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Have you been wondering what an article on “Top 10 Health Tips” doing on a website dedicated to Beauty?

Are you one of those individuals who think “Top 10 Health Tips” and “Top 10 beauty Tips” are two separate concepts and need to be dealt individually? Have you been splurging an aweful lot of money trying to look “good” by getting Spa treatments, visiting Beauty Salons, Buying Designer Labels, Eating Health Foods, and yet every time you look into the mirror, you feel there’s something “lacking?”

If you think that way, you’re not the only one. Whereas most of us spend a whole lot of time, money and effort to make our skin, hair, face, hands and feet look beautiful, we often miss out on the critical role our health and wellness plays in making us look physically and mentally beautiful.

Follow these Top 10 Health Tips in your daily life to stay beautiful on the inside and outside:

1.Follow A Healthy, Balanced Diet: A balanced diet is the first step towards a beautiful, healthy body. Follow a healthy balanced diet that complements your lifestyle. An ideal diet should be high on fiber, low on fat, and must be supplemented with adequate amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables. Besides knowing what to eat, it is equally important to know the right proportions, meaning how much or how little to eat. Talk to a fitness expert and find out what’s your daily calorie intake. Make food choices that have high nutritional value but are low in calories.

2.Eat Different Types Of Foods: According to Ayurveda, the Ancient Indian science of healing, rotating your food habits not only strengthens your immune system, it can also protect you from most illnesses. Try to eat vegetables and fruits of different colors each day. Try eating a different food at least thrice a month. Begin your day with an apple a day as the apple pectin cleanses the body’s digestive system by removing toxins and therefore preventing degenerative health problems such as cancer.

3.Don’t Skip Your Breakfast: Are you surprised to see how some people manage to stay so fit, energetic and active the whole time and are able to stabilize their weight while you continue to put on weight and feel exhausted most of the time? Well, chances are, they eat a good breakfast and you don’t! According to nutritionists and health experts, breakfast is the most important meal of the day and skipping your breakfast can lead to serious health problems besides adding those extra pounds as a result of binging on unhealthy snacks later in the day. Besides re-charging your energy levels, eating regular breakfast has several long-term benefits like:

• It results in faster weight loss
• Your body get more nutrients everyday
• Breakfast rich in fiber foods and wholegrain helps keep the heart healthy especially if you suffer from metabolic disorders like fluctuating blood pressure, obesity and cholesterol. It also helps stabilize blood sugar levels
• A good breakfast early in the morning sets your mood right and enables you to handle stress better
• You stay overall healthy! So begin your day with fresh fruits, fruit juices, hard-boiled eggs, wholegrain cereals and breads and stay healthy all day!

4. Drink Lots Of Water: Drinking a minimum of 7 to 8 glasses of water everyday cleanses all the impurities and toxins from your body and helps to get healthy, flawless skin.

In addition, the fluid in your body is responsible for the functioning of your internal organs including the metabolic processes.  So if you’re dehydrated, this whole process gets affected and your body tends to slow down leaving you feeling low and lethargic.

5. Exercise Regularly: Who does not dream of getting those six-pack abs? Besides making you look sexy and popular, regular exercising is also the best natural “anti-aging” recipe because it helps you stay and feel young by raising your energy levels, stabilizing your body weight, and enhancing flexibility, which reduces the wear and tear in your body.

You don’t need to exercise for hours everyday, just take 15-20 minutes off your busy schedule everyday to sweat out that pot-belly or burn those extra-pounds that have been making it difficult for you to get into your favorite outfit! If you can’t, make one of these a part of your routine: take the stairs instead of elevators and escalators to climb; Make it a habit to walk about 15 minutes everyday. If holistic healing is your thing, enroll yourself for yoga classes. If not, go swimming, take aerobics lessons or start shaking a leg or two at the local dance academy-whatever keeps you going, juts do it! If you’re into sports, you can make it part of your fitness routine.

Remember, your external fitness is only a reflection of your inner fitness and a beautiful, healthy body reflects a fit, healthy mind.

6. Quit Smoking: Okay, so you’ve heard this countless times from your doctor, but here it comes again as one of our most important health tip-Quit Smoking! If you’re one of those people who smoke to lose or gain weight, we’d stay think again! While smoking may have been related to an increase in metabolism, it is certainly not a good enough reason to substitute it with the huge risk of dying from lung cancer!

