Category Archives: anemia
Benefits of Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin) Supplementation
One of the most overlooked supplements on the market is Vitamin B12.Your body needs this vitamin, in combination with other B vitamins, to maintain a healthy nervous system, maintain energy levels and production of good DNA. All very important processes … Continue reading
What Causes Diabetic Retinopathy?
Five or ten years after the onset of diabetes, many diabetics begin to notice that their vision is just a little fuzzy. They may think they need new glasses, but the changing lens does not help. In far too many … Continue reading
Leukemia Cancer – Everything You Need to Know
Leukemia is generally considered and known as blood cancer, where as if considered in its real terms leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells and the platelets. These platelets actually help blood to clot. Additionally when the white … Continue reading
The Annual Test All Women Need – Preventing Iron-Deficiency Anemia with the Ferritin Test
Anemia is a well-known disease. It affects more women than men, and, with current dietary trends women are at risk more than ever for developing iron-deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency anemia begins when the stores of iron in the bone marrow, … Continue reading
Lack of Vitamin B12 May Cause Pernicious Anemia
When one lacks vitamin B12 in the body, this can result in a condition known as pernicious anemia. Pernicious anemia can be detected by a blood test due to the presence of huge immature red blood cells in one’s blood. … Continue reading
Formed Element Disorders of Blood Cells
Problems of red cells, white cells, and platelets are separated for discussion because one or the other is discovered to become one of the most abnormal throughout laboratory testing. However, due to the clonal nature of hematopoiesis, numerous disorders affect … Continue reading
Can Diabetes Affect Cognitive Ability?
Yes, it can and here is how.The most frequent cognitive deficits in persons with diabetes are:o Slowing of information processing speedo Slowing of motor speedo Decreases in vocabulary and intelligenceo Lessening of attention spano Decreases in motor strengtho Loss of … Continue reading
Taking Preventative Measures With Your Diabetes
It appears much more education of people with diabetes needs to be done.
Anemia Part III – Symptoms of Anemia
As we mentioned in previous articles we know that it is hard to believe that America, a country with one of the highest standards of living in the world having over 20 million people with the disease of anemia caused … Continue reading
What are Normal Blood Glucose Levels?
Glucose, the primary energy source for human and animal cells, is a type of sugar that travels through the bloodstream. Glucose enters your body whenever you eat carbohydrate foods. Glucose levels are regulated by insulin and glucagon. Insulin is a … Continue reading