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RECURRENT URINARY INFECTIONS IN WOMEN
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Every woman has heard of urinary tract infection and is common knowledge among the population that sex can be a factor in obtaining a urinary tract infection. This is known in the medical community as “Honeymoon Cystitis.” Women have a lifetime risk of 60.4% for being diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. The reality is that most infections are recurrent, and these infections are usually caused by the same bacteria. In this article we shall touch upon the signs and symptoms of urinary infections and how to prevent these infections in different age groups.
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Are expensive vitamins better than cheap ones?
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Advertisements for medication often come with an extensive list of side effects that make you question why someone would consider taking it in the first place. The harsh reality is that, although the medication comes with many symptoms, it is worth it to patients battling harsh diseases that the medication is intended to help. Vitamins are not meant to be used as medication, vitamins are intended to supplement our diets to keep our bodies healthy and optimized. -
Can You Take Too Much Zinc?
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The main issue with zinc absorption is that it can be blocked by supplements such as Calcium, Iron, or Magnesium and it can interact with other medications such as antibiotics.
What is the best way to take my zinc supplements and are there certain supplements that should be avoided? Finally, how much zinc is too much?
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Should You Take Iron Supplement?
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Under the tongue iron supplements can be taken every morning on an empty stomach by simply placing the tablet under the tongue prior to brushing your teeth. This can avoid the poor iron absorption and its associated intestinal side effects. In a recent study in New England Journal of Medicine, study participants were given standard swallowed high dose iron tablets two to three times a day, but the results of their blood studies showed only absorptions of 22.6 to 23.6mg per day. The medical community believes that under the tongue absorption is a more efficient method of absorption allowing similar if not better absorption than the current practice of multiple daily dosing of oral Irons. -
Does IV Vitamin Therapy Work?
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The most important point to remember is that most other vitamins that you encounter, be it gummies, compressed hard tablets, pills, capsules, gelcaps or vitamin-drinks they all must be swallowed in order to be absorbed. Once they have been swallowed they must survive the stomach acids, pancreatic enzymes and finally after surviving must get absorbed into the intestinal system to undergo liver cleansing. Most vitamin producers add additives to create a strong protective shell around the vitamins. Many of the ingredients to protect the vitamin against your stomach acids are not necessarily good for you or protect you. Even if you are able to swallow the vitamins there is no guarantee that your body is able to absorb the vitamins attached to all the additives and preservatives. Once absorbed then your liver has to work hard to separate the vitamins from the unnecessary binders. Therefore, the sublingual or under the tongue route bypasses the intestinal system all together and allows you to absorb your vitamin directly into the bloodstream. It also allows for the product to have no unnecessary additives or preservatives.
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What is GABA?
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What Does GABA Do for Your Health?
So far, we have learned that GABA is an amino acid, and it is used for communication in the body between cells. However, we still do not know why we should take it and how does it help our bodies? Scientists summarize that GABA’s role in the body is to reduce overall neuronal excitation in the brain and central nervous system, so your body and mind get some needed R&R.
