Most people will experience the feeling of depression at least once in life. Every one of us will have painful and unjust things occur in our lives. Each of us will lose people or things which are important to us and experience unpleasant events that are beyond our control. For some, these are...
The Concept of Refractive Errors and their Corresponding Vision Correction
The eyeball is a spherical organ situated in a bony cavity called the orbit. The muscles are located not only on each side of the eye, but also on the top and the bottom of the eye.
Based on this primary...
Many people, young and old alike, are hooked on the excitement and escape that drugs seem to offer. In spite of its obvious adverse effects, people continue to fall into the trappings of drug abuse and, in so doing, ruin not only their lives but their loved ones as well.
Curiosity have...
The Complexity of Autism and Issues in Diagnosing the Syndrome Part II
Although some medical scientists agreed upon the new features discovered and explained by Kanner, others didnt accept his ideas, claiming that autism couldnt be separated from other neurological disorders. Many medical...
The Complexity of Autism and Issues in Diagnosing the Syndrome Part I
Autism has drawn the attention of many medical scientists throughout the course of history. Fascinated by the various levels of impairment determined by this complex neurological disorder – behavioral, emotional,...
The Shaklee Company has prided itself as being one of the first companies to have understood the importance of the environment in relation with our health. It is with this concept that the company founders produce Shaklee vitamin products. Today, the company has expanded from the initial Shaklee...
The skin is often looked at by people as an outward sign of a person’s hygiene and health. Subconsciously, human beings tend to associate smooth, clear skin with being in good physical condition. Good skin is also perceived as one of the most obvious signs of physical beauty.
The...
The Common Cold: Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It
There is no cure for the common cold. This is an accepted fact. This is one of those little annoyances that people will stress over but can’t do anything about. People simply have come to accept that there is...
Our body is always prone to different infections, sickness, and illnesses that may harm our health. It is necessary for each person to take enough vitamins and minerals to increase our body’s protection from harmful bacteria and viruses that cause illness. Vitamin supplements are usually...
In our society, thin and healthy people are considered to achieve more, be more social, and even provide better incomes. One recent study found that obese women made an average of two thousand dollars less every year than their skinny counterparts. This struggle to decide whether to accept...
Eating chocolate is one of the world’s most popular passions. The typical Swiss eats more than 21 pounds of this chocolate each year. Even the average Belgian or Brit downs some 16 pounds annually. In the United States, consumption weighs in at roughly 11.5 pounds per year. The earliest...
With daily focus in America on weight, health and obesity, there is one question that gets ignored: what causes obesity?
There is no simple answer.
Basically, a person becomes obese when more calories are consumed than he or she can burn. This is called calorie imbalance. Beyond...