by SHC Staff | Feb 15, 2012 | Blog
Hi, Since I started school, I seem to catch a lot more colds than I use to and I just kind of feel tired all the time. What can I do given that I have to stay up lateband study? It can be difficult to stay well when everyone around you seems to have a cold, and you...
by SHC Staff | Feb 7, 2012 | Health Issues
Over 14 million Americans have rosacea. Frequently, rosacea begins as redness on the cheeks, nose, chin or forehead. Occasionally, you might see it on the ears, neck, chest or scalp. This early stage redness often ebbs and flows. If the condition progresses...
by SHC Staff | Jan 18, 2012 | Topics
Americans each consume more than 150 pounds of sugar and related sweeteners each year. There are 17 teaspoons of sugar in a single can of Coke. Author of Lick the Sugar Habit by Nancy Appleton discusses how this sugar overconsumption severely compromises our immune...
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by SHC Staff | Oct 31, 2011 | Health Issues
Hypoparathyroidism, which is rare, occurs when the parathyroid glands in your neck make an insufficient amount of parathyroid hormone. This hormone helps regulate the levels of phosphorus and calcium in your blood. If you have hypoparathyroidism, your body has too...
by SHC Staff | Oct 31, 2011 | Health Issues
Hyperparathyroidism is a condition in which the parathyroid glands, located in the neck, secrete too much parathyroid hormone. Parathyroid hormone regulates the amount of phosphorus and calcium the body by controlling how much calcium is taken from bones, absorbed in...
by SHC Staff | Oct 30, 2011 | Topics
Belly Fat : Good Fat Bad Fat? The Belly fat : Experts aren’t sure why fat can be bad in one area of the body and yet not so bad in others. But they have two strong theories. One has to do with what visceral fat does (visceral fat is around the abdominal area and...
by SHC Staff | Oct 17, 2011 | Health Issues
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. Hysterectomy may be total (removing the body, fundus, and cervix of the uterus; often called “complete”) or partial (removal of the uterine body while leaving the cervix intact; also called...
by SHC Staff | Oct 10, 2011 | Topics
Aspartame: NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure are all under the toxic umbrella of Aspartame. This compound was discovered by accident in 1965 when James Schlatter, a chemist of G.D. Searle Company, was testing an anti-ulcer drug. Aspartame was approved...
by SHC Staff | Oct 10, 2011 | Health Issues
Children’s Constipation Constipation involves a difficulty with peristalsis and a hard consistency to the bowel movements. Newborns usually have several stools a day that are soft and the consistency of mustard, particularly if breastfed. Formula-fed infants...
by SHC Staff | Sep 29, 2011 | Recipes
*When possible, buy freshly harvested vegetables at the farmers market for the highest nutrient value. 6 unpeeled carrots, cut into thirds 2 unpeeled yellow onions, cut into chunks 1 leek, white and green parts, cut into thirds 1 bunch celery, including heart, cut...