If that doesn’t make you change your mind, this will. Recent studies have proved that smoking is also one of the leading factors that stimulate the process of aging in both men and women. So say no to cigarettes and stay young and healthy for the rest of your life!

7. Say No To Stress: We know what you’re thinking-easier said than done! Agreed, but leading a stressful life can only make matters worse. On the other hand, leading a relaxed, stress-free life will not only reduce the risks of health related disorders, it will also calm you down and let you enjoy your life better.

While planning your day, strike a balance between home and work. If you have trouble remembering things-make a list of all the “things-to-do” before going to bed each night or simply set a “reminder” in your cell phone so you don’t have to run around at the last minute. Staying positive and thinking happy thoughts is one of the most effective stress buster technique you can easily follow in your daily life.

Spend atleast 15 minutes doing something you love and enjoy each day. It could be a simple activity, like cuddling up in bed by yourself and watching a funny movie, enjoying a glass of your favorite wine, socializing with friends, reading, sweating it out at the gym, pampering yourself with a stress-releasing body massage, soaking in a hot tub, taking a stroll on the beach, playing with your dog, listening to your favorite music or simply lazing around and doing nothing!

8. Take Care Of Your Teeth: Remember the phrase “million dollar smile?” Well, your teeth have a lot to do with your smile and they can make or break your looks depending on how much or how little you’ve cared for them over the years! Dental health is an important aspect of your overall heath. One of the best ways to have healthy teeth, prevent gum-related infections and protect your heart is by flossing your teeth every day. Few of us know that gum infections if left untreated can cause inflammatory reactions in the body, which can lead to stroke and heart ailments.

9. Sleep Well: A good 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep is a must for our body to reboot itself and feel energetic next day. Lack of sleep affects our hormone levels and slows down metabolism often resulting in weight gain. Studies have shown that deep, uninterrupted sleep helps cell growth and cell repair, which can increase the metabolism and help in burning calories. If you suffer from sleeplessness, try some of these simple remedies:

• Avoid alcohol before going to bed
• Stay away from stimulants like coffee, tea and chocolates before going to sleep
• Regularize your sleeping habit
• Keep your bedroom clean and uncluttered; Use decors and furnishing with peaceful and soothing colors
• Avoid taking longer daytime naps
• Follow relaxation techniques (for ex-meditation) to reduce stress

Keep Your Brain Active: Keeping your mind in “good shape” is just as vital as taking care of your physical health, so be sure to indulge your brain on a daily basis. An idle mind is not only the devil’s workshop, often the feeling of “aimlessness” or “nothingness” can cause boredom and can lead to depression and anxiety-related disorders.

One way to keep your brain engaged and busy is to constantly challenge yourself with new ideas and by learning new skills. Studies have shown than an active brain makes new connections between nerve cells that help cells communicate with one another. This allows our brain to store and access information easily, regardless of our age. Try some of these activities to keep your mind active and free from boredom:

• Learn to play a new musical instrument
• Learn a new language
• Indulge in crossword puzzles
• Play scrabble with a friend
• Participate in discussions and forums
• Maintain a blog and update it daily
• Switch careers or make a new beginning
• Read books on unfamiliar topics
• Pursue a new hobby
• Stay aware about what’s going on in the world

Follow these “Top 10 Health Tips” to stay physically and mentally beautiful for the rest of your life. Remember-”Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away!”

Syphilis is a complex sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It is highly infectious and shows symptoms in three stages. Bacteria which enters the body through mucous membranes during sexual intercourse may be found on the penis, vagina, vulva and in the mouth or anus depending up on the site of infection. Bacteria can also be transmitted from an infected mother to her child during child birth. This infection can be effectively treated and later stages can be avoided if diagnosed early and treatment is given promptly and routinely.

Symptoms
In the first stage, an infection causes an ulcer at the site of infection; with in a short time the Lymph nodes around the infection and then all over the body enlarges and harden. The ulcer can appear within 10 days to three months after exposure, but it generally appears within two to six week and these symptoms persists for several weeks. If adequate treatment is not administered, the infection progresses to the secondary stage.
Secondary symptoms appear about two months after initial infection and may overlap with the first stage; these include fever, pains, enlarged lymph nodes and a rash usually found on the chest, on the palms of the hands and on the bottoms of the feet. The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots. In addition symptoms may include sore throat, patchy hair loss, headaches, weight loss, muscle aches, and tiredness. An infected person who has not been treated can easily infect sexual partners during the first two stages, which usually last one to two years. In the second stage infection can also spread through the broken skin of an infected sore by any physical contact either sexual or non-sexual.

