Cause of Golden Yellow Poops
Is the cause of gold stools—a more golden color rather than straight yellow—different from the cause of a blander yellow type of poop? What can be considered a “gold” stool might actually be a yellowish [...]
Left Arm Pain As an ONLY Symptom: Heart Related?
So you know that left arm pain with chest pain, nausea, sweating might mean a heart attack. But what if your ONLY symptom is unexplained left arm pain? First off, even when pain in the [...]
Chest Pain Upon Waking, Gets Better Soon After
You should not rule out a heart problem if you keep awakening with chest pain that gets better soon afterwards. It may seem odd that a heart problem would cause chest pain only in the [...]
Can Chest Pain with Burping Mean a Heart Problem?
If you have burping along with your chest pain, this definitely can mean something’s going on with your heart. A visit to a cardiologist would be smart. Angina Chest Pain with Burping Angina is impaired [...]
Chest Pain Only After Exercising, Not During?
If you’re having chest pain AFTER exercise, not during the activity, this may still be related to your heart. The older you are, the more likely that any chest pain that’s associated with exercise is [...]
TIA Headache vs. Ruptured Brain Aneurysm Headache
The problem with comparing a TIA headache with a ruptured brain aneurysm is if the sudden headache is a burst aneurysm, you don’t have minutes to wait around and see what happens. [...]
Brain Mets vs. TIA: Symptom Comparison, Differences
How can one tell the difference between a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and brain metastases? There’s an overlap of symptoms with a TIA and brain mets, but there’s also features of brain mets that would [...]
What Is the Slowest ALS Can Progress?
The life expectancy after ALS diagnosis averages two to five years, but progression of the disease is not always predictive of life expectancy. Progression of this fatal disease will vary from one patient to the [...]
How ALS Finally Kills a Patient
ALS is 100% fatal, though there are extremely rare cases in which the patient lives many years after diagnosis. But ALS will kill them, too, assuming that by sheer chance, another illness or accident doesn’t [...]
ALS Weakness vs. BFS Weakness: Comparison of Symptoms
Here’s a comparison between the muscle weakness of ALS and that of benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS). There are striking differences between the muscle weakness of ALS and that of BFS. […]
Is It Okay to Eat Lots of Sugar if Glucose Level Is Normal?
Do you have the green light to eat a ton of sugar in one sitting if your blood sugar level is in the normal range? For example, you’re healthy and have a glucose monitor device [...]
How to Stop Worrying About Your Moles
Anxiety over your moles can get bad enough to disrupt productivity at work, ruin social events & cause insomnia. However, you can overcome this nagging problem. […]
How Dangerous Is Blood Sugar in the 400’s?
You know it’s bad, but HOW bad is a glucose reading in the 400’s? This can be “a very unhealthy place and could be a medical emergency,” says Alison Massey, MS, RD, LDN, registered dietitian [...]
Edema, Swelling in Legs from Obesity vs. Heart Failure
How does one tell if the “edema” in their lower legs is strictly from obesity vs. congestive heart failure? Though an obese person may also have heart failure, there are obese people who do not [...]
Does Echocardiogram Show Plaque Buildup in Arteries?
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart that, unlike a catheter angiogram (the gold standard for showing plaque buildup in arteries), is non-invasive and carries no risks. The CT angiogram (CAT scan with contrast [...]
Causes of Congestive Heart Failure in Younger Adults
Congestive heart failure isn’t just an “old person” disease; it strikes young adults—and for specific reasons. The reasons differ from those for elderly people. What Is Congestive Heart Failure? Failure of the heart to adequately pump [...]
Shoulder Pain from Heart Attack vs. Pinched Nerve in Neck
There are distinctions in the shoulder pain from a heart attack vs. a pinched nerve in the neck. But does this mean you can self-diagnose? Shoulder pain from a heart attack can come on fairly [...]
Best Strength Training Machine for Those with Diabetes
A person with diabetes walks into a gym and is overwhelmed by the different pieces of strength training equipment. Strength training doesn’t have to be confusing or complicated. […]
How a Diabetic Can Build Big Muscles
Is there a difference between how a diabetic should train for building muscle and someone without diabetes? Do the exercises differ? What about the bench press? […]
Congestive Heart Failure vs. ALS: Symptom Comparison
If you’ve been suffering from worsening fatigue, congestive heart failure may come to mind, but ALS can also cause this. Is there a difference between early stages of ALS fatigue and that of mild congestive [...]
