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Heart disease definition, causes, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, treatments

  Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, is a leading cause of death worldwide. It refers to a variety of conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, and stroke. Despite its prevalence, many people are not aware of the risk factors and warning signs of heart disease. In this article, we will discuss what heart disease is, its causes, symptoms, when to consult a doctor, prevention and treatment options. What is Heart Disease? Heart disease is a broad term that includes a range of conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels. The most common form of heart disease is coronary artery disease, which occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart become narrowed or blocked. This can lead to chest pain, shortness of breath, and even heart attacks. Other forms of heart disease include heart failure, arrhythmias, and heart valve problems. Causes of Heart Disease Heart disease is caused by a combination of fac

Eating disorder definition, types, symptoms, causes, prevention, treatment

  Definition Eating disorder is a kind of mental disorder. This is a type of disorder where unhealthy food habit is developed. Eating disorder is a serious condition which impacts negatively in all areas of your life. For example: Your health, emotion, functionality. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder are the most common types of eating disorder. This disorder may start with body weight, foods etc. The unhealthy eating habits of this disorder include: eating too much or very little or worrying for your body weight. Mostly, 13 to 17 years teen are affected by it. But anyone can be attacked. This disorder appears fatal often.  Types  There are some types of eating disorder. These types include: Anorexia nervosa Purging disorder Binge eating disorder Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder Night eating syndrome  Pica Bulimia nervosa Rumination disorder Symptoms Different types of eating disorder have different symptoms. Some condition focuses on food or eating w

Cholera definition, causes, symptoms, prevention, treatment

Definition Cholera is a infectious bacterial disease. This disease causes dehydration and watery diarrhea . This spreads through contaminated water. If cholera is not treated this can lead to even death. It can also be fatal to those people who were healthy previously. Cholera was prevalent in the U.S. in the 1800s. Nowadays cholera is eliminated vastly. But it still exists in Southeast Asia, Africa and some other places. When people are obliged to reside in those places where the sanitation is inadequate and war or natural disaster, the risk or possibility of cholera reaches to the highest. Causes Cholera is caused by a bacteria called Vibrio cholerae . This bacteria, usually found in food or water, produces toxin in your body and the toxin leads the body to secrete huge amount of water which causes diarrhea and also can cause rapid fluids and salts loss. And this is the main cause of cholera. The attacking bacteria is found in these sources: seafood, surface or well water, green fru

Diarrhea definition, causes, symptoms, prevention, treatment

  Definition Diarrhea is nowadays a common problem. If you have diarrhea, you will usually have watery and loose stool. You will also feel to have bowel movement several times a day. This disease may be acute or chronic. When you have acute diarrhea, this stays for 1-2 days. And in case of chronic diarrhea, this stays more than 3-4 weeks. Though diarrhea is short-lived, it can lead to different other problems of your body. The problems may be: kidney failure, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance etc. When you are attacked by diarrhea, your body loses huge amount of water with your stool. So, to fulfill the gap, you have to drink plenty of water. Causes There are so many reasons that can cause diarrhea. Some cases, doctors can't find the cause of diarrhea. It goes away by it own within 4 days. But as there are reasons, we've to know them.  Surgery Some viral infections like astrovirus, rotavirus, norovirus Bacteria & parasites Medications Food intolerance Lactose intolerance

Humanistic therapy definition, types, how works, therapist finding, expectations, effectiveness

Definition The humanistic therapy is basically a talking therapy. It is also known as humanism. It is an approach of mental health. The therapy focuses or emphasizes on a person's whole life rather than focusing on a particular or single area of the person's life. It mainly keeps eye on the positive sides of the person. It is based on the outlook of the person. And this keeps impact on his choices. Types There are some types of humanistic therapy: Client-centered therapy Existential therapy Gestalt therapy Logotherapy  Narrative therapy How it works Humanistic therapy was first emerged in 1950.  They brought this as a new. In this, they kept less focus on these: past experiences, pathology, and environmental influences on behavior. While keeping less focus on these, they kept their strong focus on the positive nature of human. This therapy includes the better understanding your outlook to the world. An example can be given here: when you follow a certain way of working a

Some sources of vitamin C

  Vitamin C is an important vitamin of all vitamins. This vitamin gets damaged in a very little amount of heat. So, it is important to take vitamin C daily. Vitamin C makes your muscle and teeth stronger, heals wounds quickly, prevents infections. Without this vitamin, you may be attacked by scurvy .  Here are the names of some sources of vitamin C:   Kakadu plums Acerola cherries Rose hips   Chili peppers Guavas   Sweet yellow peppers Blackcurrants Cantaloupe Parsley Mustard spinach Kale Kiwis   Broccoli Brussels sprouts Lemons Lychees   American persimmons Papayas Strawberries Oranges Citrus Fruits   Red Cabbage   Bell Peppers Cauliflower   White potatoes Snow Peas   Sweet red pepper   Sweet green pepper   Hot green chili pepper   Pink grapefruit juice   Pineapple chunks   Mango   White grapefruit   Black Currant   Honeydew   Capsicums

Some Vitamin D rich foods

  Your body needs proper amount of Vitamin D. Without this vitamin you may be affected by osteomalacia, if you're adult. Your child may get attacked by rickets . Are you consuming proper amount of Vitamin D? You have to ensure that you get proper amount of Vitamin D. But many people don't. Today, I'll try to tell you some names of foods from which you can get enough amount of Vitamin D. Here are some names of foods: 1. Mushrooms: It is a good source of Vitamin D from non-animal source. An interesting fact is that the mushrooms can also synthesize itself when it comes to the exposure to the UV rays of the sun like humans. Mushrooms produce vitamin D2. But the animals produce vitamin D3. Wild mushrooms can be a great source of vitamin D. As the mushrooms which are grown commercially, are grown in the dark. And that's why these contain a very little amount of vitamin D2.   2. Salmon: Salmon is a very popula

Rickets definition, causes, symptoms, treatment, prevetion

  Definition Rickets is a type of disease which is caused by the lack of mainly for vitamin D, calcium and phosphate. This rickets weakens and softens the bones. Vitamin D helps to absorb calcium, phosphorus to your body. When you are affected by rickets, your body can't absorb calcium or phosphorus. When it occurs, your body produces hormones that release from your bones. 6-36 months of children are most common to be affected by this disease. It usually happens in children because they can't get much amount of vitamin D. Also, the cause may include: living at those areas which don't have or have a little amount of sun light, not getting milk etc. Causes Vitamin D is needed in your child's body to absorb calcium and phosphorus which are got from food.Vitamin D and calcium is the main reason for the rickets. A great source of Vitamin D is sunlight. Sunlight can give us a huge amount of Vitamin D. Also some foods contain this vitamin. Rickets occurs when your child can