Breast cancer is the cancer type that develops in the breast tissue of women mostly, as 99% of patients are female. At least one in every 8 women has a risk of developing this disease at some stage of their lives, making it by far the most common cancer type seen in women. It can...
Winter is the season of happy Christmas days and snow fun, but it’s also the time of cold weather diseases like common cold, flu and sinusitis. With a few precautions however, you can enjoy the funs of winter while avoiding the discomfort of it. Why winter is associated with some certain diseases? Cold doesn’t...
Healthy teeth make unique contributions to our quality of life. First of all, they make us look attractive and add on to our self-confidence. They also let us choose from a complete variety of quality food and drinks, and help us properly digest what we consume. They even boost social interaction by affecting speech. When...
Fatty liver disease, medically known as hepatic steatosis, is a condition in which too much fat is stored and accumulated in the liver cells. The liver, the second largest organ in the human body, contains a small amount of fat under normal conditions, but too much fat can cause serious health problems. Excess fat can...
Sleep apnea is a common and dangerous respiration disorder in which breathing is interrupted by recurrent attacks during sleep. If left untreated, it can play a role in the development of some important diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, stroke or heart attack. The prevalence of this disorder is estimated to be 5 – 10%...
A weighted blanket (or gravity blanket with its other name) is a sleeping and therapy product made especially “heavy” using glass bead filling. It is prescribed by doctors in some countries due to its proven positive effects. This blanket is made to weigh between 7% and 15% of your body weight. The first weighted blanket...
Alcohol use disorder (AUD), also known as alcoholism, alcohol dependence or alcohol abuse, is a medical state when a person can’t stop consuming alcohol too often, feels deprived if he/she does not drink it and experiences physical, mental and social health problems due to alcohol use or during deprivation periods. How common is AUD?...
Diabetes is simply our cells’ being unable to produce enough insulin or having problems with using it properly. Although these are physiological terms, the results of diabetes can go far beyond. Diabetes means uncontrolled rise and fall of blood sugar and both have negative effects on the brain and soul. These effects are not immediately...
You’ve experienced it yourself or you’ve seen it happening to couples around you. You get surprised when you look at the wedding day photos from several years ago and to the scale today. This is not coincidence. It’s known that four out of five couples gain weight after marriage. When we look at the frequency...
How two persons with almost the same lifestyle differ on scale? Why some of us gain weight easily while some others try to put on some weight with supplements? The answer to these questions is probably “their metabolism speeds are different”. What is metabolism? How it affects our health? Simply, it is all the physiological...
