Limb pain can have many causes
Headache and body aches most people are well known because they are among the frequent companions of a cold or flu. In addition, it can also be a symptom of another disease. If the cause is known, you can, sometimes even, help to fight against annoying pain. Basically, all pain is summarized under the term joint pain emanating from muscle, joint or bone and relate to the extremities. They can occur in both arms, hands and fingers and in the legs, feet and toes. Not always, however, all limbs are affected simultaneously. Depending on the cause joint pain can also be symmetrically and confined to the arms or legs or occur only in certain extremities. In addition, joint pain may be temporary or chronic. There are felt very weak and little disturbing in some cases, but in other cases...
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14 November 2015: World Diabetes Day
In 1991, he was celebrated for the first time, he has been since 2007, the second official day of the UN (after the World AIDS Day), who has a disease on the topic: the World Diabetes Day. He is every year a special motto – this year’s central theme is “Healthy Living with Diabetes”. The term “diabetes mellitus” comes from the Greek and means “honey-sweet flow”: Do not treat one disease, sugar is excreted in the urine. Its sweet taste was formerly used as a diagnostic method. Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder associated with increased blood sugar levels – accompanied – also called hyperglycemia. In healthy people, the blood sugar levels in the fasting state is less than 100 milligrams / deciliter (mg / dL) after meals and increases to a maximum of 140 mg / dL. Higher...
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Runny nose, cough, sore throat – Cold assistance from the pharmacy
Without treatment, a common cold lasts a week, with the other hand seven days. Although this ancient wisdom continues to have validity, but can be just these seven days using the appropriate preparations make quite bearable. In addition to classic cold medicine even herbal medicines come into question. Autumn is colds: Adults ill during the cold months from November to April. According to statistics, an average of two to four times, even children eight to ten times. In 80 percent of cases are responsible Darfur virus; quickly they spread from person to person by airborne droplets when sneezing or coughing, but also about the rest against Counter-Standen or the classic handshake. The state of the immune system then decides about whether we fall ill or not, is the body’s defenses weakened by stress, lack of sleep, poor diet or...
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Etiquette for colds: protect yourself and others
Autumn is here: The leaves are falling, the wind blows – a runny nose. Those who observe some etiquette for colds, preserves his fellows of infection and the pathogens even faster go again. Cough, runny nose, hoarseness – hardly the summer is ended, bacteria and viruses have an easy time again. Adults per year on average two to four times a cold, even children four to eight times. When sneezing and coughing fast excitation at incredible speed from the nose and throat and land on hands, doorknobs, light switches and shopping carts where they can survive for several hours. To minimize the risk of contagion to other, you should consider some rules of etiquette. Protect others. An important tip: hand in contrary to the previously applicable admonition not to her mouth sneezing and coughing; finally transported to the germs...
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Proper diet and nutritional tricks
If skirt or pants pinch and stretch after the lush holiday menus, it’s time for losing weight. However, this is easier said than done, because diets often end up with the dreaded yo-yo effect. But how do you manage to lose weight and keep the weight off permanently? First, it is important to find the right time to lose weight. Thus, it makes little sense to start right at the party with delicious buffet. In addition, of course, determination is required because only if you really want to change something, you must have the motivation to switch your proper diet on long term. Radical diets are usually not very successful, because just as slow as the bacon rolls have grown to hips, buttocks and abdomen, just as slow they should be removed again, according to experts. However, with so-called “crash...
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Healthy gifts for the gift table
It’s almost that time again, Christmas is coming. By the beginning of Advent weeks is as every year, the question of a suitable gift for family, friends, parents … Why do not give well-being? Here are some tips for healthy gifts for Christmas. After her greatest wish interviewed, there are no cars, watches and other luxury goods, according to which the Americans most crave: More than three quarters of all respondents say they are lucky you did when you stay physically and mentally healthy. Against this background it is not surprising that presents the topics of well-being and fitness are becoming increasingly popular. Among the classic gifts include vouchers for visits to leisure pool or sauna, but also for massage or Shiatsu treatments. A tip is floating, which is available in major cities: this is a relaxation process in...
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