Taking care of our heart is important because it pumps the life in us. A weak heart would make you prone to diseases because the body will not function well. Working your way to a healthy heart means that you have to give up factors that strongly damage the way your heart works. But as [...]

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Hormones and Your Body Did you know that hormones are the key to your well-being? Not only do hormones influence your thoughts, emotions, feelings, physical growth, aging, and child bearing, but their imbalance can also lead to several health-related issues. Your body has six primary hormones including progesterone, estrogen, Cortisol, testosterone, thyroid, and the HGH [...]

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What is Cortisol? Many of you may already be aware of Cortisol, a stress combating hormone that is secreted by the adrenal glands in your body. Besides fighting stress, Cortisol is also involved in taking care of the smooth operations of the following functions in the body: • Regulating glucose metabolism • Regulating blood pressure [...]

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Diabetes is a medical condition where the body is not able to convert glucose (the simplest form of sugar) into energy that can be used by the body. This is due to the body not being able to produce enough insulin which is needed for this process. The most common form of diabetes is Type [...]

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Diabetes through the years has become an epidemic in the western world. With its subtle symptoms as the disease starts, it is described as a silent killer where diagnosis can be shocking to patient who believed they were healthy all along. For patients just receiving the news that they have diabetes, it might be the [...]

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