Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

Common New Year’s resolutions include eating better, exercising, and stopping smoking. But what about improving your sleep? Many people overlook the importance of sleep, but it is an integral part of maintaining overall good health. So, if improving your sleep wasn’t a priority before, why not make it one this year? Here are three items ...click here to read more

Another year, another diet. It seems there is always some sort of trendy diet that hits the market at the start of any year which promises to help you lose weight and be healthier. It’s hard to determine which diets you should follow and which ones you should steer clear of, and that is why ...click here to read more

Vascular dementia is a term used to characterize thought processes caused by some sort of brain damage. Here we look specifically at stages of vascular dementia and life expectancy of stroke dementia patients. Vascular dementia means that someone has problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, and memory related to brain damage from impaired blood flow to ...click here to read more

Joint pain can be caused by several different things, including age, injury, or infection. Being able to recognize what kind of pain you are experiencing can help you develop a proper diagnosis of your joint pain which, in turn, can improve treatment so that you stop suffering from tedious pain. One major cause of joint ...click here to read more

You’ve heard the phrase, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but is this merely a myth or does it hold any truth? Well, researchers decided to dive into this Welsh proverb to determine if we should actually be consuming an apple a day. The research uncovered that not only is eating an apple ...click here to read more

A partial seizure is a surge of electrical activity in just one area of the brain. These seizures are also known as focal onset seizures. A focal seizure can happen for a number of different reasons, so determining the underlying cause is the key to proper treatment. People who suffer from partial seizures or focal ...click here to read more

Beta-blockers are common medications used to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks. They work by blocking the receptors that respond to adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) of the sympathetic nervous system. These receptors can be found in the cells of heart muscles, airways, kidneys, and other tissues that are part of the sympathetic ...click here to read more

In January, many of us compile of list of New Year resolutions that often consist of becoming healthier. During this time of the year, there is mention of detox and cleanses, but what are these and do you really need to do one? First things first, your body is equipped with its own natural way ...click here to read more