Laxative

Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy, a novel critically evaluating the humane treatment of animals in a free market, some animals in farm factories will spend their whole lives “kept alive…only by antibiotics, hormones, laxatives, and other additives” to their food…

Does media and the influential people of today’s society give the right impression of what one’s own self-image should be. Try turning on the television, standing in the checkout line at your local grocery store, or look at any social media feed without seeing what media wants one to believe is the perfect body image. In a time in American history where obesity is a severe issue should media be giving the notion that one must have a certain body figure or look a certain way to have a positive…

60% of Americans are overweight or obese. This means if there were twenty random people in a room, at least thirteen would be at an unhealthy weight. But why is this so? In the nutritional field, fingers are constantly being pointed at different causes for this strange phenomenon. Incidentally I am well aware that this is an unusual topic, however, it seemed to be the perfect as I am dedicated to becoming a nutritionist someday. In fact, I have subjected myself to an experiment a month before in…

Every generation has a set of beliefs that they admire and value for what it truly means to be beautiful. Back in our ancestor’s era, their interpretation for beautiful was the ideal women with large hips and breasts, a voluptuous woman such as America’s sweet heart, Marilyn Monroe. But in today’s 21st century, it is impossible to ignore the twig models on magazines, TV, and billboards. This has influenced many young girls’ ages ranging from fourteen to mid-twenties. Take in mind that the…

The case is about a 22-year-old female who has been sick for eight days. She thought that she had the “Flu”. She complained of nausea, vomiting and had a poor appetite. To counteract her nausea, she was taking copious amounts of antacids. She fell at home and was taken to the ER. She was dehydrated and intravenous fluids were given to rehydrate her. An arterial blood gas (ABG) was drawn. The results of the ABG showed an acid-base disturbance. The patient’s acid-base disturbance was acute…

She’s addicted to laxatives and has a compulsive eating disorder. She ends up killing herself from the heightened anxiety she had. F: Fear- Susanna has a fear of not knowing what happens when she’s unconscious or doesn’t keep up with time. She constantly needs answers so she…

Dandelion (Taraxicum officinale) is one of the most widely recognized wild herbs. Nearly everyone is familiar with the sunny yellow flowers and delicate white puffballs of seeds known as dandelion clocks. Unfortunately, the medicinal value of dandelions is not so well known, and these beneficial plants are often sprayed with herbicides by people who want to discourage them from growing in their lawns. Dandelion is a perennial plant native to Asia and Europe. It was brought to North America…

Bowel cancer is the term used for a cancerous tumour that presents itself in the large bowel and can go by other names such as colon or rectal cancer depending on where it starts from, it also includes rectal cancer. It can also present itself in the small intestine. Around 1 in 20 people residing in the United Kingdom will develop a form of bowel cancer and about 40,000 cases of bowel cancer are diagnosed each year. There are four sections to the bowel in which cancer can develop in any of them…

intake of hard water. The presence of calcium, iron, magnesium and zinc reduce the rate of absorption these minerals in the small intestine. In addition, high amount of magnesium in the water can cause hypomagnesaemia where its excretion is limited. Laxative effect can also arise when both magnesium and sulfate are present. Diarrhea is a common effect of increased intake of magnesium salts. The use of hard water as coolant in industries poses great financial implication on the operation of the…

and weight disturbance, and amenorrhea (Lokken et al. 2004). 80-85 percent of victims of anorexia are female (Bishop 2001). Sufferers of bulimia nervosa have patterns of binge eating, followed by purging behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse, and excessive exercise (Lokken et al. 2004). Those with bulimia are often able to hide their disorder because, unlike women with anorexia, they can maintain a normal body weight (Bishop 2001). Discrepancies in actual body image and the…