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begin. I was in the middle of getting ready for my eight-hour shift at Kroger's as a bagger. Imagine a nine-month pregnant lady belly so perfectly round bagging your groceries. The pain was so small like a muscle cramp that I ignored it to go about my day. As my day progressed the cramp began to intensify like a splinter festering. By the end of my eight-hour shift, I was pretty…

shoes which led to their feet always being bloody or covered in blisters. People couldn't ride in the wagons because it was packed with things and unpleasant. The largest killer was disease. Cholera (which is a disease that results in diarrhea and cramps) was spread through unclean water supplies was almost inevitable. Head lice were also common for people rarely took baths. The weather didn't help either. Hail the size of apples and rain were common. Scorching hours in the sun rarely helped.…

Overview Dumping syndrome is a condition in which food travels too quickly and uncontrolled from the stomach to the intestines. It typically appears within a half hour after eating, a condition called early dumping syndrome. Other times, it may take a couple of hours and is classified as late dumping syndrome. Eating foods with refined sugar makes the occurrence of dumping syndrome more likely, as can ingesting certain fats, fried foods, and dairy products. Any type of surgery that involves…

Black cohosh is a a lovely green plant with white flowers that is common to the United States. It also goes by various other names such as “snake root” and “fairy candle”. Though some herbs have beneficial properties throughout the entire plant, only the root of this one should be consumed. Black cohosh is generally used by women, but some say that it can help men with prostate cancer too. Because it affects estrogen levels, men should be very careful if they take it. It could significantly…

Blighted Ovum A blighted ovum is a condition in which a fertilized egg (embryo) attaches itself to the uterus but does not develop. The condition causes the placenta to grow and pregnancy hormones to be secreted. A blighted ovum is also called an anembryonic pregnancy. Women with this condition test positive for pregnancy even though they are not pregnant. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: A problem with a type of gene called a chromosome. A poor quality sperm or egg. SYMPTOMS…

Nutrition 2 Article Assignment Explanation: I chose this article because it covers the general information from both of the two articles below in a concise and easy to digest format. The article is broken up into eleven short and easily applicable topics, such as ‘Watch your iron’, instead of something like ‘minerals for fitness’. It’s an article that’s easy to read and can be applied to my own nutritional habits. Nutrition and Fitness Goals: These articles have provided me with new ideas for…

There are various questions women often ask themselves before starting any type of new medication. Concerns women often have while deciding on whether or not the pill is best for them are if the pill has any serious side effects, could the hormones change mood levels, and could it cause weight gain. There are two types of pill contraceptives. One pill being a combination pill which contains estrogen and progestin. The other pill is a progestin-only pill which is what is sold as the over the…

Strength training increases muscle mass and will lessen body fat mass. I always try and eat healthy on a daily basis, so I can lose body fat as I consistently go to the gym and strength train. Muscle endurance and help with preventing lower back pain since your legs, lower back and core support our back. I’ve noticed my cousin who practices constant routines of muscle endurance exercises at the gym, has great posture. I see this as a benefit because at school I noticed many students do not have…

5% body weight loss due to dehydration turns into a 45% decline in swimmer’s performance. Beside influence performance, dehydration can be dangerous too. When swimmer’s body does not have enough fluids to train efficiently, it will cause muscle cramps and dizziness. Swimmers hard to determine their sweat losses as they are already wet from the pool so they can weigh themselves before and after training in order to assess the fluid they lose when swimming. To overcome it, 1.5litres of fluid…

coli (EHEC) responsible for serious diarrhoea with abdominal cramps, haemorrhagic colitis, and in some cases haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), thrombocytopenia and renal failure is considered as attaching and effacing (AE) pathogen due to its involvement in the causation of dramatic changes in host cell membrane and…