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Barbara Smith's Articles

  • Cutting Cholesterol
    You've heard all about the dangers of high cholesterol. Perhaps your doctor has warned you to watch your own cholesterol levels. Then again, you may have also heard that cholesterol is a naturally occurring element of the human body. There are many misconceptions about cholesterol, so it's important to understand the facts.

    Cholesterol is a substance that is found in your blood stream. Each and every one of us has cholesterol in our blood. Without cholesterol, our bloo...
  • Type 2 Diabetes: A New Approach
    Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions. Nearly twenty-five percent of the population of the United States is either already diagnosed with diabetes, or has pre-diabetes or Syndrome X. Two out of three Type 2 diabetics do not have adequate control of their blood sugar level even while taking medications. For the first couple of years a person has diabetes, almost no symptoms are noted. By the time symptoms are noted, when complications set in, it is even harder to contr...
  • Choosing A Lasik Surgeon
    You're tired of bad eyesight. You've decided to have Lasik. What's next? After you've decided to undergo Lasik corrective eye surgery, you'll need to think about finding a reputable Lasik surgeon. There are several ways to go about locating and choosing the best Lasik surgeon for you.

    The first place to look when choosing your Lasik surgeon is the Lasik website, at http://www.lasikinstitute.org. When you visit the Lasik website you will find tools that make it easy to lo...
  • Avoiding Eczema-related Infections
    Eczema is a skin condition with no known cure. Although it can be unpleasant, unsightly and very uncomfortable, eczema is neither infectious nor contagious. However, sometimes a case of eczema can become so severe that secondary infections can result. Dryness is the greatest enemy of eczema-prone skin. It can cause all symptoms to worsen. When the skin's epidermal layer loses a large quantity of moisture, it creates an environment in which the skin is succeptible to invasion ...
  • The Cellulite Cream Debate
    As you browse the aisles of your local general merchandise store, you will undoubtedly encounter a wide variety of different anti-cellulite treatments. You can barely open a magazine without seeing an ad or two touting the effectiveness of cellulite creams. These creams have been on the market for years and are constantly changing their compositions. However, despite the fact that they have existed for years, there is still no clear consensus as to whether they actually work ...
  • High Blood Pressure Treatment
    In the past the treatment of hypertension or high blood pressure followed a very narrow approach. Currently, doctors are much more flexible about the way they treat hypertension or high blood pressure in their patients, preferring a much more patient-centered approach. For example, it is well-known that those people who have additional medical problems such as stroke, kidney disease, or cardiovascular damage present with their own set of individual conditions which require in...
  • Natural Antioxidants
    For years, humanity has been dependent on nature for the nutrients essential for health. We get most of our food and our medicines from plants, relying on them almost entirely for developing our bodies full potential and at the same time reducing the causes of degenerative diseases.

    Recently, scientists have discovered the substance responsible for many of the health benefits we’ve been receiving from plants. Fruits and vegetables contain chemical substances that act on sp...
  • Disease-Related Hair Loss
    Hair loss is a common condition that affects many men as well as women. Often it is merely attributed to genetics and or a hormonal change in one’s body. However, hair loss can also be a result from other factors that should be taken into consideration before you simply chalk it up to genetics. It is possible to suffer hair loss as a result of a side effect from another disease or a result from surgery. Hair loss can also have dietary factors. It is important to be knowledgab...

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