The state of being well, without disease or dysfunction.
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Thyroid test needs stomach to be empty or full? [closed]
Went to two different doctors. One asked me to take the thyroid test empty stomach and another one with full stomach. I am confused. What's the right take?
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Why do we ice after strenuous exercise?
Inflammation is an essential part of healing. From Wikipedia:
It has been further theorized that the acute localized inflammatory responses to muscular contraction during exercise [...] are a ...
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What are the Basic Steps to Improve Health and Fitness ?
Hello I m 26 years Old Software Engineer.
I want to know the Some Basic steps to Improve my fitness and health because after doing my 9 hrs job i am getting very tired. So i want to improve my health ...
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Reusing my poland spring bottle
Despite the whole BPA plastic carcinogens debacle that I read about a few years back, I've been getting lazy lately and just reusing my Poland Spring bottle. I don't see the difference between ...
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Recommended amount of cardio exercise
For cardiovascular health (not training, or endurance, or other reasons for exercising), how frequently is it recommended to do cardio? What is the minimum to have any effect, what is the maximum ...
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Calorie restriction and longevity [closed]
I'm interested in the known (at least informally) correlation between calorie restriction and longevity, a fact known in other organisms.
There's some detail that I don't understand. How can someone ...
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Is it healthy to drink always water putting a piece of lemon inside the bottle?
I am italian and I never saw drinking water in this way before I went to a multicultural university. I am curious to know.
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What is the scientific relation between Low-Carb diets and High levels of Cholesterol?
ok. I have been in a low-carb diet for the last 3 weeks. My lab report from friday showed a 213 MG/DL Total cholesterol from my last read on 2010 of 189. Is there any scientific correlation between ...
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Heavy head after running
Twice now, I've had the phenomenom that after a running competition, my head has gone very heavy and woozy. Its kindof hard to describe, but it sortof feels like needlepricks in my forehead, along ...
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Slow Pulse Question
I have an extremely slow resting pulse. It is not uncommon for it to be around 50. Last night it was around 45. I know that super athletes have a slow resting pulse, but I wouldn't class myself as one ...
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What can I do to start gaining weight?
I am 6 ft tall 20year old boy. I currently weigh 60Kgs.
I take regular diet which consists of morning breakfast, milk, day lunch, evening snacks, dinner and half liter milk in night as well.
In spite ...
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Lean body weight protein requirements + GDA
Using the calculator: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/library/blbodyfatcalculator.htm, I've finally had a chance to work this out properly by measuring myself as last time I did it based on guesses.
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General nutrition for normal people where weight loss isn't a goal [closed]
I've always been at a healthy weight and now I'm in my 30's I want to make sure that I'm taking care of myself and consuming the right foods.
Considering there is so much information out there, bias, ...
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How do I prevent and/or treat dehydration?
There have been a few times that after a workout that I've gotten dehydrated. Are there preventive steps to dehydration that can be done before/during the workout?
If, after the workout or during ...
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Why is fruit good but candy bad? [closed]
Sugar is often said to be a reason not to eat candy, but many fruits contain much sugar as well. Which differences make fruit "healthy" and candy "unhealthy"?
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Daily Health Routine and gaining weight suggestion
I am 23 years old, 5'8" in height. My weight is 56 kg.
My daily schedule is busy, sometimes I can not take my meals on time.
I should gain some muscle as my age is growing, looking like a skinny man.
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What to do after eating raw spoiled egg? [closed]
This morning I cracked two eggs. I like to eat raw yolks with salt. I swallowed the first spoon and I noticed that the egg was spoiled (rotten). It started vomiting reflex but I wasn't vomiting in the ...
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Overall for drinking daily, is coffee healthier than tea? [closed]
I wish to know whether to choose either coffee or tea as a fequent beverage. There are different kinds of coffee, and different kinds of tea. And the effect of amount and effect may differ as well, ...
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is pulling on sunflower/vegtable oil really supposed to remove toxins?
Does pulling (hold in a liquid in you mouth and rinsing it around) on sunflower oil really do you any good? Just because it changes color does it mean that this has taken away toxic substances?
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Nutrition and anxiety, recommendations? [closed]
What foods / supplements are helpful for anxiety?
What is harmful?
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Is the strain on your heart the same if you are overweight due to muscle or fat?
I believe there is increased strain on your heart if you are overweight due to body fat. However I am overweight due to my muscle mass. Since I started training my BMI has gone from the middle of ...
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Fruit juice or water? [closed]
Can water be replaced with fruit juice? So instead of drinking a certain amount of water daily, would it be better to get your H2O from fruit juices?
Edit 1:
How about veggi juice?
