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HOW TO GET MAXIMUM HEALTH BENEFITS FROM YOUR PROTEIN SHAKE

How to Get Maximum Health Benefits From Your Protein Shake A protein shake is a drink that you can use to help you build muscle, improve your health or lose weight. The idea is that you’re providing yourself with a convenient way to increase your protein intake, which is useful because protein is what the…

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GLUCOTRUST

WhAT is GlucoTrust ? GlucoTrust is a new supplement manufactured in the USA that contains a formula of all natural ingredients. These ingredients work together to promote healthy blood sugar levels, safe and effective weight loss, and better sleep. Startling Statistics  According to the American Diabetes Association, 34.2 million Americans, or 10.5% of the population,…

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DIABETES INSIPIDUS / DIEBETES MELLITUS [ CLASSIFICATIONS ]

DIABETES INSIPIDUS / DIEBETES MELLITUS [ CLASSIFICATIONS ] – NERVOUS SYSTEM DIABETES INSIPIDUS When the nervous and endocrine systems get out of balance, the resulting dearth or overabundance of hormones can cause havoc. Consider just one hormone. The pituitary gland in the brain stores antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin, which is created by the…

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THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM [ THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ]

THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM  The nervous system isn’t the only method by which the brain controls the body and maintains homeostasis. The direct, electrochemical means by which the nervous system collects information from stimuli and then formulates responses is augmented by the endocrine system, which works with the nervous system to regulate the body’s cells. The…

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EPILEPSY / TYPES OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES / CAUSES & TREATMENT

EPILEPSY On a summer day, storm clouds can suddenly gather and transform an afternoon of sunshine into a violent monster of rain, hail, lightning bolts, and the occasional twister. Sunlight and warmth get blotted out. So it is with the nervous system. The brain’s higher functions, working in harmony with the body, promote consciousness and…

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MAPPING SEIZURES [ THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ]

MAPPING SEIZURES [ DELICATE BALANCE – THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ] Seizures may occur in any part of the brain; their point of origin often can be mapped. Some occur as a result of lesions in specific domains. Nineteenth-century doctor John Hughlings Jackson, an aloof but meticulous researcher, posited that lesions would produce two effects. He based…

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SEIZURES [ DELICATE BALANCE ( THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ) ]

SEIZURES [ DELICATE BALANCE – THE BRAIN’S EQUILIBRIUM ( THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ) ] Abnormal electrical activity in the brain produces seizures, which have a broad range of manifestations. Some are so minor that they may occur unnoticed, while others can cause violent spasms and convulsions. Victims may even lose consciousness. They can be a…

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MIGRAINES [ THE BRAIN’S EQUILIBRIUM ]

MIGRAINES [ THE BRAIN’S EQUILIBRIUM ] THE DAMAGE caused by headaches is eye-popping. About 45 million Americans suffer them regularly, and about half of the sufferers find the pain severe and sometimes disabling. The result: lost time from work, play, the day to day stuff of life. Counting only the 30 million who suffer migraine…

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HEADACHES ( THE BRAIN’S EQUILIBRIUM )

HEADACHES ( THE BRAIN’S EQUILIBRIUM ) HEADACHES In the waning days of the Civil War, Union general Ulysses S. Grant was suffering from a terrible headache. He stopped at a farmhouse in the rear of his army, which had been pressing the forces of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. “I spent the night in bathing my…

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BALANCING ACT ( THE BRAIN’S EQUILIBRIUM )

BALANCING ACT ( THE BRAIN’S EQUILIBRIUM ) Some feedback mechanisms suppress actions in the brain and body. Others excite them. Their delicate balance keeps the body between extremes. To have too much or too little of one can throw the system out of whack. To take one example, the lack or overabundance of neurotransmitters such…