The third and final stage may not appear until many months or years after infection, in untreated people. It comprises the infection of numerous tumour-like masses throughout the body in skin, muscle, bone, brain, spinal cord and the other organ such as the liver, stomach etc.

In infected infants, symptoms may include skin sores, rashes, fever, weakened or hoarse crying sounds, swollen liver and spleen, yellowish skin (jaundice), anemia, and various deformities.

Adverse effects
Syphilis increases the risk of transmitting and acquiring the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. The third stage can cause serious damage to the heart, brain or spinal cord resulting in blindness, paralysis, numbness, mental disability and even lead to death.
In addition, a pregnant woman with syphilis can pass the bacterium to her unborn child, who may be born with serious mental and physical problems as a result of this infection. Sometimes symptoms in infants go undetected and as they grow older they may develop the symptoms of late-stage syphilis including damage to their bones, teeth, eyes, ears, and brain. In pregnancy if the infection is left untreated, it can even cause still birth or neonatal death.

Test
Diagnosis is confirmed by taking a swab from the infectious sores and by examining using dark field microscopy in a lab. If syphilis bacteria are present in the sore, they will show up with a characteristic appearance. A blood test is another way of testing for syphilis. Shortly after infection, the body produces syphilis antibodies that can be detected by the blood test. As blood tests may show false results, repeated tests are sometimes necessary to confirm the diagnosis. A low level of antibodies will stay in the blood for months or years even after the disease has been successfully treated. Follow up tests are carried out to ensure success of the treatment. In the late stage of syphilis, a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is done to check for infection of the nervous system.

Treatment
Treatment is through administration of penicillin, usually by injection, which is normally very successful. Single dose of penicillin can cure persons who has had syphilis for less than a year but larger doses may be needed for others. The treatment is successful in stopping further damage, but it will not repair any damage already done.
Persons who receive syphilis treatment must abstain from sexual contact with new partners until the syphilis sores are completely healed. Because untreated syphilis in a pregnant woman can infect and possibly kill her developing baby, every pregnant woman should have a blood test for syphilis.

Herpes can be caused by two types of virus. Herpes Simplex Virus I (type I) causes labial or oral which exist around the face and mouth. Symptoms may include cold sores (fever blisters) on the face and mouth or herpes sores on the eye.
Genital herpes is a very common, highly contagious and painful STD caused by the Herpes Simplex II Virus (HSV2). This infection is serious since the virus once acquired cannot be eliminated from the body. It can be spread to partners through sexual or other close contact. It is more common in women as warm, moist conditions in the genital region favour infection. Wet or damp cloth or towels could carry the virus.

Symptoms
Symptoms can be mild or severe for different people and may last for several weeks. The symptoms may occur in the upper thighs, buttocks and anus. In men they may arise in the external genitalia such as the penis, scrotum, or testicles and internally on the mucus membranes including in and around the anus. In women in genital areas such vagina, vulva etc. Symptoms include:

* Painful  blisters or rashes, bumps, cuts or sores in the genital area.

* Itching, burning, or tingling in the genital area.

* Aches or pains in the genital area.

* Burning sensation or pain while urinating.

* Flu-like symptoms such as headache, fever, and swollen glands in the lymph nodes near the groin.

* Numbness of the vulva.

Genital herpes usually begins with mild irritation in the genital region followed by the irruption of blisters filled with clear liquid. The blisters appear 3-20 days after infection. Gradually the blisters turn yellow, burst and discharge the liquid before crusting over and healing. The attack keeps on re-occurring every two or three months but the frequency and severity lessens with advancing age. During its dormant period the herpes virus lies inactive in the bundle of nerves at the base of the spine.

Adverse effects
Genital herpes increases the risk of cervical cancer and an infected mother can pass on the virus to the baby possibly causing brain damage and /or blindness. It will considerably affect the normal sexual life between partners.

