SSM Weight Loss Institute patients are leaving their old selves behind, having shed more than 5 tons of excess weight in 2009. 314 patients had weight loss surgery at the SSM Weight Loss Institute during the first 11 months of 2009. And together they began the New Year more than 10500 lbs. lighter! Theyve also […]
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Ways To Control Hypertension
Many conditions like stroke, heart attack, aneurysm, kidney failure and heart failure are the result of a chronic medical condition known as hypertension. Many ways to control hypertension is by simply making lifestyle changes. For others that suffer with high blood pressure, medication combined with lifestyle changes may be required to manage the condition. When […]
High Blood Pressure – The Essential Facts – What Is Systolic and Diastolic? – What Are the Dangers?
Blood Pressure is simply is the force exerted onto the walls of your arteries by your blood. When you check your pressure, the reading given by the machine comprises of two numbers, an upper reading and a lower reading. The upper reading tells you your systolic pressure, which is the magnitude of the force generated […]
Pulmonary Hypertension
What is pulmonary hypertension? A rare disease, pulmonary hypertension is an elevated blood pressure in the lung vasculature. High pressure is exerted on the walls of the pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein and pulmonary capillaries that make up the pulmonary vasculature. When you ever feel any signs of shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting or other symptoms […]
Diabetes in Senior Citizens
Your body obtains glucose from the food you take in, the liver and muscles also supply your body with glucose. Blood transports the glucose to cells throughout the body. Insulin, a chemical hormone, helps the body’s cells to take in the glucose. Insulin is made by the beta cells of the pancreas and then released […]
How Is Diabetes Disease Diagnose
How Is Diabetes Disease Diagnose Article by Barb Hicks – Clivir Team What Is Diabetes? When there is an imbalance of insulin and glucose in the blood that causes glucose levels to be abnormally high, this is a condition called diabetes, or hyperglycemia. Insulin serves to regulate glucose levels to stay within normal values. In […]
Controlling High Blood Pressure is in Your Hands
High blood pressure is the precursor to heart disease, but controlling high blood pressure lies within our own hands. The American Heart Association has said that heart disease is what most people die from in the United States. There are 2,600 people that die on a daily basis because of this disease. This means there […]
10 Steps towards Permanent Weight Loss, Improved Vitality, and Optimal Health
www.yogic-slim.com Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or […]
Why Are Vitamins and Minerals So Important?
The human body needs at least 90 nutrients to maintain optimum health, including a minimum of 59 minerals and 16 vitamins. Vitamins are nutrients that are required for the body to perform essential processes. In effect, they act as the trigger for enzymes to make all your bodies processes happen.?? Vitamins are instrumental in protecting […]
Portal Hypertension I
Effects of alcholic liver disease, liver cirrhosis- causes portal hypertension. The effects are due to increase hydrostatic pressure and back up of blood flow which are unable to flow through the the portal system.
Check Your Blood Pressure
Check your blood pressure on a regular basis starting at age 18. It is important to check it at least once each year, especially if you are over 40 years old. Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. There are no signs or symptoms to let you know that it is high. The […]
What Does Hypertension Mean?
Hypertension, which is also called High Blood Pressure (HBP), is often called the silent killer and everyone, although some more than others are at risk of getting this disease, if they are not taking care of their body. When someone says that a doctor has diagnosed him/her as having Hypertension this means that the pressure […]
All About Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy
Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that affects pregnant women only. In these specific women, their blood glucose levels are higher than they should normally be. There are a number of reasons why some women develop this disease. Therefore gestational diabetes in pregnancy has to be a concern, if you fall into some of […]