What Is Menopause?
The change of life. The end of fertility. The beginning of freedom. Whatever people call it, menopause is a unique and personal experience for every woman. It’s a natural event that marks the end of fertility and childbearing years. Technically, menopause results when the ovaries no longer release eggs and decrease production of the sex […]
Medication Safety
Women typically are the safekeepers and managers of their families’ health. Women often purchase their families’ medications, take their children and sometimes their parents to medical appointments and frequently make most of the family health care decisions. If this describes your role, there is much to know about how to keep yourself and your family […]
What is Hypnosis?
What is Hypnosis? People have been pondering and arguing over hypnosis for more than 200 years, but science has yet to fully explain how it actually happens. We see what a person does under hypnosis, but it isn’t clear why he or she does it. This puzzle is really a small piece in a much […]
What Is Homeopathy?
What is Homeopathy? Homeopathy is a medical science developed by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann(1755-1843), a German physician. It is based on the principle that “like cures like”. In simple words, it means that any substance, which can produce symptoms in a healthy person, can cure similar symptoms in a person who is sick. This idea is referred to as […]
What is High Blood Pressure?
Overview High blood pressure is also known as hypertension. Blood pressure is the amount of force exerted against the walls of the arteries as blood flows through them. If a person has high blood pressure it means that the walls of the arteries are receiving too much pressure repeatedly – the pressure needs to be chronically elevated […]
Hepatitis Overview
Overview You’ve probably heard warnings about hepatitis, a category of viral infections that can cause serious liver damage and even lead to death. Hepatitis literally means inflammation of the liver (hepa = liver; it is = inflammation). If you’re having trouble keeping up with the alphabet soup of the types of the hepatitis virus you’re […]
What Are Migraine?
The excruciating throb of a migraine, often accompanied by nausea or sensitivity to light and sound, can be brutally painful. As anyone who’s suffered a migraine can tell you, these headaches, when left untreated or treated ineffectively, can disrupt every aspect of a person’s life, from the ability to work to day-to-day activities and relationships. […]