About Afiya Abida

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far Afiya Abida has created 111 blog entries.

This Simple Blood Test Could Save Your Life

2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

by Mark Hyman, MD The next time you visit your doctor for blood work, make sure that along with your lipid profile you request a C-reactive protein (CRP) test. CRP measures the degree of hidden inflammation in your body. Mounting evidence underscores the critical role that inflammation plays in the development and continuation of diabesity. [...]

This Simple Blood Test Could Save Your Life2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

The Cost of Cancer Drugs

2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

The following is a script of "The Cost of Cancer Drugs" which aired on Oct. 5, 2014. Lesley Stahl is the correspondent. Richard Bonin, producer. Cancer is so pervasive that it touches virtually every family in this country. More than one out of three Americans will be diagnosed with some form of it in their [...]

The Cost of Cancer Drugs2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

The Gut-Brain Link: How Your Headaches Might Stem From Your Digestion

2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

I thought I had it figured out. These complicated migraines that I spent years studying seemed to make so much sense on paper. First comes the prodrome, the 24-hour period of time that about 70 percent of migraneurs experience before their attack of disabling pain (1). For some, the prodrome may be a change in [...]

The Gut-Brain Link: How Your Headaches Might Stem From Your Digestion2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

How to do a Turkish Getup

2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

An excellent exercise for building core strength and repair injuries, especially injuries to the rotator cuff (ie. for shoulder problems).   Video Source : http://www.DCAthlete.com

How to do a Turkish Getup2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

No, you are not ‘running late’, you are rude and selfish

2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

  Source: eflon Greg Savage, is the founder of Firebrand. He is a well recognized international speaker and a highly successful entrepreneur. In this article he conveys a vital message more concisely than I have found other places. A good reminder for all of us. -Rehan    This post may offend some readers. But [...]

No, you are not ‘running late’, you are rude and selfish2015-03-05T13:58:40+02:00

Vegetarians have much lower sperm counts

2015-03-05T14:49:56+02:00

A diet rich in fruit and vegetables may harm fertility, say researchers at Loma Linda University Medical School By Sarah Knapton Vegetarians and vegans may be harming their chance of having children after a study found that men who do not eat meat have significantly reduced sperm counts. Although a diet that is rich in [...]

Vegetarians have much lower sperm counts2015-03-05T14:49:56+02:00

6 Reasons Why Vegetable Oils Are Toxic

2014-10-15T11:21:30+02:00

By Kris Gunnars Many people perceive vegetable oils as healthy. Maybe it’s because they have the word “vegetable” in them. I mean… vegetables are good for you, right? So vegetable oil must be too… Even the mainstream nutrition organizations recommend that we eat them, because according to them, unsaturated fats are much healthier than saturated [...]

6 Reasons Why Vegetable Oils Are Toxic2014-10-15T11:21:30+02:00

Acupuncture Regulates the Nervous System

2014-10-15T11:21:23+02:00

By HealthCMi   New evidence demonstrates acupuncture activates specific regions of the brain for the treatment of specific diseases. Investigators from the Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine also find that acupuncture regulates neurotransmitters as a mechanism to modulate autonomic nervous system responses. The review article notes that further investigation [...]

Acupuncture Regulates the Nervous System2014-10-15T11:21:23+02:00

Your Ancestors Didn’t Sleep Like You

2014-11-18T10:44:07+02:00

Evidence continues to emerge, both scientific and historical, suggesting that the way in which the majority of us currently sleep may not actually be good for us. In 2001, historian Roger Ekirch of Virginia Tech published a paper that included over 15 years of research. It revealed an overwhelming amount of historical evidence that humans [...]

Your Ancestors Didn’t Sleep Like You2014-11-18T10:44:07+02:00
Go to Top