gout

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<div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="87abn-0-0"><span data-offset-key="87abn-0-0"><span data-text="true">Gout is a type of arthritis. This type causes sudden tenderness, pain, swelling, and stiffness in joints. In 50 percent of cases, the joint most affected it the base of the big toe.</span></span></div>
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<div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="4s1vo-0-0"><span data-offset-key="4s1vo-0-0"><span data-text="true">Gout is the elevated levels of uric acid in the blood gather and forms hard crystals in the joints. Many people with too much uric acid will not have severe symptoms. This is because it only affects 1-2% of the population. Men are at higher risk than women. Those most prone eat a lot of meat, drink a lot of beer, and are overweight. People who have experienced it once are likely to experience it again.</span></span></div>
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<div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cojcv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cojcv-0-0"><span data-text="true">If gout goes untreated, it can cause lasting harm to joints and tendons. Treatments include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroids, and colchicine. Once the acute attack gets treated, a person can begin to take preventative measures. Prevention through lifestyle changes is the most effective way of reducing your risk. Even after experiencing one attack, you can prevent future similar attacks. Weight loss and medication can lower uric acid levels in your body, therefore preventing gout.</span></span></div>
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Ailments

An "ailment" is a general term for minor to moderate physical illnesses, diseases, and disorders. In Facty Health, many different diagnoses fall under the ailment category. For example, acid reflux, eye disorders, skin problems, and GI problems, are considered an ailment.

In this category, you can discover natural home remedies for common symptoms. You will find that there is probably a miracle ingredient hiding in your pantry right now. Learn what foods to stay away from and which foods can help ease certain conditions. You can even learn to spot the early warning signs of some of the more severe diseases. Expect to find detailed and interesting information about the types of ailments, their symptoms, causes, and treatments.

If you have questions about a specific ailment or you just have a general curiosity for medicine, this would be a good place to start.

Gout

Vocal hoarseness is usually a symptom of a larger condition. A hoarse voice can sound strained, raspy, low, pitchy or whispery. Many disorders related to the vocal cords can make the voice hoarse. If you are experiencing this symptom, these frequently asked questions about hoarseness may address your concerns.

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Your body is where you reside all of the time. Even when you're asleep, it's hard at work keeping you alive and well. Many of its functions are automatic like your breathing and your metabolism. Sometimes your body can start to break down or malfunction. Often these problems are environmental or genetic, but sometimes they are due to the lifestyle choices that we make.

Preventing these problems can be done by controlling your diet, exercising right, getting enough sleep, and easing up on your indulgences. You don't have to cut out everything indulgent, after all, happiness has some of the best health benefits of all. A healthy lifestyle can be the best preventative medicine. Though preventative care can help, your body can still present issues. Facty Health can be where you go to learn more about the particular issues that you are facing. Whether it is severe (like abscesses, tumors, or STIs) or non-severe (like nosebleeds, canker sores, or rashes), we have got information about it.

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Body

Research increasingly confirms how essential fat is to health. It helps us absorb fat-soluble vitamins, makes up cell membranes, and supplies energy and insulation to help maintain body temperature. Fats also make us feel full longer and contribute to heart, brain, metabolic health, and even weight loss.

Public Library of Science: DHA and Memory

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Controlling your diet is a natural and effective way to help manage your health and wellness. Certain foods that can help to ease gastrointestinal pains, help treat diabetes and make IBS more manageable. When we think of the word “diet”, it’s easy to only think of hunger pains, cutting calories, and celebrity diets. It’s time to give your head a shake and see diets as a way to supplement your healthcare needs.

Maybe fad diets like Keto, Paleo, and the Mediterranean diet have piqued your interest. Did you know that these can be used as supportive care in addition to medical treatment? These diets might sound hard to get into, but we provide tons of diet-friendly meal ideas for you and your family.

If you’re dieting to get to your goal weight, we’ve got you there! We’ve got tons of low-calorie or low-carb recipes for you to try out. Maintaining a healthy weight is an important part of the lifestyle and wellness balance.

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.

Dietary

A medium banana offers about nine percent of the recommended daily intake. Despite its popularity, many foods contain more potassium than bananas.

