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Guava Leaves Health Benefits, Nutrition Value, Side Effects and Much More!
What are Guava Leaves? Guava fruit contains vitamin C, fibre, and antioxidants. Antioxidants stop or slow down the damage that oxidation does. Oxidation is the process of adding oxygen to a chemical element or compound. Guava leaves also have chemicals with antioxidants and other effects. The uses of guava leaves in medicinal are undetermined Guava…
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Guava (Amrud) Fruit Benefits, Nutritional Value, Uses, Side effects and More!
What is Guava fruit? The Guava fruit (amrud) grows on trees in Central America. It is a fruit from a tropical area. It has skin that is yellowish-green and tastes very sweet. In Latin, the trees are called Psidium guajava. In India, people eat guava all the time in the form of fresh fruit, drinks,…
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Tennis elbow causes and symptoms
What is a Tennis elbow? A common term for lateral epicondylitis is “tennis elbow.” It happens when the tendons on the outside of the elbow that connect the muscle to the bone swell or damage. This makes the connection somewhere at the elbow weaker and puts a lot of stress on the area. People with…
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Understanding Multinodular Goitre: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
What is Multinodular Goitre? The thyroid gland present in your neck helps to make hormones that control many body functions. Multinodular goitre is a goitre with many lumps, or nodules, inside the gland. This is probably the most common problem with the thyroid gland. Too much thyroid hormone (T3/T4) is made by a toxic goitre.…
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Shoulder Pain Causes and How to Treat Them?
Introduction Shoulder pain is a common problem that can occur in all age groups. The shoulder is the most flexible joint in the human body, enabling a wide range of movements, but this very mobility makes it vulnerable to injuries, overuse, and degenerative conditions. Discomfort in the shoulder can arise due to muscle strain, tendon…
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Understanding Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
What Does Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Mean? Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormone disorder. This is a reference to the many follicles on the ovaries that are not fully formed but each holds an egg. This rarely develops or produces fertile eggs. Women with PCOS mostly have too much insulin that doesn’t work right, or…
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Eczema Diet Tips: What to Eat and Avoid
Eczema usually appears with other disorders like asthma and hay fever. The only common link between eczema and these conditions is that some irritants or allergens trigger them. According to one study, 33-63% of young children who already have eczema also have food allergies establishing the connection between food allergies and eczema. Hence it is…
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Runny nose overview and treatments
What is a runny nose? A runny nose is a common sign of allergies, infections, inflammation, or even physical irritation. Mucous membranes inside your nose make mucus, which causes sneezing. It can be caused by a problem like a cold or hay fever. Rhinitis, which is an inflammation of the nose, is a common cause…
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Polio disease causes and symptoms
What is Polio disease? Polio disease is also known by the name poliomyelitis. It is a very contagious disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. Most of the time it happens to children younger than 5 years old. There have been three main types of polio. 1) Subclinical: This type of polio does…
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Vertigo: Overview, symptoms and its treatment
What is vertigo? Vertigo is a condition which can cause problems of dizziness. If you have vertigo, you might only feel dizzy for a short while (minutes). But vertigo can also make some people feel dizzy for hours or even days. People with the disorder may also feel sick (have nausea) and throw up (vomit).…
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