Herb Alert!

Those taking any diabetes medications, oral pills or insulin, should check with their doctors if they use the herbs glucosomine or gymnema sylvestre. Mixing these two herbs with diabetes meds could alter the dosage requirements resulting in a loss of blood sugar control.
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Norplant is an implanted contraceptive that consists of a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone. It has been available since the FDA approved Norplant in 1990, and adds another alternative to the array of contraceptive options available to women today.

How It Is Used
Norplant can only be prescribed by a health care professional. It is composed of six small plastic capsules that are about the size of matchsticks and are filled with levonorgestrel (synthetic progesterone). These tiny capsules are inserted under the skin of the upper arm through a tiny cut (about 1/8 inch long) that the physician makes. The arm may feel sore for a few days after the insertion of the capsules, but it usually heals quickly.
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Losing your hair after chemotherapy treatment is quite common. The hair folicles weaken, therefore the hair falls out faster than usual.

Losing your hair after chemotherapy treatment is quite common. The hair folicles weaken, therefore the hair falls out faster than usual. Depending on the exact type of chemotherapy you have, hair loss starts anywhere between one to three weeks once your chemotherapy starts. Once the treatment is complete, you will notice your hair growing back. Sometimes it may not grow back just like it was before, people with curly hair have been known to have it grow back straight. Sometimes dark hair will grow back lighter. These changes are usually just temporary.
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So, you’ve made the choice to undergo a physical detox program. This might consist of a three to seven day herbal and fiber treatment, or another structured method of colon cleansing.

You have even started the process of altering your diet and liquid intake. Well there is another key element to this whole process that deserves consideration and that is physical exercise.
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Heeding sensible tooth care tips is a surefire way to keep your body healthy. Our teeth are what allow us to chew. Taking care of your teeth is extremely important.

Here are some tooth care tips you can use: Teeth are an integral part of the human body. Without our teeth, eating becomes much harder. It is very important to take proper care of your teeth.
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Should you be taking a multivitamin supplement? The answer may surprise you.

The Multivitamin/Mineral Conundrum

To supplement or not to supplement—that is the question! It begs a yes or no answer, yet the response to one of the most frequently asked questions of dietitians remains open to interpretation. It depends, quite frankly, on whom you ask.
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A person who undergoes extreme weight loss would drop quite a bit of weight very fast, or they would lose more weight than is healthy. Utilization of methods like vomiting, laxative abuse and skipping meals may be classified as extreme as well.
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