balanced diet including a variety of healthful foods will boost this system's effectiveness like nothing else. The chief destructive force that the immune system has to contend with is free ...
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Overview The immune system protects the body by helping it to ward-off and recover from various diseases. While stress reduction and regular exercise are known to assist in strengthening the immune system, the types of food consumed make the largest contribution to a healthy immune system. Eating a well-balanced diet including a variety of healthful foods will boost this system's effectiveness like nothing else. The chief destructive force that the immune system has to contend with is free ...
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