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| Polycystic Ovary Syndrome When a rite of passage takes a wrong turn |
05-23-2007 |
| After-Bite We hear about those who die from West Nile Virus. We hear about those who get well. But, we don’t hear much about the one percent who live with it. Long term. |
10-11-2006 |
| Multiple
Sclerosis: On the Road Again |
04-12-2005 |
| Finè....
Kaput....
The End. A final goodbye to hemorrhoids |
03-18-2005 |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis | 03-15-2005 |
| NPH: The Great Pretender It looks like Parkinson’s, acts like Alzheimer’s, seems like dementia. The difference? It’s treatable. |
03-11-2005 |
| When
Going to Work Makes You Sick - Literally Sick Building Syndrome - What It Is, How to Treat It |
01-21-2005 |
| Hyperparathyroidism Making Too Much of a Good Thing |
11-15-2004 |
| No More Chicken Pox | 11-04-2004 |
| Flu Phobia? | 10-21-2004 |
| Mystery Pains Polymyalgia Rheumatica is difficult to diagnose, easy to treat |
09-16-2004 |
| 'Strep' From sore throats to ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria, Group A Streptococcus is a bug to be reckoned with |
09-13-2004 |
| Good News for Ulcer Sufferers | 09-07-2004 |
| YUCK! Poolside Parasites |
07-26-2004 |
| Why is my baby yellow? Early detection crucial when treating newborn jaundice |
07-19-2004 |
| Putting A Face to Treacher Collins Syndrome | 06-01-2004 |
| "Mommy, My Ear Hurts!" Does Your Child Really Need Antibiotics? |
04-08-2004 |
| High Blood Pressure And West Nile Virus What You Need to Know |
04-05-2004 |
| Sexually-Transmitted Diseases Part Two: Bacterial STDs |
03-11-2004 |
| Sexually-Transmitted Diseases Part One: Runaway Viruses |
03-08-2004 |
| This Isn't Your Momma's Appendectomy Minimally-invasive surgery takes the fun out of showing off your scars |
01-21-2004 |
| Cushing's Syndrome Too Much of a Good Thing |
01-12-2004 |
| Thyroid Disorders 101: Screening is Key |
10-20-2003 |
| Turner Syndrome: Good Things Ahead for These Small Packages |
03-24-2003 |
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Add fiber to your diet... slowly
Dietary fiber is versatile and talented. It assists in discouraging a long list of woes: constipation, hemorrhoids, heart disease, diabetes, bad cholesterol and certain cancers.
Foods such as apples, berries, oranges, beans, broccoli, bran, multigrain breads and cereals should be added slowly into your diet, followed by an increase in fluid intake. Eventually you want to work up to 4 ½ cups of high fiber foods a day.
Otherwise, you might find yourself feeling more bloated, gassy or experiencing stomach cramps.So, add one high-fiber food at a time about a week apart. Increase your water intake (which includes unsweetened teas, diet sodas, juice) to eight glasses a day to help the fiber move through your system.
