health questions

Feb

20

Are Raw Vegetables Healthier than Cooked?

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Amander and I had a debate last night at Uno’s as to whether or not her excuse for not eating the steamed broccoli in her Fetuccini Alfredo was valid or not. “Cooked vegetables have no nutritional value anyhow, most of the nutrients are cooked out of them”. I disagreed, and thus a blog was born.

It turns out we were both a little right, and both a little wrong.

Raw food experts will tell you that raw food improves overall well-being, purification, longevity, gives you more energy, and is a cure for diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and even cancer. Scientific evidence has yet to back up these claims.

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Feb

18

Why Do People Dream?

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I’ve had a host of weird dreams lately, from trips to Australia, taking pictures of monkeys with kangaroo pouches, bringing up obscure people from my past, running from video game characters while shooting dogs in the woods. It’s been a long couple of nights!

So I’ve been thinking.. I know that in the past I’ve had dreams that are subconsciously telling me something is going wrong with my body. I had a dream about my teeth falling out for three days before I started feeling a serious infection in an old root canal that needed to be re-sealed (I eat a lot of candy).

So basically, dreaming takes place when our body reaches a deep state of sleep, called the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Cycle.

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Feb

17

When is the best time to have a baby?

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Much like my post about diamonds, this is no indication of my future life as barefoot and pregnant.

But it’s a good to know. As I’m about to turn 25, I know the years the flying by and I guess it’s kind of good to know for all women, when it’s healthy and unhealthy to have one.

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Feb

11

What is post traumatic stress disorder? Have soldiers always gotten PTSD?

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Bad things happen in the world. Really bad things—you know what they are. I don’t have to list them. For people who have to see and live through the world’s darkest moments, the pain doesn’t always end when the moment’s over. It might recur in their heads every day.

That’s called post traumatic stress disorder. It’s “an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, or military combat” according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

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Feb

10

How do you prevent cancer?

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I recently read this fantastic article on ways to reduce your chances of getting cancer. Obviously people who have the cancer gene (approx. 10 million people diagnosed every year) have the risk, especially in this day and age. However, the way I see it, anything you can do to prevent it is a step in the right direction.

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Dec

14

Can you overdose on Dramamine?

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This is THE question of the weekend!
On Friday, I took a flight to and from Nantucket, MA on a tiny 9-seater plane. I also consumed about 5 Dramamines in 6 hours. Driving home, I got super dizzy and pulled over. When I woke up on the side of the road, I couldn’t feel a thing and was slurring like a drunkard. So.. I’d like to learn a little more.

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Dec

07

Are Menthol Cigarettes Worse than Regular Cigarettes?

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Aha! I knew it! Nope, all cigarettes will leave you ridden with cancer, fiberglass, and impotence just the same.

According to Tom Gilbert of thedoctorwillseeyounow.com, it’s not that menthol cigarettes are more dangerous, it’s just that — for some reason — they appear to be harder to give up than regular cigarettes.

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Nov

29

What are the Symptoms of Mono?

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Mononeucleosis is referred to as the “kissing desease”, because it’s transmitted through saliva. It’s a member of the Epstein-Barr virus, which is part of the herpes family, but I wouldn’t go spreading that around if you have it ;)

The initial symptoms of Mono:

  • Being tired all the time
  • A really bad sore throat
  • Loss of appetite
  • Chills

Later symptoms of Mono:

  • A fever of 102 to 104 degrees F
  • Headache
  • Muscle aches
  • Enlarged/swollen glands or lymph nodes in the neck, armpit and groin
  • 1/3 of infectees have a white covering over tonsils
  • 50% get an enlarged spleen (think chest pain and loss of breath)
  • 5% get a red rash that resembles measles
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Nov

23

How Do I Relax So I Can Concentrate at Work?

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I currently have external factors distracting me right now, so I am trying really hard to focus the best I can while I’m at work, but even while I’m working, I’m just ridden with anxiety the past couple of days.. So I wanted to know, how can I just RELAX while I’m at work. I can’t take the usual “take a bath” or “meditate” suggestions, obviously.

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Nov

21

What is Nag Champa made of / used for?

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What is Nag Champa?

What is Nag Champa, and I’m no hippie, but I like the way it smells. So sue me. Anyhow, I’m wondering if there are any real specific aromatherapy benefits to it.

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