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Consuming sugar temporarily elevates the levels of certain neurotransmitters in our bodies. Do you know what neurotransmitters are? They are ?feel-good? chemicals. Two of the major ?feel-good? chemicals released by eating sugar are: 1. Dopamine, which releases chemicals including endorphins that give us a feeling of pleasure 2. Serotonin, which produces a feeling of well being. We also tend to eat sugary treats for a quick rush of energy to get us through the day. Of c...

Any relatively new technology can be a thing to approach with some wariness. This is even more true when it involves procedures and equipment that come in close contact with your skin and can affect the way you look and even your health. That is why many people are a bit cautious when deciding if laser hair removal in NYC is the right beauty treatment for them. The process of laser hair removal is relatively new and therefore there is still not enough evidence to conclusiv...

Gastric banding is a relatively new form of weight loss surgery first pioneered in Sweden in 1985 with the band being designed initially to be fitted using open surgery. The first laparoscopic surgery for the insertion of a gastric band was performed in France in 2000 and a year later in 2001 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of an American adjustable gastric banding system for use in the United States. Since then gastric banding has grown rapidly in pop...

Bird flu attacked many Nations. How and why it actually happened no one knows! The speed with which it spread all over the world was a mystery and confusion confounded. With its universal ?influence? it crippled many, without the distinction of race, color and nationality. This bird-flu has the capacity to make such a big kill, the casualties of World War I and II put together will be a kindergarten stuff before the possible number of deaths due to bird flu. With the dr...

With more an more people turning to healthy eating there is always going to be those that go to extremes. Women desperately trying to look good by losing weight are always at risk of developing Anorexia Nervosa through excessive dieting. Women aren't the only sex at risk as more and more men are developing Anorexia Nervosa too. Anorexics see themselves as obese no matter how much they weigh or how thin they look in the mirror. Sadly, they can't see themselves as anything o...

Eczema is a fact of life for a great number of people. At present, there is no cure for the skin condition. It is not contagious, is very seldom infectious and with careful attention, the symptoms can be controlled to a reasonabe degree. Eczema does not choose its sufferers on the basis of sex or age. It afflicts people from the oldest to the youngest and all ages in between. It is also as common among males as it is in females. Eczema is one of the most common skin disorders...

Attempting to determine the cause for severely chapped lips is never simple. There are various causes you will need to research, rule out and note the results. Fortunately, we compiled a list of the ten most common causes of chronic chapped lips in order to give you a starting point for identification of the culprit. 1. Excess vitamin A may be the cause behind your peeling lips. Regardless of whether the source of your vitamin A comes from whole foods or supplements, takin...

There are many physical side effects related to Crohn?s Disease. Since Crohn?s is a chronic condition for which there is no cure, the disease can permeate an individual?s sense of well-being, comfort, and lifestyle for his entire life. While the physical symptoms are intense enough to cause even the most reserved unyielding discomfort, perhaps one of the most damaging results of Crohn?s are the emotional side-effects of the disease. Imagine having to worry each and every t...

When an organism gets into your body and causes an infection, your body gathers its defences and fights against them. This is the basic principle of how vaccines work. Certain cells in your blood make what are called ?antibodies?, molecules which are designed to attack specific germs and viruses. These attach to the invaders in your bloodstream and prevent them from invading other cells. Each virus or bacterium has an individual shape, and the antibodies are designed to fi...

Asthma (pronounced AZ-muh) is defined in the book "Essential Allergy", by Mygind, Dahl, Pedersen, and Thestrup-Pedersen as "A lung disease characterised by: 1. variable and reversible airway obstruction; 2. airway inflammation; and 3. bronchial hyper-responsiveness. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that makes bronchial passages that make up one's airways particularly sensitive to irritants. It is primarily characterized by breathing difficulties. Asthma is a highly-ra...

In 1995, a group of thirty scientists and physicians were selected to try to get together and defeat autism. These forward thinking researchers were chosen due to their experience working with autism and hailed from the United States and Europe. Not satisfied with the available treatments for autism, this meeting of the minds was created to embark on a new pathway to understanding autism and finding different ways to treat it. Today the group still meets to share what they ha...

Baby colic is one of the common disorders in infants. Baby colic is characterized by repeated excessive crying episodes, without any distinguishable reason. Most often, parents tend to blame themselves as the cause of the crying and see it as their incapability to handle the baby. However, baby colic has nothing to do with parenting, and the real reason behind the disorder remains unclear. The interesting fact associated with this disease is that the disorder can typically oc...

Delegating work to other people requires some finesse, if you want to do it right and still allow it to be fun, especially if you have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). And there are a lot of things you can do that just don?t quite work right when you?re trying to work with delegation and have ADD, too. Probably, the number one objection from ADD people is, ?I can?t afford it. I don?t have that much cash flow coming in. When I make more money, then I?ll learn how to delega...

Many people who suffer from a persistent cough contribute it to chest ailments due to smoking, obesity, or a leftover cold. Yet recent studies show that many of these people may have acid reflux/heartburn or GERD (gastroesophogal reflux disease). But how do you know if you have this sort of ailment, or if it is indeed something that will fall by the wayside? Prior to the last few years, the assumption by researchers was that coughing and asthmatic wheezing induced acid ref...

Between the fears of a terrorist attack following 9/11 and the recent spate of natural disasters, the emergency medical supplies business has been on an upward boom in the last few years. Conduct an internet search for emergency medical supplies and you are bombarded with sites wanting to sell you supplies, sites giving you information on what supplies you need, and sites asking you to contribute supplies for help needed desperately in other countries. Although it might se...