Tests
Consult a doctor
at the first signs of any kind of rash or discomfort. The tests for herpes may not give 100% accurate results.

1. The most common method of testing is a herpes culture, which is taken from a scrapping from an open sore. This scrapping is them sent to a laboratory for analysis. This method sometimes show a ‘false negative’ result. Even if there is actually a real herpes infection, the test fails to identify it. This can be misleading, but when a similar outbreak occurs in the exact same location at a later time you can be more assured that there is a herpes virus causing this infection.
2. Another test is an expensive blood test which include Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) IgG ( immunoglobin) and IgM (immunoglobin) serology( blood) tests. These test check for certain levels of antibodies in the blood. The specific tests involve checking titer (amounts) levels of each immunoglobin, with each being representative of either an old infection or a relatively new infection. This test may also give false results

Treatment
There is no cure available for herpes and the disease goes through cycles of activity and dormancy. Therefore treatment is directed at relieving discomfort and preventing bacterial infection. Anti-viral drugs such Zovirax or Acyclovir may also be useful in treating herpes.
Always keep your genital areas clean to prevent infection. The virus is destroyed by heat so hot tubs are good. Prepare a hot bath 2-3 times daily with some salt added to the water. Avoid touching the sores and then rubbing your eyes or other parts of the body which are susceptible to infection. Ensure that you wash your hands immediately after touching the sores. It is best to refrain from sex when you or your partner is having an outbreak of the disease. Condoms must be used at the other times to reduce the possibility of transmitting the virus. As there is a risk of cervical cancer in women, regular cervical smear or pap smear test should be done. If an infection is diagnosed during pregnancy it is advised to avoid vaginal delivery as the virus can be passed to the baby.

Genital warts is a common STD caused by Human Papilloma Virus. They occur as small pinkish-red irregular lumps either singly or in clusters. Both men and women mostly in the age group of 15 to 40 are equally susceptible for infection. The vulva and the perineum (area between the vaginal opening and the anus) are the areas most affected in women. They also appear on the vagina, cervix and anus. In men, the warts most often appear on the glans, foreskin and urethral opening. They may also appear on the shaft of the penis, scrotum and anus. Genital warts are extremely contagious. The disease is spread by intimate sexual contact: vaginal, oral, and anal sex. The virus is also easily transmitted when the skin or mucous membrane is already injured. People with weak immune systems will have more widespread infections.

Symptoms
The warts appear between one and six months after infection. Symptoms may be slow to appear and are usually painless and if internal they may cause very few symptoms other than slight itching and mild irritation. Symptoms may include discomfort and pain, to bleeding and difficulty in urination (if they occur in the urethra, penis or vagina) and difficulty in swallowing (if they appear in the mouth or throat). HPV can easily be spread unknowingly by infected people.

Adverse effects
Untreated genital warts can eventually spread, grow, and multiply into large clusters. These may cause a variety of health complications depending on where they are located. Genital warts are also closely associated with cancer
of the cervix, anus, penis, scrotum, and vagina. Infected pregnant women can pass them on to their newborns, causing many potentially serious health problems for the infant.

Tests
External warts are usually diagnosed visually. Internally, particularly in women, the urologist or gynecologist will apply a solution of acetic acid (vinegar) to areas where he or she suspects an infection, causing the warts to whiten and making identification easier. A magnifying instrument called a colposcope may be used to diagnose warts in the vagina or on the cervix. A tissue biopsy or Pap smear may be taken to determine if the warts are cancerous. Both infected women and their sex partners should be tested for warts. Female sexual partner of a man with genital warts requires an annual cervical smear test.

Treatment
Often these warts will disappear without any treatment. There are a wide variety of treatments available for genital wars such as trichloroecetic acid or podophyllin solution which kills the virus. These treatments are applied directly to the infected region and are washed off several hours later. There is a topical cream Aldara for application or interferon which can be directly injected, which is used as a treatment for warts. The warts themselves may require surgical removal by laser, cauterisation, cryotherapy (freezing off external warts with liquid nitrogen) or conventional surgery. These treatments are effective in eliminating the warts but the virus remains. Consequently warts may appear after treatment.

