Susan R Rassas LPC

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• Airway Dehydration May Lead to Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms

  The mucous membranes in the airways of people with cystic fibrosis produce mucus that is thick and viscous, more solid than is produced by healthy people, which leads to all sorts of problems in the patient.As anyone with CF knows, the reason the mucus thickens is because the proteins that form the...

• Young Bodybuilder Shares Her Battle Against Ovarian Cancer

  Fighting against cancer is amazingly difficult for anyone who has to, and many choose to keep the experience to themselves. However, a bodybuilder, who is only twenty-three years old, has taken to Instagram to show the world the painful process she is enduring, and what it is doing to her once...

• Constipation Hacks: How to Get Rid of Constipation ASAP

  Our digestive system is responsible for breaking down the food we eat. This way, the body is able to absorb all nutrients from food, including water. However, not everything is able to be absorbed or broken down by the digestive system. As a result, these leftovers are excreted as solid waste...

• Is the Protein Powder Diet Effective?

  Protein Power, the New York Times best-seller, written by Michael and Mary Dan Eades, popularized the concept of low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets for losing weight and becoming healthier. Millions of copies of the book were sold and more and more people were introduced to the new weight loss...

• How Your Father’s Genes Can Affect Your Ovarian Cancer Risk

  It is well known that inherited mutations in BRCA1/BRCA2 genes increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, as well as other types of cancer. An altered mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene can be inherited from an individual’s mother or father. ...

• Is Testicular Cancer Hereditary?

  In testicular cancer, germ cells that populate the seminiferous tubules of the testes, and which are responsible for growing into matured sperm, seem to lose control and multiply without pause, creating a larger mass of tumorous tissue. Besides pain, swelling and fluid accumulation, testicular...