Debra Young

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• Alternative Treatments for Dehydration

  There is a situation in which body water content can decrease to a level below what is permissible. In such a case, the equilibrium of minerals in our usual bodily fluids is disturbed. This situation leads to dehydration, in which somebody loses fluids from the body excessively as compared to the...

• Rheumatoid Arthritis: Tiredness vs. Fatigue

  For people with chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fatigue can be a plaguing symptom that greatly impacts their quality of life. Additionally, it can be very difficult for family members and friends of people with RA to truly understand how strong fatigue can be.\While it may be...

• What are Phytosterols?

  Experts are of the opinion that phytosterols improve the body’s ability to lower cholesterol levels. Like other cholesterol-lowering foods, including salmon and oats, phytosterols are supposed to lower the levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol, LDL. Phytosterols, or plant sterols and stanol esters, are...

• What are the Symptoms of Schizophrenia?

  Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder characterized by distorted and abnormal understandings and interpretations of reality. This is a severe form of a mental condition that affects the way a person thinks and expresses himself or herself. As the person fails to understand reality, he or she...

• World Duchenne Awareness Day: September 7th, 2017

  Next month, it is World Duchenne Awareness Day and anyone can join the Duchenne community in celebrating it. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) affects 250,000 people in the world, and the disease affects one in every 3,500 boys. People all across the world will raise money and awareness through...

• Why do Migraines Make My Eyes Sensitive to Light?

  What is a migraine?A migraine is a condition that is categorized as severe pain in the head. A migraine is when a person suffers a severe headache which lasts for a long period of time. The headache pains are mostly felt on one or both sides of the head. People also experience pain around the inner...