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Beat Your Sugar Habit

…fatigue and sugar cravings, this is often associated with digestive problems (irritable bowel syndrome/spastic colon) and chronic nasal congestion or sinusitis. * Type 4. Sugar addiction driven by depression and anxiety caused by hormonal shifts. These include PMS, perimenopause and menopause in women, and…

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6 Ways to Stop Seasonal Allergies Without the "Help" of Big Pharma

…of the water into your nostrils and expel it to flush pollen from your nasal passages. 2. Stay away from mucus-producing foods that can aggravate sinus congestion. These include dairy products, especially milk, cream, cheese, and ice cream. 3. Avoid wine or drink organic varieties to minimize allergy…

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7 Ways to Ward Off Colds and Flu Naturally

…three times a day. 3. Use a Neti Pot: Washing your sinuses daily with a neti pot helps to keep your nasal passages clear of microbes that can cause infection. Add ¼ to ½ tsp of sea salt to the neti pot, top with warm water, and irrigate each sinus. Then blow your nose to expel excess mucus and water…

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Cardiology Terminology: Sinus Arrhythmia and PACs

…rhythm." To allay some fears about ”irregular” heartbeats, I’d like to start at the beginning with the SA node. First of all, we all have a "sinus arrhythmia," which is a bit of a misnomer when one considers that it is quite normal, and the word arrhythmia can conjure up the thought that things…

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Cardiology Terminology: Intrinsic Pacemaker (Part I: The SA Node)

…provider has used any of these terms with you, here some a basic explanation: We look first to the "sinus node," which is up atop the inside of the right atrium in the coronary "sinus," not unlike a nasal sinus. This sino-atrial node is also called the "SA node," and has the huge responsibility to stimulate…

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Heart Beat 101

…timing…pure math. The first dome is the P wave, and we use calipers just like you did in geometry class to measure time intervals. The P wave represents the sinus node’s electrical stimulation as it shoots across the atria—the two upper pumping chambers of the heart—and that discharge causes them to contract…

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Cardiology Terminology: Intrinsic Pacemaker (Part II: The AV Node and the Purkinge Fibers)

…tachycardia (or AV tach). The term tachycardia is used whenever the heart rate exceeds the usual rate for the source of the electrical stimulation. So, a sinus tachycardia exceeds 100 bpm, and a junctional tach is faster than 60 bpm. The AV node is actually quite important. It slows the electrical impulse 1…

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Cardiology Terminology: Heart Rate Variability

…represents the subtle timing variations in your heart’s beat-to-beat intervals that occur with the simple process of breathing. The terms “respiratory sinus arrhythmia” or “sinus arrhythmia” are often used to describe these slight fluctuations. The word arrhythmia is a bit of a misnomer here, because…

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