Do you keep your hand in front of your mouth while talking? Do other people distance themselves from you while you talk? Has anyone told you that you have a problem of bad breath? If answer to any of the questions above is yes, you might be suffering from a condition know as halitosis. Tips to fight this condition, is necessary for you. Halitosis refers to a condition of bad oral health characterized by persistent bad breath. On an average about 65% of Americans suffer fro...

For most people, heartburn and indigestion are interchangeable, and if asked they will reply that they either have heartburn,or indigestion. This is not the case however as heartburn and indigestion are not interchangeable. The symptoms and causes of indigestion might be the same, or similar, as those of heartburn, just as the treatments might also be similar as well, but heartburn can sometimes be caused by indigestion, while indigestion can?t be caused by heartburn. The ...

It amazes me that even today, knowing the connection between the mind and body that we continue as a nation to feed ourselves with medicines and other such pills whenever our bodies send us the message that something is wrong. I feel that more time and money should be invested in addressing the real causes of ailments, rather than continually treating the symptoms. I am a member of the NHS Directory for Complimentary and Alternative practitioners. This is something that I hav...

Deciding the type of Bariatric surgery to have and choosing amongst the many obesity doctors available, can be a daunting task. Bariatric surgery options include the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery and the Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, also known as the Lap Band. The latter surgery (Lap Band) has only just recently (since June of 2001) been approved to be performed here in the United States, and thus, not too many obesity doctors ...

Do you need a ?Remember Where You Parked Your Car at the Airport? system? Do you like to think you're fairly smart, until you can?t find your car? Well, people with ADD are usually very intelligent, but keeping things together at stressful times, can just skyrocket your stress level. The key to systems, in general, is that you ask your ADD brain three different questions. First, ?What?s the problem?? In the case of "I can?t find my car at the airport," the problem is...

Sinusitis occurs when any number of the sinus linings become inflamed. Typically this results in a patient that has suffered from allergies or a cold for more than a two week period. There are several symptoms of sinusitis but the most common include tooth pain, nasal congestion, headache, facial congestion, postnasal drip, or facial pain. People can suffer from sinusitis because of the common cold, viral infections, bacterial infections, air pressure, temperature changes, mi...

Allergies are not a laughing matter for anyone. They can make you feel terrible and weak. Scientists have determined that allergies might be genetic. It is not yet proven, but studies are being done to find support for this theory. Scientists believe that ar child may inherit asthma or allergies in their genes. A thorough examination of the symptoms is needed in order to determine the difference between allergies and asthma attacks. If your problems are asthma-related, you...

Mesothelioma is a relatively rare cancer that affects the lining around the heart, lungs and abdominal cavities which is called the mesothelium. Mesothelioma is primarily caused by chronic exposure to asbestos or asbestos-related products. When asbestos fibers enter the body, by either breathing in the tiny asbestos fibers or by swallowing them, they can cause healthy cells to mutate into cancer. There is currently no known cure for malignant mesothelioma. Mesothelio...

Stress is something people want to avoid and yet, they sometimes fail to fight it. To people who want to beat it, the first thing to do is to recognize where it's coming from. Though the way we react to our environment is certainly what causes stress, it helps to recognize the common external situations that make us stressed out. This way when one of them arises, we'll be able to respond to it positively and hopefully, eliminate that wasteful stress from our lives. 1. Caff...

Bad breath isn?t something anyone wants to deal with, either in themselves or in someone else. Despite our desires, however, it really is a fact of life at least occasionally. While some people certainly do suffer from chronic bad breath, most of us don?t. Along with basic oral hygiene, I?ve outlined a few ideas below for people suffering from isolated instances. I should make it clear, however, that if you do follow the basic oral hygiene below and still suffer from chron...

Bunions or Hallux Valgus as this condition is commonly called in the medical community are a source of foot pain and deformity in many Americans today?particularly women. One of the most common causes of problems of the forefoot, bunions appear as a bump at the base joint (metatarsophalangeal joint) of the big toe and often are swollen and sore. The big toe can drift over towards the remaining toes as the bunion enlarges, particularly placing pressure on the second toe. A ...

Lamotrigine, a drug commercially known as Lamictal is a type of anticonvulsant drug manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, one of the leading Drug manufacturers. This drug is used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorders. It passed the standards of the Food and Drug Administration and it is one of the most recommended and most effective anticonvulsant drug treatments today. Epilepsy patients who experience partial seizures, secondary tonic-closure seizures, and Lenno-Gastaut synd...

Beta Carotene would help prevent cancer and even fight cancer because it's an antioxidant.Since Beta Carotene breaks down into Vitamin A in the body, it has basically the same antioxidant qualities of Vitamin A and may affect the chances of getting lung cancer.

Americans have the highest incidences of colon disease and cancer in the world. Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammation of the large intestine (colon). The cause of ulcerative colitis is unknown however there are many theories which researchers are exploring. One popular theory states that the colon is a muscle which like any other muscle needs to be worked to maintain its strength and elasticity. Naturopathic doctors often suggest that eating fiber in the diet is the...

Anxiety is often described as having cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components (Seligman, Walker & Rosenhan, 2001). The cognitive component entails expectation of a diffuse and uncertain danger. Somatically the body prepares the organism to deal with threat (known as an emergency reaction); blood pressure and heart rate are increased, sweating is increased, bloodflow to the major muscle groups is increased, and immune and digestive system functions are inhibite...