The kidneys are integral in maintaining homeostasis or the corporal balance of the body. This pair of bean-shaped organs serve their regulatory function by monitoring and controlling the electrolyte levels present in the bloodstream, keeping track and maintaining the acid-base balance, retaining the blood pressure to normal, optimal levels, and as is most commonly known, acting as a sieve by which blood will be filtered and removed of toxic substances. Read More→
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Wednesday,
April
20th,
2011
Wednesday,
April
20th,
2011
Many can be said about the progression of the cycles of womanhood – the menarche, menstruation, coming of age, pregnancy – but (when baby boomers finally reach the ripened stage of being sexagenarians) none has been getting as much ambivalence as the onset of menopause. Read More→
Wednesday,
April
20th,
2011
If Achilles were alive today, he might have complained of this condition. Though not exactly an ailment of the heel, it occurs in a relatively very close area, the plantar fascia (this is the broad connective tissue originating from the heel bone and extending to the metatarsals and the phalanges – the five toes). Read More→