Living Healthy

How to Stay Protected from One of the World’s Deadliest Animals

“Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals in the world. Their ability to carry and spread disease to humans causes millions of deaths every year,” states the World Health Organization (WHO). Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, zika, West Nile virus, encephalitis, chikungunya, and yellow fever continue to afflict millions of people worldwide. The United …

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How Gut Health Affects Your Overall Health and Well-Being

According to Biomed Central, the term “gut health” refers to “multiple positive aspects of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as the effective digestion and absorption of food, the absence of GI illness, normal and stable intestinal microbiota, effective immune status and a state of well-being.” Johns Hopkins Medicine explains that digestive issues such as heartburn, …

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Atrial Fibrillation: “Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm”

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), atrial fibrillation (also referred to as AFib or AF), “is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.” The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports that an estimated 2.7 to 6.1 million Americans …

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