Herbalism is the use of plants for medicinal purposes. Humans began using herbs medicinally as early as the Paleolithic age 60,000 years ago. Over the years, people began to record the effects of healing herbs in journals called herbals. Many modern&#x2d;day pharmaceutical drugs make use of plant&#x2d;derived compounds.

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<div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="bf7ku-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ad8go-0-0">There are a lot of strange methods doctors used to swear by. Medical history is chock-full of risky procedures with high mortality rates. </span><span class="hardreadability"><span data-offset-key="ad8go-1-0">Some ingredients thought of as medical essentials, like mercury and black salve, are these days proven to be dangerous</span></span><span data-offset-key="ad8go-2-0">. Before anesthetic, the best surgeons were the ones who could work the fastest. Crowds used to gather around individuals unfortunate enough to </span><span class="complexword"><span data-offset-key="ad8go-3-0">require</span></span><span data-offset-key="ad8go-4-0"> their teeth pulled. Doctors could make money by charging an observation fee.</span></div>
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Conditions

"Condition" is a general term for particular abnormal diseases that negatively affect a part or all of the body. Conditions are not due to any external injury. Therefore, a broken bone does not classify as a condition, whereas Herpes, OCD, Shingles, and Ulcers do.

Medical conditions are classified by specific symptoms and signs. While each person's experiences can vary, there are consistent signs and symptoms that doctors will look for when diagnosing their patients. We always recommend that people seek a professional diagnosis. Afterward, supplement medical advice and opinion with accurate and easy to read information.

Most people only spend an average of a couple minutes with their doctor during a checkup. Oftentimes patients don't receive the fullest explanation of their diagnosis. Easily search through the vast amount of articles that Facty Health offers for ones that address your specific needs. From there, allow us to help you with those unanswered questions.

Medical History

Vitamin K benefits are well-established and have a reputation for promoting blood clotting. Its letter comes from the German word koagulation. Most newborn babies receive a shot of vitamin K as a preventative measure against hemorrhaging. 

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Wellness is associated with your lifestyle. Wellness depends on many factors, such as proper weight control, good nutrition, avoiding risk factors such as alcohol abuse and smoking and exercise. People who manage their lifestyle are more productive, healthier and have fewer workplace absences.

Since lifestyle is the leading factor determining your general health, it is important to set healthy goals and have control over your life. The choices you make have a huge influence on your wellness; therefore consistent self-care is vital. While medicine can cure the disease, the wellness lifestyle encourages you to take responsibility for your life.

Wellness is not an absence of diseases. It is an approach developed to achieve the balance between social and emotional functioning. Wellness is a process through which you start making choices towards a healthier lifestyle.

Wellness is a positive approach to life, which emphasizes the importance of the mind and spirit. A wellness-oriented lifestyle means that everything you feel, say and do has an impact on your health.

Lifestyle

Whether you're looking for the finest superfood or you're curious about the benefits of that starfruit you just picked up at the market, Facty has the details. From the best exercises to get fit fast to the real facts on the latest fad diet, we have the answers to your questions.

Wellness

Whether that sound you hear in the night turns out to be an intruder or just your dog moving around in the other room, what you are experiencing is fear. We know it affects the mind, but in addition, fear impacts your health in some very surprising ways.

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Get In The Ring

What have I gotten myself into?

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Mental health is a state of psychological and emotional well-being. It can also be seen as the absence of mental illness. A healthy brain is important for people of all ages. However, the prognosis for many patients dealing with mental illness is pretty good, and many people live healthy and happy lives by effectively managing their symptoms.

Just like medicine that is focused on physical ailments, there are varying degrees of severity to mental illnesses. Some illnesses range from very minor to extremely debilitating. And just like physical ailments, the sooner a patient can be accurately diagnosed and receive treatment, the better.

Maintaining good mental health and wellness is beneficial, but not easy. There can be a lot of reasons why a person develops a mental illness. The cause could be genetic, environmental, stress-based, situational, or the result of unresolved past trauma.

Unlike physical ailments, there is a stigma behind mental illness due to the fact that it is fairly invisible. You never know who is dealing with what unless they choose to tell you. In addition to this, it's a newer school of medicine than physical ailments and is constantly evolving and being re-written. The mental health section of Facty Health is a good place to learn more about specific mental illnesses, their symptoms, and their treatments.

Mental Health

Recent research suggests that understanding ageotypes and the different ways our bodies age could improve treatments for older people.

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All our bodies age in unique ways, depending on where we grew up, how active we have been through our lives, genetics, and more. But despite these differences, medical research can give us a lot of insight into what to expect as we get older. From study results to which health tests and conditions you should expect, there's no reason to go into older age completely blind. 

Anatomy

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Aging

Gut health and the microbiome are popular areas of study as more and more research points to impacts on many areas of health, including aging!

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Too many free radicals affect the body in many ways, resulting in oxidative stress that can lead to various symptoms and conditions.

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