Make Healthy Food Choices to Combat COPD
When life gives you the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, more commonly known as the COPD, hit the supermarket to indulge in healthy food choices. COPD patients require higher amounts of calories than usual, as it takes them considerable effort to breathe. One needs to bear in mind, that even when you’re overweight and suffering from […]
Effectively Avoiding Diabetic Complications
Did you know that there are approximately 415 million adults suffering from diabetes? And by 2040, this number is expected to rise to a staggering 642 million? Diabetes is a complicated disease. People who do not take this ailment seriously are often found suffering from major, and sometimes life threatening health complications like stroke, high […]
Help With the Cost of Novolog
Novolog can become expensive without insurance. Find out how to help with the cost of Novolog and more about the medication. What is Novolog? Novolog is one of the best known fast-acting forms of insulin. Novolog is intended to be taken shortly before a mealtime in order to help manage high blood sugar levels. For […]
Is Your Environment Making Your Asthma Worse?
In March 2016, the Center for Disease Control reported about 1 in every 14 people is suffering from asthma. The same report showed that as of March, there were 24 million Americans who have asthma. That makes about 7.4% of the adult population. The statistics are daunting. Your Environment Making Your Asthma Worse? It is […]
Causes of Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is a perennial disease that changes the way your body reacts to glucose (a type of a sugar in your blood stream). Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common diseases. The pancreas is capable of making insulin, a hormone which is responsible for turning glucose into energy. Those who have type 2 […]
How To Deal with Asthma in Children
Asthma is the most common non-transmittable chronic disease in children. This disease is becoming more prevalent as the time goes by. In the USA, about 7 million children are afflicted with asthma. In this disorder, the air passageways of lungs called bronchi are narrowed down due to inflammation. Asthma causes recurring periods of coughs, breathlessness, […]
6 Foods That May Trigger Your Asthma
Specific triggers aggravate the lungs. The result? Swelling and wheezing – more commonly Specific triggers aggravate the lungs. The result? Swelling and wheezing – more commonly known as asthma. There can be several causes of asthma varying from person to person. The medical condition could be hereditary, or triggered by a source the possibilities of […]
4 Tips and 4 Recipes for a Healthy Diabetic-Friendly Snack
Snacking is an essential part of a diabetic’s diet. It helps them maintain their blood-sugar levels between meals. For those taking medications that cause a drop in their blood sugar, having a healthy, diabetic-friendly snack is as important as keeping their blood pressure, and heart rate in check. For the most part, your doctor will […]
May is Mental Health Month
There are over 200 classified forms of mental health and 1 out of every 5 Americans are suffering with mental health. In honor of those fighting their mental illness, May has been announced Mental Health Month and has been since 1949. When someone has a mental illness, everyone in their life is impacted, from friends […]
Asthma Medication for Children
Asthma is a common chronic disorder prevalent among adults and children alike. But asthma attacks and flare-ups can be kept at bay through proper treatment. Apposite asthma medication given to children helps to improve their breathing conditions, and reduce the flare-ups and other problems associated with asthma. Asthma in children varies from one child to […]