Peduculosis Pubis or crabs are insect parasites seen in pubic and other hairy parts of the body. Crab lice are small, light brown, flat insects that can be transmitted by infected clothing, bedding, toilet seats or by sexual contact. They feed on blood and lay numerous eggs throughout their 30 day lifespan. The most common symptom is severe itching in the genital region. These ‘crabs’ bite their host which results in the appearance of bluish spots in the genital area.
The usual means of diagnosis is a report of infestation by the victim or clinical observation of the symptoms. Doctors or other healthcare practitioners may perform a microscopic examination of the lice and/or nits for diagnosis confirmation.

Treatment
Pediculicide, a mild insecticidal shampoo or insecticidal cream such as Malathion are the most common treatment for pubic lice. Generally this treatment is quite effective. Eyelash infestations are treated with white petroleum jelly ointment for 10 days. Nits and parasites in the lashes of children can also be tweezed out carefully by a doctor. Pregnant women should not be treated with lindane, but with Rid, a liquid pediculicide, which kills both lice and eggs.

Clothes and bedding should be laundered thoroughly in boiling water or dry cleaned. Items that are inconvenient to clean, such as large quilts or blankets, can be stored away from other clothing and bedding for a month; without blood, the lice and any nits that hatch will die during this time.

Anyone who has had sexual contact with an infected person should be treated. Other household members may require treatment if symptoms emerge. Patients are advised to abstain from sexual contact for 48 hours after treatment. A follow-up examination is recommended after one week to determine if any live nits remain.

Chlamydia is a very common STD, caused by the bacteria ‘chlamydia trachomatis’. The bacteria lives in the mouth, eyes, liver, lungs, throat and urinary tract etc. and primarily affects the urethra in men and the cervix or neck of the womb in women. The disease is particularly common among young people between 15 and 25 years and is highly infectious and easily transferred from person to person.

Chlamydia is primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse. Using contraceptives such as condoms or diaphragms help to prevent infection. It effects both hetero sexual and Homosexual men. Women with multiple sexual partners those taking oral contraceptive pill may be at increased risk of infection. Mothers with chlamydia can infect their children during delivery.

Symptoms :
Chlamydia is a particularly dangerous disease because there are many infected individuals who experience no symptoms. Symptoms may include:

In men

* Painful urination, due to inflammation of the urethra. This can be quite a mild symptom and may only last for a few days so can be easily missed.

* Watery or milky discharge from the urethra.
* Pain or tenderness in the testicles.

In women

* Frequent and painful urination.

* Unusual vaginal discharge.

* Pain in the lower abdomen due to inflammation of the Fallopian tubes.

* Pain during sex.

* Bleeding between periods (in some cases, which indicate that the infection has spread to the uterus.)

In infants, there are usually no symptoms at birth, but later may result in Pneumonia when the baby is 2-3 weeks old.

Adverse effects
Chlamydia not detected and left untreated can lead to serious complications. Advanced chlamydia can cause infection of the appendix, heart and liver. In women, it can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in which the fallopian tube may be damaged leading to infertility and may cause Ectopic Pregnancy. It can also cause eye infections. In addition, men risk an infection of the epididymis which may cause infertility.

Test
Testing is quick and effective. One of the most common ways of testing for Chlamydia is to collect a cell sample from the infected area (cervix or penis) with a cotton swab, which is sent to a laboratory for evaluation and results.

Treatment
Chlamydia can be cleared with a range of antibiotics taken for 1-3 weeks. All sexual partners must be screened and treated to prevent re-infection. Pregnant women may be treated with erythromycin. They should have follow up tests done if they have failed or forgot to take the pills or had unprotected sex during treatment.

Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra (the passage in the penis that urine and semen pass through). It can be specific or non-specific caused by gonorrhoea or chlamydia respectively. NSU one of the most common STDs can be acquired through vaginal sex or, less commonly, through anal or oral sex with men or women. It can also be contracted with out sexual contact. NSU can be caused by a number of different micro-organisms, one of them is Chlamydia trachomatis which is responsible for around 50% of the infections. It is commonly found in the rectum, urethra, conjunctiva of the eye, vagina, cervix and mouth.

Symptoms
Symptoms usually appear 7-28 days after infection.

* White, clear or yellowish discharge from the penis
* Stinging or burning sensation during urination
* Itching, tingling, burning or irritation inside the penis.
* Pain or swelling in the testicles in advanced infections.

