Your Health

Shortness of breath, known medically as dyspnea, refers to difficulty breathing and is a common complaint seen by many physicians. Its occurrence can be acute or chronic. We’ve compiled a list of the 12 medical causes for shortness of breath.

Food allergies occur when your body for reacts to food or a substance in food as if it were a threat. This, in turn, triggers an exaggerated immune response. Let’s take a more detailed look at food allergies and what you can do about them.

Estimates say up to 10-percent of women suffer from endometriosis, and it affects the majority of women in their 30’s or 40’s. It’s not clear who made the first diagnosis, and ever since then there have been many myths surrounding this condition. Here are seven misconceptions about endometriosis that should be dispelled.

Raising your immunity doesn’t require any magic potions or spending hours in a hyperbaric chamber; it can actually be raised effectively with changes in your lifestyle and diet. Here are seven relatively simple ways to increase your body’s natural “shield” against bugs.

Prescribing exercise for chronic disease management not only reduces symptoms of or prevents disease, but results in many positive side effects. From stress reduction and the support of immune system health to reduction of blood pressure and cholesterol, when used moderately, exercise can not only support physical health, but positively influence our mental health.