6 Facts about Flu and Flu Symptoms

What Is Flu?

Flu is a respiratory infection caused by a number of viruses. Flu viruses pass through the air and enter your body through your nose or mouth. Flu can be serious or even deadly for elderly people, newborn babies and people with certain chronic illnesses.

facts and flu symptoms 6 Facts about Flu and Flu SymptomsSymptoms of Flu

Symptoms of flu may include:

  • Headache
  • Cough
  • Sore throat
  • Fever
  • Body or muscle aches
  • Chills
22-11-2011 by Drali @mesrahealth

Tanning: It Does the Body Good

Due to the rise in melanoma cases, tanning – both outdoors and indoors – has garnered a bad reputation. Movies such as “There’s Something About Mary” openly mock overly tan people, portraying them with leathery skin and deep wrinkles. Additionally, a recent public service announcement featuring several prominent (and nearly nude) celebrities ends with the warning, “If you leave the house without sunscreen, you might as well be naked.” However, moderate use of tanning beds can actually have a beneficial impact on your health.

18-06-2011 by Drali @mesrahealth

Stress Management in Facing Menopause

Menopause will not get worse if you worry about it, but stress can aggravate the symptoms. Our bodies are complex systems with the stress hormones, the ovaries, the chemical systems, they all interrelate.

Hormones are just one of the things your body is coping with at perimenopause, and for some people, it becomes the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

04-06-2011 by Drali @mesrahealth

Mitochondrial Degeneration – The Degeneration of Body Main Energy Plants

Mitochondria are the ‘energy producing plant’ for the cells of our body. More than 200 types of diseases experienced by people are related to mitochondria function problem including common diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, Parkinson disease and stroke.

Mitochondria of mammals Mitochondrial Degeneration – The Degeneration of Body Main Energy Plants

Two mitochondria from mammalian lung tissue. Image credit: wikipedia.com

24-04-2011 by Drali @mesrahealth

Vitamin D Deficiency Cause of Heart Attack and Cancer

vitamin D prevent cancer Vitamin D Deficiency Cause of Heart Attack and CancerA research done in the US found that men who lacking of vitamin D will suffer heart attack.

The vitamin is produce by the body when skin is exposed the sunlight.

Before, earlier research found that vitamin D deficiency is one of the factors of intestinal cancer, breast cancer and diabetes.

Apart from that, the deficiency also spurs hypertension, nerve disease, depression, hallucination and several other auto immune diseases.

by Drali @mesrahealth
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