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18 May 18Sure, dental cleaning is great for our oral health, but did you know that it can also improve the wellness of your whole body? Daily toothbrushing and flossing is crucial to maintain the health of our gums and teeth; however, this might actually be more important in pregnant women and those looking to conceive.
01 Dec 22Part 1 of this article introduced us to the various elements composing a typical cosmetic formula, and ingredients often omitted from cleanly produced skincare products. We will now turn our attention to explore the key “life cycle” elements involved in creating a clean skincare product...
19 Dec 22Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also referred to as seasonal depression, is a mood disorder recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DMV).
01 Dec 22The ability to both focus for long periods of time and perform cognitive and memory-related tasks is important in everyday life and for many careers. Due to our busy lifestyles and high work demands, aspects like the standard North American diet, stress, physical inactivity, and endocrine imbalances can lower mental performance and cognition.
17 Aug 16
Ever imagined a wonderful vacation in your head before it happened? Ever had big event approaching that you are mentally rehearsing everyday, replaying every scenario in your head? Everyone has.
22 Jan 18The main difference between postpartum blues and depression lies in the severity and duration of symptoms. These symptoms can include sadness, crying, anxiety, losing interest in things that were previously enjoyable, a lack of desire to be with their newborn, and more. In the blues, these symptoms are present in a mild fashion and have a minimal impact on function. This is not the case with postpartum depression, which does interfere with normal function and is experienced more intensely and for longer. Existing depression, or a history of postpartum depression, increases the risk of experiencing depression postbirth....
14 Nov 19Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a misleading term, since it doesn’t always involve cysts in your ovaries. You might now be wondering why the heck PCOS is called that, then, and what it is anyway.
22 Jan 18They make us feel happy, they help us to sleep, they swing our moods in every direction, and they keep our metabolism revving. They have the potential to wreak havoc in our lives, but we just can’t live without them. No, this article isn’t about your spouse — it’s all about hormones!
04 Oct 17
We all have that one person in our lives who appears to have everything together.
The person who seems to be able to do it all, enjoy it all, and always looks positively refreshed at the end of it all.
18 Dec 17We’ve all seen the commercials on TV telling us to drink milk to keep our bones strong. We know that we hit peak bone mass before the age of 30, and as we age, our bone mass starts to decline. Depending on our genetics and lifestyle, some of us may decline faster than others. Osteoporosis is the age-related decline in bone density that men and women may experience after 50 years old.
26 Jul 18Plants grow all around us; some with medicinal value we might not be aware of. Beyond health-promoting fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based foods, local herbs and spices and those easily obtained from the grocery store are ready and waiting for us to call on them for their assistance. If you are adventurous, you may want to grow some of these herbs yourself to have a ready supply.
14 Nov 19A miscarriage is defined as a pregnancy loss occurring during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. An early pregnancy loss is defined as a pregnancy loss that occurs during gestational weeks 0–12 (the first trimester). About 15–20% of pregnancies end in pregnancy loss, with the majority—approximately 80%—occurring in the first trimester. Early pregnancy loss is most commonly caused by fetal chromosomal abnormalities.[1]
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The evolution of what is considered to be a “heart healthy diet” has undergone a long process of development. For instance, we have the low fat diet, the glycemic index diet, the Mediterranean diet, and the low carbohydrate diet. Each seems to have its own strengths, but this makes following an over-arching “heart health diet” confusing.
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As baby boomers head into their golden years, research and marketing have followed suit, offering skin-care and food products, as well as more invasive procedures that aim at providing youthful, flawless, glowing skin. As the focus shifts towards maintaining youth both in appearance and on the inside, people are turning to all sorts of treatments in an attempt to look and feel their best.
17 Jun 13
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common women’s health concern, affecting between 5-20% of women of reproductive age. Polycystic ovary syndrome is so named as a reflection of the multiple cysts that form in the ovaries of these women, and which are visible on ultrasound. Although PCOS primarily affects ovarian function, it is important to note that it is a diffuse syndrome affecting many aspects of a woman’s physical function, including skin, hair, cardiovascular health, and risk of diabetes.
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North America is suffering from an epidemic of chronic inflammatory disease, caused by changes in our food supply, diet, and lifestyle. While you may be very familiar with joint or muscle inflammation, or with inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and arthritis, you may not realize that we experience inflammation in our brain, or that when we look at the biochemistry behind depression, inflammation is considered a major contributing factor.
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disease in which multiple cysts grow on the kidneys. As the cysts expand in size, they impinge on the normal structure of the kidney, and there is a decrease in kidney function. In people with severe forms of the disease, this leads to a condition called end-stage renal disease (ESRD), which refers to such low kidney filtering function that dialysis and kidney transplantation become necessary.
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Gout is a severely painful inflammatory joint condition that most commonly affects the large toe, and (more rarely) the knee. Up to 4% of western populations are affected, making this the most common inflammatory arthritis. Gout attacks are acutely painful, and although they resolve rapidly on treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs, they may recur frequently; up to 60% of patients with gout will have recurrent attacks within one year or suffer from chronic gout.
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We live in a society where 10% to 37% of the adult population suffers from insomnia, a problem which affects people’s psychomotor performance, causes sleepiness, accidents, and memory impairment.These people usually fall into one of 3 categories: difficulty getting to sleep, maintaining sleep, and both. Many people have heard about the use of melatonin for a better night’s sleep. However, there are also many uses of melatonin that people are generally unaware of. 
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Menstrual concerns are common problem in women’s health, encompassing a wide range of concerns including premenstrual syndrome (PMS), painful menstruation (dysmenorrhea), and irregular or absent periods (amenorrhea). These symptoms can be a part of several medical conditions including polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, and uterine fibroids. Although not life-threatening, these health issues negatively impact the quality of a woman’s life and signal unresolved underlying problems.
