Recent content by hightree

A medical term for difficulty swallowing is dysphagia, so you may want to search for causes: Mayo Clinic mentions quite some causes. MedlinePlus has a list of links to various sites. Write down exact symptoms and circumstances in which this happens and discuss it with your doctor. This alone...

Pantlegz, high intake of saturated fats in combination with low intake of polyunsaturated fats increases blood LDL cholesterol levels. Here's a graph that shows the effect of saturated, mono- and polyunsaturated and trans fats on LDL cholesterol levels. So, if someone wants to decrease LDL...

Officially, your total and LDL cholesterol are "borderline high." http://www.nutrientsreview.com/lipids/cholesterol.html#tests The following can help you decrease total and LDL cholesterol: - Losing weight (if overweight) - Lower intake of saturated fat (red meat, cheese), trans fat (fast...

Yes, it is parallel to some extent. I don't see anything beyond calorie effect here, anyway. You've mentiond calories pulled from glycogen vs fat affecting food craving differently. Would you mind to give some link?

From what I know, you always first pull energy from glycogen until you have it and only then from fat stores. If you drink alcohol, then you will first pull energy from alcohol, then from glycogen and then from body fat. I agree that food craving is a major factor in weight loss. For me and for...

"Superfoods" is a pure commercial term, not a medical or scientific term in any sense. They call them superfoods because they contain a bit more of certain nutrients (but not others) as other usual foods. But as mentioned above, if you eat some widely available (and much cheaper) whole-grain...

1. Acai berry (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health): Quote: "There is no definitive scientific evidence based on studies in humans to support the use of acai berry for any health-related purpose." 2. Chia seeds (WebMD) Insufficient evidence, possibly ineffective... 3...

It does not need to be rotator cuff tear. They are other shoulder muscles in the shoulder. The tendons can be strained, partially or completely torn. If it's not some big muscle as deltoid or biceps, it may not decrease the arm function much. I imagine that during a sudden move with the left...

Pulled muscle would be likely tender at the exact spot. The pain you have described can come from the intestine. The location is suspiciously close to the appendix. Appendicitis usually develops quicker as you've described, but if the pain moves further to the right and down or if you get fever...

I don't see anything dramatic in this. It says that alcohol is metabolized first. Of course if you drink alcohol and calories from alcohol are used, less calories from fat will be used. It does not say anything about alcohol having more impact on weight gain as you can conclude from its calorie...

Not much science needed for this. One shot (45 mL) of vodka has about 100 Calories. These calories have the same effect as calories from fat or sugar or whatever.

You are probably sensitive to caffeine, which means you get symptoms of intoxication at much lower doses as most other people. If you urinate only a small amount every time, it means that caffeine irritates your bladder.

I often have such problems when I buy new shoes.

Could it be shoes with tight laces? That's probably most common cause of pain at the top of the feet. Especially when triggered with steps as you described. Note, that if you release the laces or change the shoes, the feeling may not go away immediately.

The only effect of fish oil I'm aware of that was confirmed by studies is lowering triglyceride levels. But if you regularly eat fish, it's very unlikely fish oil supplements will give you any additional benefit. Here's a comparison of omega-3 oils (fish oil vs cod liver oil vs krill oil vs...