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What is Another Name For Folic Acid? Discover the Crucial Role Vitamin B9 Has on Your Health!

The B complex vitamins are just a few of the essential nutrients your body needs everyday to be as healthy as it can be.While all these nutrients are important, the B vitamins are nearer to the top of the priority list because they are the ones that help in blood building and energy. One B [...]

Anemia Part I – Types of Anemia

It is hard to believe that America, a country with one of the highest standard living in the world having over 20 million people with the disease of anemia caused by unhealthy diet, and nutritional deficiency with protein and fat intake 30% more than any other country in the world. Most people understand that anemia [...]

Blood Transfusions – What to Expect

A blood transfusion is definitely not a pleasant thing, but as most procedures go, they aren’t that bad either. Why you are getting a blood transfusion can be a determining factor as to how easily the procedure will go.I personally just had a blood transfusion because my hemoglobin was at 79 and my iron was [...]

Seeking Relief From Post Syndrome – Andrea’s Story About Tubal Ligation Side Effects

Are you suffering from tubal ligation side effects? If so, perhaps you would be interested in hearing a story about a woman who went through several of the 46 or so symptoms that are associated with this post syndrome and how she overcame them.This is the story of Andrea from Idaho. At the time of [...]

Anemia – Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

A successful treatment of anemia is to identify and treating the above cause: blood loss, a nutritional deficiency, cancer, bone marrow infiltration, chronic illness, inflammation, or decreased response to erythropoietin. Laboratory test results and a physical examination, a physician can determine the cause of you.Anemia is a blood disorder that is created when your blood [...]

Anemia Treatment – How to Treat Anemia From Home

The treatment of anemia is dependent on type of anemia that you have. If the cause of anemia is by internal bleeding or cancer then a more serious treatment may be required such as surgery.Anemia can be caused by a wide variety of environmental triggers such as chemotherapy or heavy metal exposure.Internal bleeding caused by [...]

Healthy Indian Recipe – A Complete Nutritious Meal

Indian food menus are becoming more popular the world over. Indian recipes are known for the healthy ingredients the use of which are based on ancient texts, knowledge passed on from one generation to another. What is more important is that these recipes are now being improvised to suit modern needs.In most Indian food menus, [...]

Vitamin B12 Injections – Do You Need B12 Shots?

Vitamin B12 is a unique vitamin for many reasons. It was the most recent vitamin to be discovered, when scientists finally isolated its pure form in 1948. Until that time, doctors knew only that an “extrinsic factor” existed (a compound that had to be ingested) and was necessary to prevent pernicious anemia. This deficiency disease [...]

Chronic Colitis

Chronic colitis is also known as ulcerative colitis. It is usually blamed on autoimmunity, which is the process where the body’s immune system mistakenly interprets otherwise good elements as invaders and attacks them.Warning signsOne of the most evident symptoms you may encounter when you have chronic colitis is diarrhea that is accompanied by pain in [...]

Steroid Abuse

Like all drugs steroids can be both helpful and harmful if misused. Steroids are usually prescribed by doctors to help in their patient’s treatment. A Steroid Abuse takes place when a person uses the drugs for non medical purposes such as body building, sports or even to make one’s body slim or muscular etc without [...]