Which nutrients your body will get and how much depends on your diet. Nutrients are chemical substances that help your body maintain tissues, make energy, regulate different processes, etc. Nutrition is the process of taking nutrients from various foods. There are six classes of nutrients: lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, water, minerals, and vitamins.

The third three classes are known as macronutrients because our bodies need them in large quantities. Lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins are unique because they are the only elements that provide the body with energy. Energy is measured in calories.

Water is also a nutrient that some scientists categorize as a macronutrient because our bodies need it in large quantities. Water is quickly lost through sweat and evaporation, so you need to fill up by drinking liquids and eating fruits, vegetables and other foods that contain water.

Consuming a healthy diet with vegetables, fruits, protein, and dairy ensures the body has enough nutrients to use.

Food

The foods you eat have a huge influence on your ability to enjoy life. One of the main effects of food is the feeling you get from eating a delicious meal. There are many different chemical substances in food, including macronutrients, micronutrients, water and dietary fiber. Macronutrients, for example, protein, are present in large amounts. Micronutrients are present in smaller quantities, for example, vitamins.

Food can also contain flavors, colors, active substances such as steroids, caffeine and salicylates, additives and natural toxins. Different characteristics of food depend on the presence of chemicals in them.
The chemical nature of food can be changed by preservation, storage and, of course, cooking. Moreover, food chemicals can interact with each other. For example, the way in which our bodies absorb carbohydrates depends on dietary fiber, even though our bodies don't absorb the fiber itself.

Which foods you eat have long-term effects on your health. Healthy foods help prevent some chronic diseases and decrease recovery periods from the disease.

Nutrition

Vitamin D plays a critical role in the body and is unique because the body absorbs it mostly through the sun, not fruits and vegetables.

The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology  

Nutrients  - Role of Enhanced Foods in Improving Vitamin D

foods high in Vitamin D

Treacher Collins syndrome is a genetic condition that causes abnormalities of the bones and tissues of the face, head, and ears. The syndrome presents with variable levels of severity, being almost unnoticeable or pronounced. People with this disorder may have problems with sight, hearing, breathing, or cleft palates.

Treacher Collins syndrome

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<div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="da6p3-0-0"><span data-offset-key="da6p3-0-0"><span data-text="true">Humans knew for ages that living things inherited characteristics from their parents. Because of these observations, they used "selective breeding" to improve plants and animals.</span></span></div>
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<div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6m3l8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6m3l8-0-0"><span data-text="true">Genetic disorders are a problem caused by abnormalities in the genes. Some genetic disorders are hereditary. This means we are more susceptible to them because of our family history. Other disorders are due to mutations in our DNA. DNA mutations are part of evolution, but sometimes they can cause abnormalities.</span></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.

Genetic

Most causes of a sore throat are not serious, including allergies or the common cold, but knowing the rare, more serious possible causes is important.

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The warm membrane lining of the throat provides the right environment for bacteria and viruses to flourish. As a result, the membrane becomes inflamed, making the throat sore.
When you have a sore throat, the right treatment will quickly get you back to a normal life. Most often, you need to soothe the throat to feel better. Many treatments are prescribed based on what caused your sore throat. The most common cause is a virus, but some sore throats are bacterial.

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To help determine what the cause of your sore throat is, you will go through tests before receiving advice and treatment. If results show that you have a bacterial infection, your doctor will prescribe medicine that is suitable for you. The doctor will also give you advice on how to manage your symptoms.

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If the results show that your sore throat is caused by something else, your doctor will go through treatment options to relieve your symptoms.

Sore Throat

Menopause is the transition period during which the female body ceases its reproductive capabilities. The average age to reach menopause is 51. Hormone fluctuations cause a variety of symptoms. The process takes an average of four years, but time and experiences vary from woman to woman.

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Menopause is something every woman will go through when they reach a certain age. The exact age differs in each person, usually sometime after 40, but it marks the end of her reproductive cycle. The ovaries will no longer release and egg every month and therefore she will stop menstruating altogether.

