GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, can wreak havoc on your well-being and lifestyle. After months or years of dealing with heartburn, you may be left feeling exhausted and defeated – especially when prescription medications have not brought you much relief. But it's important not to give up! For many patients who don't respond well to medications, these natural therapies have been extremely helpful in diminishing GERD symptoms.
Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care is safe, painless, and in most cases, inexpensive.
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Getting a cut or laceration is certainly common, and most cuts can be taken care of at home with a little antiseptic and a band-aid. When you or a family member gets a more significant cut, you may not know when visiting the doctor or urgent-care center is necessary. Fortunately, there are a few signs that will let you know exactly what to do.
Body Cuts and Lacerations
Many cuts initially bleed quite a bit, but when the bleeding does not quickly slow down, you need to visit the emergency room or an urgent-care facility.
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While diabetes and resultant high blood sugar can lead to eye problems, heighten your risk for cardiovascular disease, and promote renal failure, it can also cause problems with your ankles and feet. While many diabetic-related foot problems resolve once tight control over blood glucose levels are regained, some problems may be permanent. Here are three ways your diabetes may warrant a visit to your foot doctor, and what you can do about them:
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Clean, clear, and healthy skin is a common enough goal of many people on Earth – male or female, old or young, rich or poor, etc. – but it can easily seem out of reach if you don't have the time, money, or energy to try out every new skin cure-all that comes onto the market. But does that mean you're doomed to a life of scowling at your own skin in the mirror every morning?
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As a woman, bladder control issues tend to be a lot more commonplace than they are for men. However, this does not mean that you have to put up with urinary incontinence for the rest of your life without doing something about it. While many of the treatment options for urinary incontinence involve surgery, not all of them do. There are numerous methods that you can use to improve your bladder control and reduce incidents of leakage and incontinence that do not involve surgery at all.
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