If you have ever woken up in the middle of the night with a leg cramp, you have most likely felt the effects of a potassium deficiency. Potassium is an important nutrient that helps in maintaining healthy tissue in our muscles, as well as keeping our cells healthy. It also is essential to our heart health, as it helps control our blood pressure. Potassium deficiency has also been linked to depression and severe fatigue.
Someone can think they are seriously ill, even thinking they are having a heart attack, when it can just be a potassium deficiency. Of course, always
Whooping Cough Vaccine
by Jessica B. July 31st, 2012 | Drugs, Health Observance
It’s National Immunization Awareness Month, and that means doctors, medical personnel, and local authorities are working hard trying to raise awareness about the importance of vaccines. One of the important vaccines every adult should consider getting this year, if they haven’t gotten it recently, is the Whooping Cough or Pertussis booster shot.
Why is it important to get a Pertussis booster shot?
Pertussis can easily be spread to infants before they have time to be immunized against the illness. Pertussis, while uncomfortable but not particularly threatening to adults, can be quite difficult for newborns/infants to fight off.
Even if you were vaccinated
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Why is it important to get a Pertussis booster shot?
Pertussis can easily be spread to infants before they have time to be immunized against the illness. Pertussis, while uncomfortable but not particularly threatening to adults, can be quite difficult for newborns/infants to fight off.
Even if you were vaccinated
Diabetes Test
by Dean Heller MD July 27th, 2012 | Ask the Doctor
I am a diabetic, and I do check my blood sugar fairly regularly. I usually get between 110 and 175, and occasionally it can be higher or lower. My doctor tells me that he does a blood test that checks sugar for 3 months, and that he thinks my blood sugar is running higher. My question is - how can he know what the blood sugar is?  Was it high on that blood test, and he is just guessing? What do you think?
While the doctor will check your blood sugar every time he sends the blood work and will
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While the doctor will check your blood sugar every time he sends the blood work and will
Colds: 9 Tips to Aid Recovery
by R. Carnavale July 26th, 2012 | Common Conditions
You’ve got a burning feeling in your nose or throat, a runny nose, and you’re sneezing. In addition, you’re mildly tired and feeling slightly unwell, and you don’t have a fever.
Chances are you have the common cold. You’re not alone. It’s estimated that Americans will suffer one billion colds over the course of a year. Young children average six to twelve colds per year, while adolescents and adults average two to four colds in a given year. More than 200 different types of viruses can cause a cold, with rhinovirus being the leading one.
Getting better quickly is your #1
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Chances are you have the common cold. You’re not alone. It’s estimated that Americans will suffer one billion colds over the course of a year. Young children average six to twelve colds per year, while adolescents and adults average two to four colds in a given year. More than 200 different types of viruses can cause a cold, with rhinovirus being the leading one.
Getting better quickly is your #1
Outsmarting a Nutrition Facts Label
by Louise July 24th, 2012 | Diet
The idea of a nutrition facts label seems like a very straightforward way to present information about the food one is eating or potentially buying. Holding up two products side by side, one can easily judge which one contains a higher percentage of the "bad stuff" (e.g. trans fat, sodium, or plain sugar) or the "good stuff" (e.g. fiber, vitamins, and minerals). On the whole, however, nutrition panels on products can be very misleading.
The first thing to note about nutrition panels is that what you see is not exactly what you get, because a little bit of rounding is always involved
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The first thing to note about nutrition panels is that what you see is not exactly what you get, because a little bit of rounding is always involved