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What Causes Mysterious Dry Eye?

Posted by admin on October 17, 2011 in Mystery Symptoms with 1 Comment

If you’re struggling with the irritating and sometimes painful symptoms of dry eye, you’re probably searching for some answers.

Common symptoms of dry eye include:

• Gritty, Sticky Sensation in the Eyes
• Light Sensitivity
• Reduced Visual Acuity
• Redness
• Itching
• Pain
• A Feeling of a Foreign Body Stuck in Eye

Let’s take a look at some common causes of mystery dry eye.

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Keep Heart Disease at Bay with a Solid Exercise Regime

Posted by admin on October 12, 2011 in General Health, Guest Posts with No Comments

As the saying goes, 50 may look like the new 40, but ask anyone that age, and it often doesn’t feel like it. But even though those older than 50 may not be able to do everything they did exactly the way they used to when they were younger, there are plenty of ways to work in a heart healthy exercise regimen to reduce the risk for heart disease.

The journal Clinics in Sports Medicine reported an average 20 percent to 30 percent decrease in cardiac output by the age 65. Oxygen absorption decreases about 9 percent for sedentary men and 5 percent for sedentary women per decade. The maximum moving heart rate also decreases about 10 beats per minute per decade, though the resting heart rate alters little with age.

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Preserving your Calm: Panic Attacks and Food Preservatives

Posted by admin on October 9, 2011 in Guest Posts, Mental Health with No Comments

While panic attacks are physically harmless for the most part, they
are unpleasant, frightening and, left untreated, can have a devastating effect on everyday life. Anyone who has visited the
doctor with symptoms of sweating, shortness of breath, heart hammering, dizziness and dread, will have discovered these attacks can be alleviated by a variety of treatments. However, the question
remains of why so many more of us suffer this blight than seemed to be the case with previous generations.

Why the increase?

Is it lifestyle? Is it pollution? Is it food? The answer is probably all three. Lifestyles are faster and more stressful these days;
pollution is rife; but food? We’ve always eaten, haven’t we?
However, wine and caffeine are much larger components of modern
diets, and they are clearly implicated in panic attacks.

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Does Gluten Intolerance Cause Aggression in Children?

Posted by admin on September 28, 2011 in Children & Parenting, Gluten Free, Mental Health, Mystery Symptoms with No Comments

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Is your child acting strangely? Does he become enraged or hysterical at the slightest provocation? Is she having difficulty learning in school? All children act up once in the while but if your child seems almost constantly upset and aggressive, the problem may be something you’ve never thought of. Find out more about how gluten intolerance can cause aggression in children and what you can do about it.

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You're not alone and you're not crazy.

When you suffer from mystery symptoms, that's what you need to hear. I know how it feels to be called a hypochondriac or told your symptoms are "all in your head". They're not. I suffered for 22 years with chronic stomach pain, muscle aches, yeast infections, brain fog and terrible fatigue until a homeopathic doctor told me he knew what was wrong with me: I had gluten intolerance. This blog is dedicated to you. You're still struggling to figure out what's causing your mystery symptoms. Don't give up. The answer is out there and I can help you find it.