Adverse effects
If nonspecific urethritis is left untreated, it can cause complications. It can spread to the bladder which will cause pain during urinating and perhaps some bleeding. It may also spread to the testicles and cause infection or inflammation which will result in pain, swelling and tenderness of the testicles and/or rectum. If NSU spreads to the prostate there will be pain in the groin. Less commonly there may be conjunctivitis or pain and inflammation in the joints. In extreme cases it can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in women and infertility in both men and women.

Tests
A sample of the discharge is taken to detect the micro-organism present. The sample is then examined in the laboratory for signs of infection. Samples should be taken 3 or 4 hours after you last passed urine. Although NSU does not cause symptoms in women, female partners of men with NSU may need to be examined.

Treatment
The infection is treated with tetracycline or alternative antibiotics if allergies are a concern until the infection is clear. It is completely curable but symptoms can reoccur and may require further treatment.
It is better not to have sex until all results of your tests are back and you have finished taking all the tablets. Antibiotics treatment should be given to sexual partners, even if they do not show symptoms and barrier methods of contraception should be used to prevent re-infection.

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Anorexia Nervosa is a serious, often life threatening eating disorder which usually occurs in teenage girls and young women, but can also occur in men. This psychological disorder is characterized by intense fear of gaining weight and the patient try to lose weight by inadequate calorie intake and excessive energy expenditure.

The term anorexia means loss of appetite but people with anorexia ignore hunger and thus control their desire to eat. They refuse to maintain a minimal body weight within 15% of an individual’s normal weight and like to be slim. The person with anorexia nervosa typically begins dieting with the simple goal of losing weight, but over time even though they achieve their goal and loose weight, they will keep on increasing their goal and eat lesser and lesser. An Anorexic seem to have a greater fear of becoming obese
than of dying from starvation. Self induced Weight lose is caused by avoiding fattening foods and doing excessive exercise, using laxatives or diuretics or self-induced vomiting.

Anorexia is not just a problem with food or weight. It is an attempt to use food and weight to deal with emotional problems such as stress, anxiety, unhappiness and the feeling that life is out of control. Anorexia is a negative way to cope with these emotions. One can observe behavioral changes like increasing seriousness and introversion, lose of confidence, less assertiveness, less aggressiveness and more dependency etc. in such people. Medical complications related to this disease are quite serious and can even lead to death.

The difference between anorexia and Bulimia is that people with bulimia eat a huge amount of food, but will try to throw up to avoid weight gaining through different ways such as taking laxatives or diuretics or by too much exercise. But people with anorexia starve themselves even though they suffer terribly from hunger pains, avoid high calorie food and exercise constantly Read the rest of this entry »

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Bulimia Nervosa, often referred to as  ‘Bulimia’ is a serious eating disorder commonly found in girls in adulthood. It is very rarely found in men.  Person with bulimia eat a lot in a short amount of time (bingeing).  This binge eating usually ends with abdominal discomfort and then the patient attempts to undo the consequences of the binge through self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, severe caloric restriction, diuretics, enemas, or excessive exercising and fasting etc.

Bulimics may devour huge quantities of food, during a binge, most typically foods that would  normally be not allowed in a healthy/weight reduction diet. It usually includes foods high in carbohydrates or sweets, meat, cheese etc.

There are also two subtypes of bulimia nervosa, purging and non-purging. The Purging type describes individuals who regularly compensate for the binge eating with self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse, diuretics, or enemas. The Non-Purging Type is used to describe individuals who compensate through dietary fasting or excessive exercising.

The use of vomiting by bulimics can easily become addictive. Although at first they may have done it to get rid of excess food calories, it soon becomes a form of security. They are afraid to stop because they fear their eating habits are out of control and without the use of vomiting they fear they will become grossly overweight. Self induced vomiting could also lead to further hunger and binging, thus creating a cycle.

The bulimic is dominated by a sense of lack of control over the eating. It can occur together with other psychiatric disorders such as depression, obsessive- compulsive disorder, substance dependence or self injurious behavior.  Characteristics of persons with bulimia is the worry about weight and shape and tendency to go on strict diets to achieve an ideal figure. Read the rest of this entry »

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Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease in which the
kidney filters become inflammed and slowly loses its ability to remove waste and excess water. Inflammation can cause too much protein and other substances to leak from the blood into the urine. Read the rest of this entry »