Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

We are told to eat a high-fiber diet as a means to prevent and relieve constipation and promote a healthy heart. But can a high-fiber diet relieve joint pain too? Many Americans suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, an auto-immune disease that attacks the joints. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include joint pain, swelling, inflammation, immobility, and stiffness. ...click here to read more

With cold and flu season in full swing, many of us are plagued by a nagging cough. Some of us have dry coughs, while others have mucus-filled coughs. Some coughs keep you up all night and other coughs prevent you from finishing a sentence. Coughs are annoying, and to curb them, many of us grab ...click here to read more

Liver cirrhosis is an irreversible liver condition. By the time liver disease progresses to cirrhosis, this is often the later stage and treatment options are limited. Alcohol and viral hepatitis B and C are the most common causes of cirrhosis. Cirrhosis may cause weakness, loss of appetite, easy bruising, yellowing of the skin (jaundice), itching, ...click here to read more

Insomnia is, in simple words, the inability to sleep. Since sleep is essential to provide rest to our body, people suffering from insomnia are generally stressed and develop health problems due to lack of sleep. It is estimated that people today sleep 20 percent less than they did a century ago and over 30 percent ...click here to read more

This set of weekly health news features natural remedies for erectile dysfunction which includes foods for erectile dysfunction, and the causes, symptoms and treatment for systolic heart failure, thalamic stroke, gastric varices, and embolic stroke. While some conditions discussed this week can be bothersome, they need not be life-threatening. However, some of these can pose ...click here to read more

Smoking, stress, high blood pressure, being overweight, alcohol consumption, being inactive, and a poor diet are just some of the many well-known risk factors for heart disease. But we don’t need to tell you about these ones because, as mentioned, you are probably aware of them already. Here are some factors you don’t know about ...click here to read more

The liver is an important organ that plays a crucial role in our digestion. It receives blood from our digestive tract and filters it. Consequently, it is responsible for detoxifying our body and metabolizing medicine. It is important to have a healthy liver and understand whether our liver is developing any problems that would need ...click here to read more

For the upcoming Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we’ve rounded up articles with information pertaining to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Eating disorders are behavioral problems that reflect a person’s relationship with food. It could involve both overeating and undereating, both resulting in health problems that could begin with simple weight issues to ...click here to read more