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Did you know that the DASH diet is specifically designed to help lower or control high blood pressure? DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The DASH diet emphasizes foods that are lower in sodium, saturated fat, and added sugars as well as foods that are rich in potassium, magnesium, and calcium. These nutrients help lower blood pressure. Studies have shown that the DASH diet can lower blood pressure within two weeks. The diet can also lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol levels in the blood. High blood pressure and high LDL cholesterol levels are two major risk factors for heart disease and stroke.
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Hemorrhoids, also known as piles, are swollen veins that resemble varicose veins in the anus and lower rectum. The walls of these blood vessels can sometimes stretch so thin that the veins bulge and become irritated, especially when you poop. Internal hemorrhoids can form inside the rectum (internal hemorrhoids) or under the skin around the anus (external hemorrhoids). One of the most common causes of rectal bleeding is hemorrhoids. They usually go away on their own, but treatments can help.
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Pregnancy is a crucial stage for both the mother and her baby. During this stage, there are things that pregnant moms should avoid like smoking and alcohol drinking but there are also things to take into consideration like getting a shot of the Tetanus Toxoid vaccine. The tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine are recommended during each pregnancy regardless of when you had your last Tdap shot or tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccination, one dose of Tdap will protect your newborn from whooping cough or pertussis. Ideally, the vaccine should be administered between 27 and 36 weeks of pregnancy.
Read more: Importance of Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine during Pregnancy
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Every time you inhale, air enters your lungs and oxygen moves from your lungs to your blood. Then, if you exhale, carbon dioxide moves from the blood to the lungs, and it will be expelled when you breath out. These happen many times every day unless you have a respiratory problem that is why taking care of our lungs should be everybody’s priority.
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Read more: Vitamin Deficiencies that can affect your Oral Health
Many of us think that some of the food we eat can cause tooth decay. In other instances, the food we eat can also affect our gums and can even cause oral health problems. But there are also vitamin deficiencies that can affect our oral health due to the inadequate consumption of these nutritious foods.
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Did you know that our body is composed of 60 percent of water? Yes, that’s true! Proper hydration is extremely important because our body constantly loses water within the day through urine and sweat excretion including regular body functions like breathing. Not drinking enough water everyday can lead to dehydration. Dehydration occurs when you use or lose more fluid and your body doesn’t have enough water to carry out its normal function. If you don’t replace the fluid that comes out in your body, you’ll get dehydrated which can cause fatigue, headaches, skin problems, muscle cramps, low blood pressure and a rapid heart rate. Furthermore, prolonged dehydration can lead to serious complications like heat injury, urinary and kidney problems, seizures, low blood volume shock (hypovolemic shock) and even organ failure.
