Category Archives: Health News

Type 2 diabetes, also called adult-onset or non-insulin dependent diabetes, has become very commonplace in today’s society. It affects nearly 9.3 percent of the entire U.S. population and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. This growing trend has been in direct correlation with the increasing rates of obesity among Americans and has even ...click here to read more

The ability to see is one of the most crucial senses we have, yet millions of people around the world are at risk of losing it. Diseases and complications affecting the eyes can be very intricate, and most people don’t know the signs to identify a potential eye problem. This leads to many people not ...click here to read more

Controlling the amount of food we consume per day can be challenging. We try to go on diets that only allow a certain dietary limit, but more often than not, we give into our insatiable appetite, gorging on more food than we should. If we could control these feelings of hunger, we would be able ...click here to read more

The use of stem cells throughout the years has been both a decisive topic and one that holds a lot of promise for potential medical therapy. They are essentially undifferentiated biological cells that haven’t yet been specialized for a specific purpose. The cells of your heart, stomach, and even your brain have all started out ...click here to read more

We all get tired from time to time, whether it’s after a long day’s work or taking care of some rambunctious children all day—our physical and mental state often feel completely drained to a point where we look forward to shutting our eyes for a few moments to recoup some of that lost energy. This ...click here to read more

Eating a well-balanced and healthy diet is something we all strive to do, and there is no question that including whole grains is a common part of the equation. Several studies have proven time and time again that an adequate intake of whole grains significantly reduces the risk of developing a disease such as type ...click here to read more

Having something appear at the snap of our fingers is a fantasy we all have, or even simply pressing a button and making an item appear before us—think of all the uses. But alas, this is mere science fiction relegated to an episode of Star Trek. However, it is this fantasy that has lead the ...click here to read more

It has been quite an informative week in the world of medical news, and we at Bel Marra have taken the time to provide you your weekly health news round up. We talk about eye health as well as important issues such as a redundant colon that you or someone you know may be affected ...click here to read more

Experiencing a blood clot can be devastating, as it is one of the more common reasons for stroke and heart attacks to occur. According to a new study, the foods we eat contain a compound that causes bacteria in the intestinal tract to increase a person’s risk for blood clotting. A nutrient commonly found in ...click here to read more

The pursuit of new and improved anti-aging therapy has led researchers to discover exactly how a peptide leads to the destruction of cells that play a role in aging. This finding reversed fur loss in mice and reversed kidney damage as well as overall frailty in rodent subjects. Researchers describe the peptide as stopping levels ...click here to read more

With food becoming streamlined and faster to consume, it’s common to find food blended into smoothie form, claiming it “releases all the nutrients.” Well, that may be true—in a recent study, researchers found that mastication, otherwise known as chewing your food, may actually help you more than you think. They found that the act of ...click here to read more

If I were to ask you what you think the biggest contributor to preventable life-years lost in America is, you would probably say tobacco—it causes more than 480,000 deaths annually, with life expectancy for smokers being at least 10 years less than non-smokers. However, the number one spot goes to obesity, which results in 47 ...click here to read more

Our liver carries out hundreds of functions daily, yet we often miss the signs and symptoms that indicate it is sick. Liver disease symptoms can easily be overlooked because they can overlap with other conditions. Liver disease is becoming a growing health problem, especially fatty liver disease, as obesity rates keep rising. Liver disease is ...click here to read more

The flu virus, otherwise called influenza, is a contagious respiratory illness that infects hundreds of thousands of people each year and can be more than just a minor nuisance. It can result in mild to severe illness and even lead to death in certain cases. Considering it is caused by a virus, there isn’t much ...click here to read more