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The symptoms in each woman can vary greatly but they include, insomnia, fatigue, mood swings and depression. Headaches, muscle and joint pains, bladder control issues and vagainal dryness are also present. The most common side effect is sweating or hot flashes were there will be a sudden warmth spreading all over the body and the need to cool down immediately.

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As this is a natural condition where and the symptoms will eventually disappear. There is no ‘cure’ but there is some help. Hormone therapy is available to menopausal women, a lifestyle change in regard to exercise and diet, plus alternative therapies such as acupuncture and meditation may help you to deal with the symptoms better on a day-to-day basis.

Menopause

Edwards syndrome is a genetic condition caused by a chromosomal abnormality that has dramatic effects on growth and development. Edwards syndrome affects many parts of the body and has no cure.

Edwards syndrome

Phlebitis is an inflammatory condition of a vein, generally in the leg, though in rare instances the condition can develop in the arms and neck as well. The primary symptoms of phlebitis are redness and swelling in a specific area that may feel warm to the touch. In many cases, phlebitis is not a serious health issue.

Phlebitis

Thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms inside a blood vessel. This obstructs the flow of blood in the body and circulatory systems causing blockages. The type of thrombosis diagnosed depends on the location of the blood vessel where it has formed, and the type of vessel that is affected. The most common thrombosis is deep vein thrombosis. This is when a clot forms in a deep vein, such as the femoral vein in the legs.

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Thrombosis can be very serious, especially is part of the clot breaks off and travels through to an organ, called an embolus, resulting in an obstruction. This can lead to a stroke, pulmonary embolism or heart attack. Signs to look out for in the legs from DVT are a discomfort and heaviness, also pain, throbbing, and warmth, itching, and swelling. Changed in the skin are also common with a discoloration or thickening. A pulmonary embolism will bring on chest pain, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat and possible coughing up of blood. Any of these symptoms should be treated as serious. For treatment, some medications and surgery can be discussed with your health professional.

Thrombosis

Increasing specific foods in your diet will not only improve your overall health they’ll also boost hair growth, which leads to a healthier head of hair.

“Things” are objects that don’t need a name, can’t have a name, or cannot be named. So, in this section, this is precisely what you will find. That might sound kind of funny, but it’s true! If you enjoy learning about miscellaneous topics and random trivia, this is a great place to do it! By browsing Facty, we guarantee that you’re bound to find something to satiate your curiosity.

Check out the answers to life’s fantastical mysteries, like mermaids and aliens. We believe that our child-like sense of wonder never really goes away. Or, if you’re searching for articles for children, check out our recommendations! We can help you find books that kids will love and riddles to keep them occupied during long car rides.

If fantastical and mysterious topics aren’t for you, we can also provide you with life skills and practical knowledge. In <em>Things</em>, you will find useful items like answers to help in tough social situations. Choose from a list of fantastic “would you rather” ice-breaker questions. Or read up on the <em>Top Ten Most Common Interview Questions</em> to ace even the toughest interviews.

For a truly random article, browse the <em>Things</em> category, spin your scroll wheel, and click anywhere! You never know where it might take you! We know you will enjoy all the awesome stuff that’s waiting for you!

Answers

What is Communism? Why do hurricanes happen? Why do we yawn? Where can you find the answers to these questions and so many more? Facty Answers is the place to go when you want to learn something new or the answer is just on the tip of your tongue. Sometimes you might already know the answer, but you may want to double-check or read in greater detail about it. Our site contains accurate and easy to digest information, perfect for a busy lifestyle.

Learning doesn't have to stop when you finish school. Keep your brain young and energized with a stream of new and interesting information. Take in facts from all school subjects ranging from Grammar to Biology. Instead of searching through pages of research or getting lost down a click-hole, use your time productively and find what you're looking for. It doesn't stop there, use Facty Answers to find great quotes or book recommendations. Impress your friends and coworkers with a wide scope of general knowledge. Be a star at your local pub's trivia night. Finally, win that game of Trivial Pursuit with your family.

Things

Bromelain is a protein-digesting group of proteolytic enzymes that are found naturally only in pineapple. Bromelain can play a key role in digestion, as well as healing wounds and treatings illness. As you will see, there are many health benefits of bromelain.

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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.

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