From the World Health Organization to the Center of Disease Control databases, it is a known fact that cardiovascular diseases remain the number 1 killer in the world. One of the factors leading to this fatal condition is no other than obesity. Obesity or the state of being obese is commonly defined as having excessive amounts of fat accumulation in one’s body. To know if one is obese, the common method most medical personnel and insurance underwriters use is by measuring the Body Mass...
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Any form of illness must never pose a limitation but instead a challenge. This holds true even to those diagnosed with diabetes. Meaning you can always opt to stay healthy with an exercise alongside. Best way to do that is through sports involvement that can provide sufficient fitness activity. This way, diabetics can also stay in shape amidst the burdensome disease. Not So Sweet Metabolic Disease Although diabetes is literally translated as sweet urine, the disease yields not so sweet...
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Anything done either in excess or in scarce can be risky even in dietary concerns such as your weight loss needs. That is if you are indeed in need of shedding some pounds off your weight. Best way to make sure you are on the right track towards weight management endeavour is by sticking with numbers rather than relying on what he says or what she says. Who Says The Mirror Does Not Lie? Do you feel any discomfort on your weight? Perhaps you might be bothered by the added fats on your...
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Stress is almost always present.  You can encounter it at work and you can encounter it at home.  You can be stressed right after you wake up in the morning and you can get stressed even when you are already preparing to rest at night.  It is very difficult to avoid stress and to avoid stressful situations.  However, it is quite easy to manage stress and prevent it from taking over your life.There have been many studies made that show a relation between the amount of stress...
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Bathing is a refreshing daily activity that cleanses the exterior body. Bathing must be done to the interior body, too! In fact, body temperature is largely determined by the internal physiological condition. It must be kept around 37˚C to sustain homeostasis, all along.Levels of Water DeprivationWater deprivation varies according to the severity of the need for replenishment. It can be simple as the common occurrence of thirst. It can also be compelling as in the case of dehydration. It can...
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It is the game of kings.  It is the ultimate game for strategy and tactics.  It is the best game for you to train your brain and sharpen your memory.  Indeed, there is no better game out there that can engage your brain as powerfully and as deeply as chess.Chess is a one on one game played between two players. The main objective of each player is to “check mate” the “king” of the other player.  At the start of the game, each player has 16 chess pieces...
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Playing and enjoying yourself under the sun can be such a pleasure.  Unfortunately, due to changes in the earth’s ozone layer and other factors, over exposure to the sun can become quite a problem.  Many problems of the skin are related to over exposure to the sun’s rays.  These include common problems such as sunburn, to more serious conditions such as melanoma (skin cancer), untimely skin aging and a host of others.  Getting to know these hazards and some...
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Blood pressure is one of the primary measures that doctors and other health professionals take in order to gauge and assess the most essential functions of the body.  It is the measure of the amount of force exerted on the blood vessels while blood is pumped and circulated in them.  There is a varied blood pressure exerted for every heartbeat. The maximum is called the “systolic” pressure while the minimum is called the “diastolic” pressure.  Blood...
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You know that feeling of being so bloated?  That familiar heavy and dragging feeling, as if you were stuffed to the brim with water, makes us all uncomfortable and may happen at any time.  It can happen anywhere and anytime making it inconvenient for all of us.  This phenomenon is called water retention also known by the medical term “edema”.  It is the result of the water leaking into the body tissues from the blood and causes swelling.  It is most common...
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