| 1431 | Healthy Eating Myths Shattered Preview: Salt does Not Cause High Blood Pressure. Some things you need to know first to fully understand blood pressure, as well as helping you to understand about many other things in your body: The difference between average and normal. Average is a mathematical statistic. Don’t let that big M word scare you. All average means is that you add up all the... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1432 | Junk food is not easier to eat. Preview: There is something to be said about fast food being more convenient then healthy food that helps you be thin. I will give you that. But wait, how about this. Convenient when? It is definitely convenient now. How about later, when you don't have enough energy to do anything but go to sleep? Or when you cannot focus because all you feel like doing i... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1433 | It's not that bad. The biggest lie we tell ourselves. Preview: Some people say to themselves, junk food is not that bad. If you want to believe this than good luck. Remember how important your beliefs are and especially the ones that are faulty that you still believe. It goes back to what I said earlier. If you want to build a slim, toned and healthy body you need the right building blocks. Those building blo... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1434 | Healthy Eating Made Simple Preview: The confusion about eating healthy and dieting will now be cleared up, all in one easy sentence. Are you ready? Everyone is different. What is healthy for one person is not going to be the best diet for everyone else. You are different than everyone else. What food is best for you is not necessarily going to be what is right for everyone else. S... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1435 | The Real truth about supplements Preview: Not All Supplements are Created Equal. There are more supplements available than I would care to count and keep track of. So what is the biggest difference between all the different supplements? In my world you can divide all supplements into two categories: 1. Whole Food Supplements 2. Chemically Manufactured Supplements If you follow along wi... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1436 | Sinus infection: The four way treatment Preview: If you feel like you may have a sinus infection, the right type of doctor that can answer your problem is an Otolaryngontolist or Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist. These doctors are well trained in the diagnosis and treatment of sinus infections. In dealing with the infection doctor considers the following stages of treatment depending upon the ... (more) Published By: Marlon D. Ludovice Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1437 | Healthy Eating Myths Destroyed Preview: Some of the things you think you know that just ain’t so (these myths are not true): Eating Cholesterol does not increase your cholesterol levels Salt does NOT cause High Blood Pressure Eating Fat does NOT make you fat All refined carbohydrates are hazardous to you Artificial sweeteners of all kinds are not good for you All vitamins and supplemen... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1438 | Sinus pressure: infection next? Preview: One of the symptoms of sinus infection is sinus pressure infection. This happens when irritants enter to our body through the nose, thus if becomes severe the tendency therefore sinus membrane becomes irritated causing it to swell. Due to the swelling the sinus passages becomes constricted that result to blockage and congestion. Blockage causes th... (more) Published By: Marlon D. Ludovice Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1439 | Fat does Not Make You Fat Preview: Fat does Not Make You Fat. One of the other huge myths is that fat makes you fat. It doesn’t. When you eat fat, your body has to break it down into its little building blocks and then absorb the pieces. The fat you have in your body is not the same as the fat you eat. In fact, the fat naturally found in whole foods is fat you actually need for you... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1440 | Know Your Ideal Choelsterol Reading Preview: Cholesterol is a substance that is present in the human body, and is both good and bad for us. High levels of cholesterol, especially LDL or bad cholesterol can put you at an increased risk for heart diseases and strokes. Similarly, low levels of HDL or good cholesterol, can also increase your risk substantially. But what are high and low levels o... (more) Published By: Dave Saunders Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1441 | Diet Food Stinks! Preview: One big thing that can keep you from eating healthy is the idea of the food. People often think it sucks and doesn’t taste good. That is the best thing of not dieting, the food tastes great. And since eating healthy is a “non-diet” the food also tastes great, often better than junk food. Have you ever had a strawberry that was so good it was almos... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1442 | Sinus blockages look out! Preview: Sinus infection blockage generally happens when there is infection in the sinuses. The sinus cavities have small openings called the ostium that opens into the nasal passages for exchange of air and mucus. The cavities have a mucous lining that is connected with the linings in the nasal passages and these linings contain cilia are the one responsi... (more) Published By: Marlon D. Ludovice Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1443 | Eating Junk Food -- The hidden price Preview: You probably are very familiar with the benefits you get from NOT eating healthy. You get to eat food that tastes good, you get to be lazy and sit on the couch and veg out and watch TV. You get to not do all the hard work of exercise. There are many other benefits that people get from not eating healthy, and many others that I probably did not lis... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1444 | Important Facts You Must Know About Dandruff Preview: Do you know that dandruff affects about 70% of the American population? Do you know that they spend $300,000,000 trying to get rid of it? Dandruff is the most widespread problem of the scalp! But you must understand that it is not contagious and it is not a disease! Dandruff can not threaten your life, but it often threatens your mental peace. ... (more) Published By: Alex Fir Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1445 | What are Generic Drugs? Preview: When a drug company first invents a drug that company is the only one permitted to make that drug in the same country for a certain number of years. After this time period, other companies are allowed to make the same drug product. These drugs are called generic drugs. The original drug (e.g. Viagra) is called a brand name drug. Brand name drugs ... (more) Published By: Ian L Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1446 | Is it Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Undiagnosed Celiac Disease? Preview: Your doctor tells you your stomach problems are from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). So he treats (or mistreats) you for your symptoms when in fact you don't have IBS. What your doctor may have missed is that you have a little known condition, celiac disease, and you don't have to suffer anymore because relief of your problems is only a change of ... (more) Published By: Peter Berlin Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1447 | Diabetes Type 2 and Artificial Sweeteners Preview: Diabetes Type 2 (adult onset) Refined carbs/sugars are actually the biggest contributing factor to type 2 diabetes--that is, the type of diabetes people develop later in life. The major contributing factor to type 2 diabetes is eating too many refined carbs. Type 2 diabetes is one of the easiest things for your body to heal. Are you ready? It is ... (more) Published By: Dr. Jamie Fettig Submitted: 18 April,2005 |
| 1448 | Safer And More Effective Than Botox? Shocking Results Preview: Are the new Argireline Wrinkle Relaxing Creams as effective as Botox? For many women, wrinkles and fine lines are the an unforgiving reminder of the ravages of time. Looking into the mirror and seeing a face filled with wrinkles, weathered skin, and fine lines can be psychologically difficult to deal with, but it's all a part of getting older, r... (more) Published By: Deanna Barducci Submitted: 19 April,2005 |
| 1449 | The Sense of Smell and Emotional Response Preview: Smell is a specialised chemical sense. It is interesting to note that the olfactory cells are the only place in the human body where the central nervous system is in direct contact with the external environment. When we detect the smell of something, there is a direct contact between the molecules of scent and our own receptors. The message regar... (more) Published By: D.S. Braun Submitted: 19 April,2005 |
| 1450 | Online Shopping: Choosing the Correct Contact Lenses Preview: The online shopping experience is – in many ways – different from making the same purchases from a brick and mortar establishment. While the convenience of browsing, ordering and making shipping arrangements is hard to beat, health related products such as these must be designed specifically for the consumer who’s doing the ordering. With this in ... (more) Published By: Carter McIntosh Submitted: 19 April,2005 |