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Learn the Signs and Symptoms of Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease that can leave women infertile. This disease is spread through two ways. The most common way is through any kind of intimate contact with an infected person’s genitals, including anal...

When Fasting for Blood Work is Required

Blood work or testing often requires that the patient fasts for a period of time before testing. Many everyday blood tests, such as for cholesterol and triglyceride levels require fasting.Fasting for blood work to be carried out can be confusing...

How to Diet using a Complex Carbohydrates List

Men and women who are dieting should take foods from a complex carbohydrates list. There is no need to carry the list of what is included. Just think natural. Concentrate on eating whole grain food. Berries, bran, beans and brown rice are a good...

The Food Pyramid: A Balanced Diet Chart

The most accurate balanced diet charts available are the pyramid food charts available from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA.) Although they came out in 1992, plenty of older food charts are floating around. The older...

Childhood obesity – the statistics don’t lie

Ask any child about their life’s ambitions and they are unlikely to answer with the phrase ‘I want to be obese and unhealthy’. However, recent studies indicate that unless immediate, dramatic action is taken to reduce the...

Eating to relieve hiatal hernia symptoms

A hiatal hernia is caused when a section of the stomach bulges through a weakness or hole in the diaphragm, there may be no initial hiatal hernia symptoms – if the hernia is small it may even be unnoticed. Once the hiatal hernia becomes...

Symptoms of Low Estrogen

Estrogen is a hormone in the female reproductive tract that plays an important in regulation of the menstrual cycle. Estrogen levels fluctuate wildly before menopause and its levels decline drastically after menopause. Low Estrogen Levels in...

5 Causes of Severe Stomach Pains

Stomach pain is also known as abdominal pain. The stomach is part of the abdomen, which is located from the uppermost rib to the pelvic bone. Temporary pains or cramps caused by indigestion or a woman’s menstrual cycle are normal, but severe...

Severe cramping associated with an IntraUterine Device (IUD)

An IUD is a contraceptive device, and having it placed can cause cramping similar to pain associated with menstrual cramps. An intrauterine device is a t-shaped piece of plastic containing the hormone progesterone in synthetic form or else copper...

How to Identify and Deal with Genital Warts

Genital warts are an STI (sexually transmitted infection) which may appear on the vagina, urethra, vulva, penis, and in and around the anus. These warts are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) and this infection is quite common. Most...