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Causes of, and diagnosing anorexia (eating disorder)
Aug 22nd
Anorexic people can also have other mental health conditions. For example, some research studies have shown that:
• up to 63% of people with anorexia have depression, and
• 35% of people with anorexia have obsessive compulsive disorder.
The Symptoms of Loss of Appetite (Anorexia)
Aug 21st
People with anorexia often believe that their value as a person is related to their weight and how they look. They think that this is what makes other people like them. And that other people will like them more if they are thinner — they see their weight loss as positive.
They often have a distorted view of what they look like (body image). For example, they think they look fat when they are not. They may try to hide how thin they are, by wearing loose or baggy clothes.
Vegetables and tea reduce colon and rectal cancer risk!
Aug 20th
Compared with the least intake, the greatest intake of catechins — common in berries, grapes, black chocolate, tea, red wine, and some beans — seemed to be associated with lower colorectal cancer risk among both overweight men and normal weight women.
Anorexia nervosa
Aug 19th
The causes of anorexia nervosa in men can be different to women as, in many cases, they are the result of bodybuilding/exercise or specific occupations, such as athletics, dance or horse-racing. However, like many women, younger men are becoming increasingly vulnerable to disliking their bodies and have been bullied or teased as children for being overweight.
Gains in body fat linked to blood pressure increases in teenagers!
Aug 14th
High blood pressure and other heart disease risk factors like type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol were once uncommon, or unheard of, in children and teenagers. But rates of these conditions in teenagers have risen since the 1990s, in tandem with escalating obesity rates.
Treatment for varicose veins
Jul 10th
Compression stockings are specially designed stockings which steadily squeeze your legs to help improve your circulation. They may help to relieve pain, discomfort or swelling in your legs which is being caused by your varicose veins. It is not yet known whether compression stockings can help to prevent your varicose veins from getting worse, or if they prevent new varicose veins from appearing.
Varicose veins
Jul 9th
Varicose veins develop when the small valves inside the veins stop working properly. In a healthy vein, blood flows smoothly to the heart, and is prevented from flowing backwards by a series of tiny valves, which open and close to let blood through. If these valves weaken or are damaged, the blood can flow backwards and can collect in the vein, eventually causing it to be varicose.
Preventing high blood pressure
May 21st
Regular exercise will make your heart and blood circulatory system more efficient, it will lower your cholesterol level, and keep your blood pressure at a healthy level. For most people, thirty minutes of vigorous exercise a day, at least five times a week, is recommended. The exercise should be strenuous enough to leave your heart beating faster, and you should feel slightly out of breath afterwards. Examples of vigorous exercise include going for a brisk walk, or walking up a hill.
What to do about back pain (part 1)
Apr 28th
The most common type of kidney related back pain comes from having kidney stones. These small stone like calcium deposits pass through your kidneys, tearing the lining that is inside the kidneys along the way. The pain that is felt from kidney stones is described as being some of the most intense pain that you could ever have in your life.
Health for diabetics
Apr 24th
With careful management you can ensure that you control the condition, and it doesn’t control you. You can stay healthy, active and live a full life. Otherwise, you’re at increased risk of many health problems, which could force you to change your lifestyle entirely.
