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Healthy Weight
Achieving a healthy weight is different for everyone. You may want to lose weight for personal reasons. Or you may… diet has a lot of benefits. It can help you lose weight or maintain your desired weight. It also can lower your cholesterol and prevent…
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Obesity
Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the best ways to prevent many serious health problems… Metabolic syndrome is the term used to describe a set of risk factors for heart disease. These include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes or high blood sugars. Read Article Insulin…
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Oral Medicines for Diabetes
Oral diabetes medicines are medicines that you take by mouth to help control your blood sugar level… may include nausea and diarrhea. Bile acid sequestrants This class of drugs pulls double duty. The medicine in this class, colesevelam, lowers cholesterol and reduces blood sugar levels…
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The Importance of Staying Active and Involved
Your lifestyle choices will determine how quickly or slowly you age. Making healthy choices and staying socially active can help… fat. Helps keep blood sugar levels more balanced and in a normal range (lowering your risk for diabetes). Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Helps keep bones and muscles strong. Builds…
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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a medical condition that occurs when your blood moves through your arteries at higher pressure… out what might be causing yours. Common factors that can lead to hypertension include: A diet high in salt, fat, and/or cholesterol Chronic conditions such…
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Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your body doesn’t make or use the hormone insulin properly… diabetes also may show signs of insulin resistance. This includes darkening skin around the neck or in the armpits, high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, yeast infections, and skipped or absent periods in…
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Smallpox Vaccine
A case of smallpox hasn’t been seen since 1977, but it was once a serious virus. Symptoms included a rash,… the smallpox vaccine People who have a heart condition People who have 3 or more of the following risk factors: High blood cholesterol High blood…
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Healthy Habits at Age 60 and Beyond
A look at tips, tricks, advice and the benefits of maintaining healthy eating and exercise habits as you get… Do you feel as good now as you did at age 40? How about at age 50? You might be able to feel as good…
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Silent Heart Attacks
A silent heart attack is a heart attack without traditional symptoms. Nearly half of all heart attacks are silent heart… What are silent heart attacks? A silent heart attack is a heart attack without the traditional symptoms. You often don’t know you are having…
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Prediabetes
Prediabetes is when your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be called diabetes… What is prediabetes? Prediabetes means your blood glucose (also called blood sugar) levels are higher than normal. When your blood glucose levels reach a certain…
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Types of Antidepressants
Antidepressants are a group of prescription medicines that treat depression and sometimes other health conditions… Antidepressants are a group of prescription medicines that treat depression. They may also be used to treat other health conditions. The chemicals in them affect people in different ways. This…
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Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance is a condition linked to prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance means your body is unable to… What is insulin resistance? Insulin resistance is a condition linked to prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. It means your body is unable to respond to…
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Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of heart disease caused by a buildup of plaque in your… What is coronary heart disease? Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is also called coronary artery disease (CAD)…
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Overeating in Children and Teens
Overeating as a child or teen is unhealthy and can be a sign of other problems… Sometimes it may seem your child or teen eats all the time. It may seem they are eating lots of snacks between meals or overeating at meals. How do…
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Men’s Guide to Preventive Health Care
Men have different health care needs than women and may need to pay more attention to their health because of… It is up to us to take charge of our health. Focusing on your physical and mental health can prevent a lot of conditions and…
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Keto Diet
The keto diet, or ketogenic diet, is one that is high in fat intake and low in carbohydrate intake… The keto diet, or ketogenic diet, is one that is high in fat intake and low in carbohydrate intake. When you replace the carbohydrates you eat…
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Isotretinoin for Acne
Isotretinoin is a medicine used to treat very bad acne and it has certain side effects to consider… Isotretinoin is a medicine used to treat very bad acne. It is usually used for cystic acne that did not get better after treatment with other medicines…
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Diet and Exercise for a Healthy Heart
Having a healthy heart is vital to your overall health. Two of the simplest yet most important ways to help… Your heart is the center of your cardiovascular system. It is involved in many of the daily functions that bring your body to life. Having…
