Mind and Body Health Are Connected

Many people consider flying a glamorous career or pastime, but like any other thing, it has its pros and cons. For example, flying can increase your risk of developing hearing damage. The United States has more than half a million pilots, which means this is no small issue. Here is the information you need to know if you are planning to fly with hearing aids: The Cause Flying exposes your ears to loud noises (especially when flying a light aircraft that aren't suitably shielded from engine noises), and loud noise is a recipe for hearing damage.

If you have a loved one with an eating disorder, then it is extremely important to get your family member or friend some help as soon as possible. Both in treatment and outpatient programs are helpful and you can expect psychotherapy to be a large part of the treatment process. Psychotherapy involves a few different specific types of therapy. Keep reading to learn about a few and how they are important to your loved one's recovery.

They seem to appear out of nowhere with their thin spindly arms that reach out in every direction. Like little purple or blue starbursts on the face, arms, or legs, spider veins are often thought to be a cosmetic problem, but when you have them yourself, these venous issues can be all out creepy. Even worse, if left untreated, the spider veins can crawl out and get bigger. If you have spider veins showing up on your body, you are bound to have questions and concerns.

Glaucoma affects more than 3 million people in the U.S., the majority of whom are more than 40 years old, with 95 percent of these people having the most common form of this eye condition -- open-angle glaucoma. Glaucoma is more common in African Americans and Hispanics, especially those over 65, than in non-Hispanic whites. While there is no cure and any damage to the eye is permanent, there are some treatments available to help limit the vision loss glaucoma can cause.

Allergy testing is definitely beneficial to anyone suffering, but not sure of the direct cause. An allergy test will narrow it down so that you know what you need to eliminate or incorporate in your life in order to live more comfortably. Here are four things you should know about allergy testing: Allergy Testing Is Quick: What many people don't realize is that allergy testing is extremely quick and only takes about 20 minutes before you know what you are allergic to.

There are certain things that can go wrong with your hands, and when these things happen, it is so important that you get them taken care of properly. In order to ensure that your hands are well cared for when something does happen to them, you are going to want to visit a hand doctor. This article is going to discuss 2 reasons why you would need to go in and visit a hand doctor.

Men give their sperm and get paid for it so that couples can conceive. Women may get paid for eggs, but that does not happen quite as often because of the difficult process of creating and extracting the eggs from the donor's womb. Additionally, female family members can just give their eggs, for free, to each other. If you want to donate some of your eggs to your sister to have a baby, here are a few rules and a few hoops through which you will have to jump.

UTIs are the most common infections out there, resulting in 8.3 million trips to the doctor each year. What's more, approximately 20 percent of women will get diagnosed with a recurrent or chronic infection, which is defined as having a UTI more than two times over a six month span. Bladder infections can cause a host of symptoms, including pain, urgency to urinate, fever, and more. For most women, however, the pain is the most bothersome symptom.