...Tropin. Human chorionic gonadotropin. Sound Familiar? You may or may not have heard of hCG, but if you have, it may be because you read it on the box of your home pregnancy test. That's because hCG is the basis of home pregnancy tests. It's also the basis for the blood and urine pregnancy tests that your doctor performs. But there is much more to hCG than simply being an indicator of pregnancy. HCG is a hormone produced by the placenta during...more
Modern medical science has not been able to produce a cure for the herpes simplex virus (HSV) and can only offer pharmaceutical solutions that help ease the pain and speed up recovery from a genital herpes outbreak. For those that don't want to turn to medication to manage a lifetime of outbreaks, several holistic and natural remedies may offer a safer alternative. TOPICAL TREATMENT OPTIONSWhile there is no cure for genital herpes, many holistic...more
What is preeclampsia?Once known as toxemia, it is caused by a defect in the placenta which causes a pregnant woman's blood pressure to rise, endangering mother and baby. Affecting about 7% all pregnancies, it is the most common of the serious complications of pregnancy. About one in 50 women are afflicted by severe preeclampsia.In severe cases, preeclampsia can be very dangerous to both mother and baby. The mother could develop seizures and, due to the possibility of a low platelet count caused by the disease, could hemorrhage. In the meantime the baby would be living in a hostile environment due to the elevated blood pressure. There would be a reduced level of blood flow to the baby, which would result in a reduced flow of oxygen and nourishment.Am I at risk of preeclampsia?Those most at risk are women with family histories of preeclampsia, long-standing high blood pressure or kidney disease, pregnancy-induced diabetes, autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus, and those over 40 years old.When in pregnancy does preeclampsia occur?Preeclampsia is a disease that usually afflicts the second half of pregnancy, usually within the last weeks of a woman's term. In certain cases, such...more
Would you like to know if the baby in your uterus is healthy?If you are like most women, your answer will be "yes."As you may already know, there are numerous tests that can be done during pregnancy to check for abnormalities. Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling are two of these tests, whose main purpose is to diagnose genetic or...more
Nowadays, more and more people are facing the big health problem high blood pressure which has become increasing serious. Do you know anyone around you who has spent too much money in curing this problem but only to find everything tried is futile and their bodies became weaker and weaker? You must be fully aware of that most...more
Diabetes has afflicted my life physically, emotionally and spiritually for the last sixteen years of my life. My wife of twelve years and daughter has had to live with an abnormal functioning husband and father. As the years went by as a diabetic, it became more and more difficult to control my blood sugar levels. My diet had to consist of a lot of calories because I have a fast metabolism and twenty pounds underweight. The increasing periods of uncontrolled blood sugar interfered with my thought processes at work and especially with my family. The most detrimental effect of high blood sugar happened when I had to be hospitalized during the birth of my only daughter. My wife was hurt because it appeared that I purposely used the excuse of diabetes to not want to be with her for my daughter's birth. It seemed I could never get close to anyone because I was living in a world of dysfunctional blood sugar all the time. I woke up in the morning with high blood sugar and grouchy. During the day it was a guessing game to keep my blood sugar at a normal level. I was always just getting by with life and never fully enjoying anything, not even a close relationship with God. As the years went...more
The onset of winter brings with it the danger of influenza or flu, the disease is gradually turning out to be a perilous epidemic and leaves the patient in vulnerable position. The phenomenal rise in people suffering from flu is also a matter of...more
Most people take the ability to have a bath or shower for granted, but for the hundreds of thousands who suffer from mobility problems accessing a conventional bath or shower is a near impossible task daily task. The perspective of life changes for...more
Shamanic healing describes in essence a group of processes that has been practised throughout the millennia, and throughout every civilisation in the world, which entails for a shaman to travel in non-ordinary realms (quantum realms, other worlds,...more
There are plenty of mosquito products we can use to get rid of these nasty insects. Some of them are effective some are not. I guess we all one of these mosquito products at home, but have you ever wondered how they work or are they hazardous for you...more
People from various walks of life such as business executives, professional athletes, celebrities, politicians, and even the armed forces and the religious world are flocking to Palm Beach from different parts of the globe, and not necessarily to...more
The parasite is not just a problem faced by animals...it has also become a problem in humans. It has been estimated that 85 to 95% of people worldwide are now infested by different types of parasites. As a matter of fact, there have now been 381...more