Fainting can precede and cause a seizure, as in Jane’s case, or occur without a seizure, as we have seen in Rebecca’s story. Fainting spells may occur when someone hasn’t eaten, when someone gives blood, or occasionally after insufficient sleep or after extreme tension or anxiety or with overventilation due to anxiety. Fainting spells can [...]
What is so important about exercise having its own signaling pathway to remove blood glucose? The insulin mechanism guides glucose from ingested food to tissues for storage. During periods of feasting, insulin repletes glycogen stores (complexed glucose) in skeletal muscle and then in the liver. Once these glycogen stores are filled, insulin directs blood glucose [...]
Once you have decided to quit smoking and have developed an attitude that permits you to approach that effort in a positive manner, the next step is to adopt a method that has the highest possible likelihood of success. There is no single best way to stop smoking. The best way is one that you [...]