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7 Foods to Help Hormonal Health While on Birth Control

Susan Kent | Oct 31, 2025
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When you’re on birth control, your body adapts to synthetic hormones that prevent pregnancy. While these hormones do their job, they can sometimes lead to side effects like mood swings, bloating or fatigue. The...

When you’re on birth control, your body adapts to synthetic hormones that prevent pregnancy. While these hormones do their job, they can sometimes lead to side effects like mood swings, bloating or fatigue. The good news? What you eat can help soften these bumps...

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Understanding Friedreich’s Ataxia

Aisha Patel | Oct 16, 2025
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Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder that affects the nervous system and sometimes the heart. While there is currently no cure, treatments like Skyclarys can help manage symptoms by assisting the body...

Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder that affects the nervous system and sometimes the heart. While there is currently no cure, treatments like Skyclarys can help manage symptoms by assisting the body in producing energy, which helps improve quality of life. FA...

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First Signs of Multiple Myeloma

Krystina Ostermeyer RN, BSN | Jan 30, 2023

When we think about cancer, we typically think about tumors. However, some cancers can affect other areas of the body, such as the blood. Multiple myeloma is one such cancer. Though we’ve all likely heard of multiple myeloma, it...

When we think about cancer, we typically think about tumors. However, some cancers can affect other areas of the body, such as the blood. Multiple myeloma is one such cancer. Though we’ve all likely heard of multiple myeloma, it is relatively uncommon. The lifetime risk of developing multiple myeloma is 1 in 132 (0.76%). Heading into 2023, the American Cancer Society expects that there will be approximately 35,730 new cases of multiple myeloma with 12,590 deaths related to multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma, also known as Kahler’s disease, is cancer...

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What Causes Plantar Fasciitis?

Krista Bugden | Nov 28, 2022

Heel pain is a common complaint frequently caused by plantar fasciitis. Usually, this connective tissue supports the arch of the foot and aids in shock absorption. Yet, when it becomes inflamed, even walking can become very painful. Now that...

Heel pain is a common complaint frequently caused by plantar fasciitis. Usually, this connective tissue supports the arch of the foot and aids in shock absorption. Yet, when it becomes inflamed, even walking can become very painful. Now that you know the plantar fasciitis causes, here are some treatment options you can try: Theraguns and Therabody are both popular brands in the market of percussive therapy devices. They are one of the pioneers of this type of therapy, developing handheld massage guns that deliver rapid and powerful pulses of...

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What Is the Difference Between Eczema and Psoriasis?

Krista Bugden | Nov 25, 2022

Eczema and psoriasis are both chronic skin conditions that can lead to red and itchy skin. These skin conditions are often mistaken for each other until a professional diagnosis is made. So, what is the actual difference between eczema...

Eczema and psoriasis are both chronic skin conditions that can lead to red and itchy skin. These skin conditions are often mistaken for each other until a professional diagnosis is made. So, what is the actual difference between eczema and psoriasis? What are some key things to note? Eczema and psoriasis are two different skin conditions with differing causes and slightly different symptoms. The following sections outline these differences in more detail. The main difference between these skin conditions is that psoriasis is actually an autoimmune disease, causing malfunctions...

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What are the Best Treatments for Asthma?

MaryAnn DePietro | Aug 28, 2022

Asthma involves a chronic or long-term lung disease that results in swelling in the airways. It also causes the narrowing of the bronchial tubes, called bronchoconstriction. Some people also develop excess mucus production. Although there is currently no cure...

Asthma involves a chronic or long-term lung disease that results in swelling in the airways. It also causes the narrowing of the bronchial tubes, called bronchoconstriction. Some people also develop excess mucus production. Although there is currently no cure for asthma, there are asthma treatments that help reduce symptoms. But it is important to understand what type of medication or treatment targets which symptoms. Everyone has their own unique experience with asthma symptoms. It is essential to work with your doctor to develop an asthma action plan. An action...