Chronic Conditions, Hypertension is Almost a Guarantee, and Frequent Hand Washing Does Not Stop Spread of Flu
Good news: Many chronic conditions resolve themselves during childhood.
Who needs men? Not this species of lizard — they’re all female.
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If chronic conditions can resolve themselves during childhood, then the body must have natural defenses against them.
I think I’ll keep on washing my hands. Just in case.
Interesting about the lizard. You wonder why more species are not like that.
I suspect that for frequent hand washing to be effective against the flu you also must wear a mask and sterile gloves.
Thank you for posting your link to hypertension. Here in Rochester NY we are about to launch a community wide effort to impact high blood pressure. We have engage ALL the stakeholders. From hospitals and doctors, insurers and pharmacies, to our RHIO, public health, nurses, employers, the African American Coalition, the Latino Coalition, the clergy, diabetes association, kidney foundation, United Way and even the barbers in the inner city. This will be a big deal. Stay tuned, the announcement is coming in April. http://www.healthcarebenefitsnetwork.com
This will be a huge community effort to drive awareness, consideration and treatments not only by physicians, but self care. Which in the final analysis is the most critical part — engaging and educating people in their own care. http://www.healthexpertease.org
hypertension can be minimized by taking some food supplements like fish oil and CoQ10:’”