Milia are small cysts or bumps that appear on the surface of the skin. They are usually small but there can be a lot of them and they can form close together. They are not usually painful or itchy but may appear red or even milky white. The most commonly occur on the face, but […]
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Diet & Nutrition
21 Foods That Are Low in Sodium
Salt has had a bad name for itself for a long time now. It has regularly been accused of causing heart problems and other issues and for years we have been advised not to lather too much of it on our chips and our eggs. But you know what? It turns out that salt isn’t […]
15 Uses of Distilled Water in Your Home
There is a growing concern about toxins in our environment, the food we eat and the air we breathe. These toxins also exist in our water. Our bodies are comprised of 70% water and we need to consume liquids on a steady basis to maintain general health. If most of these liquids are tainted with […]
16 Diet Tips for Preventing Congestive Heart Failure
Most people know that their diet plays an important role when it comes to developing heart disease. There are some foods that increase the risk of developing congestive heart failure more than others. Changing your eating habits can be tough, even though you know that what you are eating may not be the best for […]
Fitness
15 Exercises to Overcome Arthritis in the Knees
Hold your horses! Before we go any further, I just want to make it absolutely clear that you can’t cure arthritis. When I say that you can overcome arthritis in the knees, I mean that you can reduce knee pain, improve mobility and return to a more normal lifestyle. That is to say that you […]
14 Tips to Stop Pain in Back of the Heel
Pain in the heel is a common problem. Most people spend a lot of time on their feet and because of this, the feet can suffer. When a person develops pain in their heel they often think that they have a heel spur. While this may be the case, most of the time bone spurs […]
15 Home Remedies That Help Repair Torn Ligament
A torn ligament is a painful injury that can render you out of action for a long period of time, preventing you from training in the gym and potentially making a range of other everyday tasks extremely difficult too. The tendon is the connective tissue that connects the muscle to the bone, while the ligament […]
Natural Cures
10 Natural Remedies to Ease Achilles Tendon Pain
Achilles Tendon is characterized by stiffness, swelling, and pain around the ankle area and difficulty moving. The condition results from too much use and overstrains of the tendon and it is best treated with rest. However, relaxing the pressure on the area is often not enough for complete relief, and it is necessary to take […]
16 Home Remedies That Help Relieve Tension Headache
Tension headache causes pain in the head, back of eyes, and neck. The pain ranges from mild, moderate, and intense. It is the most common type of headache that over three million people in the US experience each year. A lot of factors play a role in how tension headaches develop, such as stress, not […]
10 Benefits of Benzoyl Peroxide For Your Skin
Studies show that moderate therapeutic use of benzoyl peroxide can have plenty of benefits for your skin. If you’ve never heard of it before, it’s a common ingredient in topical skin creams, usually ones that are recommended for the use of treating moderate to severe acne. Even though it’s primarily used as an acne treatment, […]
Conditions
14 Possible Causes of Blepharitis
Blepharitis is one of those conditions that starts out as a bit of a nuisance. This causes your eyes to look red and potentially swollen around the eyelids, and it causes you to blink a lot. It seems at first to be predominantly an aesthetic condition, however, which is at least tolerable. But then you […]
14 Ovarian Cancer Symptoms That Are Hard to Recognize
Advances in medical science and treatment mean that women with ovarian cancer have a higher survival rate than a few decades ago. Unfortunately, the subtle signs of the disease are hard to spot, and as a result, more than 70-percent of affected women receive a diagnosis when cancer has advanced into a later stage. The […]
10 Things to Expect If You Suffer From Shoulder Impingement
Shoulder impingement syndrome is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain. It occurs whenever the bursa or tendons in your shoulder become impinged Repeated overhead activity using your shoulder is one of the main risk factors for shoulder impingement syndrome. Some of the ways that this could happen include excessive swimming or tennis. […]