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Fat Burning Foods Each one of the following fat burning foods is clinically proven to promote weight loss. These foods go a step beyond simply adding no fat to your system, they possess special properties that add zip to your system and help your body melt away unhealthy pounds. These incredible fat burning foods can […]

Diet and Nutrition Roasted Pepper Pizza Burgers Combine two family favorites into these delicious healthy burgers. Serve with sweet potato fries and a side salad with low fat dressing. Roasted Fresh Pepper Pizza Burgers Healthy Dinners We put together 8 weeks of healthy menus our families (with kids ranging from 2 to 27) all approved […]

Diet and Nutrition Charts and Guides Knowing your BMI can keep you from running into dangerous territory with your health, and finding out what your ideal weight is can help you set realistic goals for weight loss. Add the new food pyramids to your plan and you’ll be on your way to a healthy diet […]

Medical Symptoms Different medical symptoms can mean different things for each person. One symptom may have dozens of causes, but coupled with other unique symptoms can help you identify a possible health problem. Our list of the most common health problems and the symptoms that show up to warn you that you have an illness […]

Hypothyroidism Symptoms Hypothyroidism is sometimes called an under active thyroid problem. If you ignore hypothyroidism symptoms, you can experience several long term complications including obesity, heart disease and even infertility. Hypothyroidism affects women more often than men. You should understand this condition and learn how to watch out for the warning signs of hypothyroidism symptoms. […]

Lyme Disease Symptoms Lyme disease is a bacteria caused illness that is transmitted by certain kinds of ticks that pick up the bacteria when they feed off of deer or mice. Lyme disease is named after the city of Old Lyme, Connecticut. You can become infected with Lyme disease if you are bit by one […]

Mono Symptoms Mononucleosis is sometimes called the kissing disease, but the disease has very little to do with kissing. It is a disease that can make you sick enough to keep you out of school or work for too long. Like all diseases, if you know what mono symptoms are, you can treat it early […]

Spider Bite Symptoms Luckily in the US there are only two spiders that have poisonous bites. The Black Widow Spider and the Brown Recluse Spider are both dangerous spiders but the classic symptoms of their bites are different. You need to take a look at the spider bite symptoms so that you can seek medical […]

Tapeworm Symptoms You feel the need to make a visit to the toilet. So you make a bowel movement and it feels like it’s very long. Next thing you know, you look down to flush and you see a 25 foot worm in the toilet bowl. Ok…this might be an exaggeration of extremely rare cases […]

Stomach Ulcer Symptoms Stomach ulcers can be very painful and can be difficult to deal with. It used to be believed that stomach ulcers were caused entirely by stressful conditions but now it is known that most, if not all, stomach ulcers are caused by bacteria in the stomach. Stomach ulcers are completely treatable so […]

West Nile Virus Symptoms Reading the news, the West Nile Virus might have you frightened and anxious to know if you are risk for it and if so, what the symptoms are. If you know what the West Nile Virus symptoms are, then you can know enough to seek treatment when you think you might […]

Meningitis Symptoms With high school sports and college dorms as breeding grounds for disease sharing, this is the time of year a particularly scary infection crops up. Meningitis is a disease that causes an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain. Most cases of meningitis are caused by viruses (viral meningitis). Fungal and bacteria meningitis […]

Blood Clot Symptoms A blood clot is simply blood cells that have massed together in an area. They form a clot in order to stop or slow bleeding. For example, when you get a cut, the blood cells will form a sticky mass that will stop any more bleeding for occurring out of the wound. […]

Chlamydia Symptoms Chlamydia is a difficult to detect sexually transmitted disease. Its effects are far reaching and can even effect fertility if it is left untreated. Since it’s difficult to detect and easy to spread, it can quickly get out of hand unless you pay attention to the chlamydia symptoms and visit your doctor immediately […]

Kidney Infection Symptoms A kidney infection is a dangerous ailment that can affect you with pain and long term health consequences. Untreated, it can severely damage your kidney and cause you to lose the necessary functions of your kidney. To avoid these long term complications, you need to pay attention to kidney infection symptoms so […]

Appendix Symptoms The appendix is an unused tissue that resides in the lower part of your abdomen. If you begin to suffer from appendix inflammation then you may begin to suffer from extreme appendix symptoms. You’ll need to immediately seek medical treatment since any delay could result in death. In early stages, you can start […]

Shingles Symptoms Shingles is a disease that affects people who have had chicken pox at some time in the past. It’s a more painful but less itchy disease the second time around. If you can discover shingles symptoms early on, then you can make your bout with shingles less painful and less severe as well […]

Symptoms of Pink Eye Eye conjunctivitis is commonly referred to as pink eye or as sore eyes, and the symptoms of pink eye are important to identify. It is a disease that affects the eyes and is an irritation and inflammation of the membrane that covers the eye. Pink eye gets its name from the […]

Gout Symptoms Gout is an extremely painful and debilitating acute condition. Gout symptoms can be so painful that it can be even difficult to walk. Gout has been called the disease of kings because risk factors for gout are linked to a rich diet. It’s linked to the consumption of meats including chicken as well […]

Urinary Tract Infection Symptoms Urinary Tract Infections are infections that start in your body’s urinary system. It can be a very painful infections and tends to attack women more often than men. More than half of all women will develop a UTI sometime in their life. UTIs are easy to treat with antibiotics and treated […]

Gall Bladder Symptoms Your gall bladder is a small organ located near the liver. It stores bile used in the digestion of fat. If you think you might have gall bladder disease then you might want to look at gall bladder symptoms. You can arm yourself with information to help you get treatment. What is […]

Chicken Pox Symptoms Chicken pox is a highly contagious childhood disease that was at one considered to be a rite of passage of children. Since 1995, the chicken pox vaccine has helped children avoid the disease. New antiviral medicines can reduce the severity of the illness considerably if they are started early in those suffering […]

Gallbladder Symptoms The gallbladder is an important organ located just behind your liver. Its job is to store the bile produced by the liver. Bile helps you digest fat. Gallbladder disease is a painful disease and if you think you are suffering from gallbladder disease then you need to review common gallbladder symptoms. What is […]

Symptoms of Thyroid Problems Nearly one in ten Americans suffer from a thyroid problem and many of them don’t even know it. Your thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped organ that is found near the base of your neck. It’s responsible for producing the hormones that control your rate of metabolism. Whether it is hypothyroidism […]