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This plant is native to the Mediterranean area and northern Africa, much like peas it comes in a pod and is a member the Fabaceae family, while it has many uses, it is often used as a substitute for chocolate. While it cannot be denied that the food industry has forever sealed the love of chocolate in our minds, from chocolate cakes to chocolate covered pretzels…
Pseudomembranous Colitis is known as PMC; this is due to inflammation in your colon and usually is a side effect of antibiotics. The most common bacterium that causes PMC is Clostridium difficile. (C-diff). Most folks who are predisposed to this are people who have a compromised immune system as well as the elderly who may reside in nursing homes. C-diff is found…
While most of us use the word hearing and listening to interchangeably, they are two completely different things. Hearing is one of your five senses. Your ear is responsible for picking up the sounds and vibrations. Vibrations are picked up as stimuli and sent to the brain. This, in turn, puts a sound to what was heard. Listening goes a step further than hearing…
Has your get up and go, gotten up and left? Are you tired all the time and lack the energy or desire to accomplish many of your daily tasks. Did you know that food has a purpose? When you eat fresh fruit, because it is high in fiber, it goes to work clearing the digestive system of toxins, keeping you regulated. Fruits provide you with potassium, which helps…
This disease is more prevalent in women and colder climates. While in most cases, it is not debilitating, it can be if precautions are not taken. There are two forms of this disease one is the primary form which occurs when there is no other underlying cause, and the other is the secondary form, which may arise due to other underlying illnesses such as rheumatoid…
Fever is when the temperature of your body goes higher than normal, that normal being 98.6. Your hypothalamus, which is located in the center of the brain, is the controlling mechanism of your body’s temperature. This gland sends out commands to your heart, liver, skin, sweat glands, muscles, and a host of other organs to keep your body temperature within a…
A dear friend told me that when she was growing up, she always knew when she was about to make a big mistake that was going to cost her dearly. She was a rebellious adolescent and still learned the hard way. She recounts always arguing with her mother, who would spend hours trying to talk some sense into her, but no matter what her mother said she was intent…
We all do it; we have looked for something that will give us a way out, so we buy diet pills that promise to take 30 pounds off in 30 days. We drink a can of “something” believing that it will give us incredible strength, or make us irresistible to our partners. We apply some cream or take a pill, thinking certain parts of our body will grow. We send some…
Beneath its thorny exterior is the “Artichoke” a delicious vegetable that is number 7 on the chart of foods with the most antioxidants, tracing their origin back to the Mediterranean. This plant grows better in colder seasons, while their tough exterior can look a bit intimidating. Inside is meaty like body which harbors many benefits to your health, below are…
The sacroiliac joint is the joint between the sacrum and ilium bones of the pelvis. The joint is present on both sides of the pelvis. This joint is very strong and is responsible for absorbing shock, allowing torque rotations and supporting the weight of the upper extremity. When inflammation occurs in this joint, often you will experience pain in the lower back…