Causes of Fast Resting Pulse in Athlete Besides Overtraining
The reason some athletes have a fast resting heart rate has nothing to do with their training. Athletes can have medical conditions that cause a fast resting pulse. […]
What’s the Best Cardio Equipment for Diabetics?
If you have diabetes and want to use the best cardio machine for your condition, you’ll be surprised at just what this piece of equipment is. […]
How a Diabetic Can Get Six-Pack Abs
Here are the basic guidelines for how someone with diabetes can get six-pack abs. The good news is that for diabetics who want six-pack abs, there is nothing different they need to do as far [...]
Sudden Sharp Chest Pains on Left Side: Causes
There’s actually quite a few causes of sudden sharp pain on the left side of one’s chest, ranging from heart problems to serious lung conditions to harmless muscle strains. Causes of Sharp Chest Pain on [...]
If You Had a Heart Problem Would Chest Hurt if Pressed?
So if you have a heart problem like severely clogged arteries or a rhythm disorder, would pressing your fingers or palm on your chest bring out any pain? What if you were having a heart [...]
Heart Palpitations While Walking: Causes & Solutions
Is there something inherently unique about walking that causes PVCs or heart palpitations? Yes, there is something that just might be going on only when you walk. And one of those is anxiety. “Stress and [...]
Best Exercises that Help Prevent PVC’s
Can exercise, rather than drugs, be beneficial for premature ventricular contractions? Or is it the other way around—that some kinds of exercise can increase PVC’s? Sedentary Men with PVCs Benefit from Exercise • 196 sedentary [...]
Awakening from Sleep with a Racing Heart: Causes, Solutions
If a racing heart is waking you from sleep, this can be even scarier than PVCs. When you’re sleeping, your body is at its lowest energy needs, so why would your heart suddenly start racing? [...]
Twitching Muscle After Working Out: Early Sign of Disease?
Post-workout fatigue or soreness is normal, but what does it mean when a muscle starts twitching–the muscle you exercised in that workout? […]
Will Exercise Lower the Risk of Colon Cancer?
The type of exercise that will lower the risk of this disease isn't strenuous at all. But exercising now to lower your risk of colon cancer, reports a study. The correlation between exercise and colon [...]
Melanoma Obsession? How to Manage Melanomaphobia
Are you constantly worrying you have melanoma or will soon get it? Does your mind race with all sorts of scenarios of this cancer invading other parts of your body? […]
Why Don’t More Parents Use Door Alarms for a Wandering Child?
An alarm on a door will alert parents when their child is trying to leave the house: a child prone to wandering or sneaking out. […]
Top Reasons Anorexics Want to Be Thin
Anorexics have very disturbing reasons why they want to be thin – reasons that differ from why “normal” women want to be thin. Some reasons defy logic. Many women want to be “thin.” And a [...]
Should Lake, Pond Be First Place Searched for Missing Child?
While people are searching a body of water for a missing child, might the child still be alive somewhere else and in danger? At what point should all focus be on searching nearby lakes and [...]
Snot Stuck in Back of Throat when Swallowing: Cause, Solutions
Euwww, do you feel boogers stuck in the back of your throat when you swallow? This gunky “snot” is stuck there for a reason & here’s what you can do to help prevent this from [...]
Twitching Muscles from Squatting: Causes & How to Prevent
Are you annoyed, curious or scared because squatting has caused twitching muscles? There’s a reason why the motion of squatting can trigger a muscle to twitch. So what kind of squatting are we talking about? [...]
Can Bench Press Spotter Catch Dropped Barbell from Suicide Grip?
It's crazy that people actually think that a spotter can CATCH a barbell in free-fall after it drops from a suicide grip! Have these ding-dongs ever spotted? I was inspired to write this article after reading [...]
Do Black Tonsils Mean Cancer?
A very rare symptom is the appearance of black on a tonsil—which could bring to mind the possibility of cancer. New black ANYTHING on the body is quite unnerving. A tonsil that’s black or partially [...]
Why Do Diabetics Get Limbs Amputated Overnight?
Seemingly overnight, the 20-something athlete with diabetes had both legs and an arm amputated. Just three weeks prior he’d been on the beach playing high level volleyball. His stumps were raw; the amputations were very recent. [...]
Can You Be too Old to Get Type 1 Diabetes? How Old Is too Old?
If you haven’t gotten type 1 diabetes by a certain age, does this mean you’ll never get this autoimmune disease, that you’re just too old to develop it? […]