Since vitamin D is a vital nutrient to the body, not getting a sufficient amount of it can increase a person’s risk of serious health problems. Therefore, it’s important to understand what can cause a vitamin D deficiency, as well as the symptoms to be aware of.
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Stress is a feeling most everyone is familiar with. While it may sometimes serve a helpful purpose, such as pushing us beyond preconceived physical and mental boundaries, it is most commonly associated with negative factors. These include causes such as pressure or unhappiness at work, and other elements of life such as money, divorce, or […]
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Although the brain does require a certain amount of sugar in order to function properly, this type is known as glucose and is found naturally in foods like fruits and grains. It’s fructose, sugar that’s added to processed foods and beverages, that is of far more concern, as consuming excess amounts of it can have long-term negative effects—including these five.
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Fibromyalgia can be a complicated (yet common) pain disorder, affecting patients in different ways. Let’s take a look at six causes and risk factors for fibromyalgia.
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Overeating from time to time is fairly normal, especially during a large holiday meal like Thanksgiving. But for those with binge eating disorder it can become a regular occurrence, in that they may “frequently consume unusually large amounts of food and feel unable to stop eating,” says the Mayo Clinic. While many people with binge […]
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Previously known as multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder is a mental illness that often occurs due to exposure to extreme trauma during childhood. We look into the six signs of dissociative identity disorder to be mindful of.
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