The Health Benefits of Biotin

The Health Benefits of Biotin

What is biotin? Biotin is one of the B-vitamins, also known as vitamin B7. It’s also called coenzyme R or vitamin H. Biotin is water-soluble vitamin, which means the body doesn't store it. Biotin has many important functions in the body, helps body convert food into energy. Biotin is especially important during pregnancy and breastfeeding and important for the health of your hair, skin and nails. How does it work? Biotin is an important component of enzymes in the body that break down certain substances like fats, carbohydrates, and others. It’s necessary for the function of several enzymes known as ...

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Taking Care of You and Your Baby While You’re Pregnant

Taking Care of You and Your Baby While You’re Pregnant

It’s important to stay as healthy as possible during pregnancy and during the postpartum period. Pregnancy care consists of prenatal (before birth) and postpartum (after birth) healthcare for expectant mothers. It involves treatments and trainings to ensure a healthy pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and labor and delivery for mom and baby.  - Prenatal Care: Prenatal care helps decrease risks during pregnancy and increases the chance of a safe and healthy delivery. Regular prenatal visits can help your doctor monitor your pregnancy and identify any problems or complications before they become serious. Babies born to mothers who lack prenatal care have triple the ...

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Health Benefits of Vitamin D..

Health Benefits of Vitamin D..

Vitamin D is sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that helps your body absorb calcium and phosphorus. Having the right amount of vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus is important for building and keeping strong bones. A human body produces vitamin D as a response to sun exposure. Sunscreen, protective clothing, limited exposure to sunlight, dark skin, and age may prevent getting enough vitamin D from the sun. A person can also boost their vitamin D intake through certain foods or supplements. Vitamin D allow the ...

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How To Keep Your Prostate Happy?

How To Keep Your Prostate Happy?

Prostate gland in the male body is essential for fertility but not for erections, and just happens to enlarge, rather than shrink, with age.  The prostate is about the size of a walnut and sits at the base of the penis. It wraps around the urethra (the tube that urine comes from). A fancy term for its enlargement with age is benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). For reasons still unclear, the prostate continues to grow bigger as a man gets older and this the cause of the urination issues that occur in half of all men by age 60 and in ...

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What Can You Do About Varicose Veins?

What Can You Do About Varicose Veins?

What are varicose veins? Varicose veins occur when veins become enlarged, swollen, dilated, and overfilled with blood. Varicose veins typically appear blue or dark purple. They happen when the valves in the veins do not work properly, so the blood does not flow effectively. The condition is very common, especially in women. More than 25 % of all adults are thought to be affected by varicose veins. Approximately 1 in 4 adults in the United States is affected by varicose veins. Pregnant women are more susceptible to varicose veins. Spider veins are similar to varicose veins, but they're smaller. Spider ...

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