Summer is the season many people wait all year for. Sunshine, fun, outdoor activities, warm weather, watermelon. Doesn’t everything just feel better in the summer? While the love for this season is undeniable, there is something about it that many of us don’t love: the fact that summer also means swollen feet and ankles. You must have seen or heard that when a person stands or sits in a hot environment for a long time, the person’s hands or feet get swollen. You have probably experienced this yourself. If you are here, reading this article, then you are probably wondering…
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Ever wondered how your gut health is holding up? What really is gut health? Believe it or not, your gut microbiome is the foundation of your health. Good gut health occurs when you have a balance between the good (helpful) and bad (potentially harmful) bacteria and yeast in your digestive system. So, we need to maintain good gut health, and many of the things we do; diets, lifestyles, and even the places we go to affect our gut health, and when this effect is in the negative direction, our health starts deteriorating, and this isn’t what you want at all…
An Overview of Left Axis Deviation Left axis deviation (LAD) is a condition in electrocardiography in which the average electrical axis of the ventricular contraction of the heart rests in a frontal plane direction between 30° and 90°. This is mirrored by a positive QRS complex in lead I and a negative complex in leads aVF & II. LAD can be caused by a number of factors. Normal variation, pre-excitation syndrome, conduction defects, inferior wall myocardial infarction, congenital heart disease, ventricular ectopic rhythms, emphysema, mechanical shift, high potassium levels, paced rhythm, and thickened left ventricle are just a few of…
There are people in this world whose sclera (the whitish of the eye) is blue. Like really? Why would the part of the eyes that is always white naturally be blue in some people? Most people wonder about this, and if you are here, you are probably on this list. What you see is known as ‘blue sclera’, Ever heard of it? Did you look in the mirror, and found out that the whitish part of your eye is now bluish, and wondered what it is? This condition is known as blue sclera. Most people having this condition (blue sclera)…
Every now and again, everyone has a song lodged in their brain. But what happens when you believe you hear a song that isn't really playing? Have you ever seen or being with someone who claims to be hearing musical sounds (sounds are usually musical in nature and can range from popular music, orchestral symphonies, or radio tunes) that aren’t actually there, or have you experience this yourself? You undoubtedly know someone who has tinnitus, which is a ringing, buzzing, pulsating, hissing, or humming sound that has no external cause. In accordance with the American Tinnitus Association, it affects around…
Have you ever wondered what kind of signs can you use to know that you are pregnant? Most women ask this, especially those who want to get pregnant. Knowing these pregnancy signs helps so that you can know when to opt in for prenatal care if you want to, so as to make your pregnancy and delivery sail smoothly. So, for today, Healthsoothe will focus on one of the signs of pregnancy known as hegar’s sign. Hegar’s sign is one of the most common pregnancy signs out there which is easy to detect. We will explain all there is to…
Most people envisage ink poisoning as someone ingesting ink, and they are right to some extent. If you've ingested ink, such as by biting on the base of a pen and putting ink in your mouth, you shouldn't be too worried if you swallowed a little. Ink poisoning only occurs when you have ingested ink into your body in large quantities. In today’s article, we aim to explain all there is to know about ink poisoning – what is its symptoms and causes? We will also explain how to treat and prevent ink poisoning, as well as other key things…
Introduction to the Trochanter A trochanter is a femoral tubercle at the hip bone's joint. It is a bony protrusion towards the bottom of the thighbone (femur). Trochanters are essential muscle attachment sites in humans and other animals. Humans are recognized to have 3 trochanters, yet only the larger and lesser trochanters are anatomically "normal." (Not all specimens have the third trochanter.) The Structure and Function of the Trochanter As we have established earlier; we have 3 types of trochanters. They are: Greater trochanter: A strong protrusion at the proximal (near) & lateral (outside) end of the femur shaft.…
You might hear your doctor talk about MCH blood tests or MCH levels when they explain the results of certain blood tests and have wondered what he/she meant by MCH. Doctors regularly order blood tests to get an idea of the overall health of their patients, and one of the things they check for is levels of MCH, or mean corpuscular hemoglobin – MCH blood test. These MCH levels are regularly used to help diagnose blood disorders but can be difficult to understand. Different MCH levels may cause a variety of symptoms, which will require individual treatments. Today’s article aims…
The human body is made up of interconnected blood vessels which play an important role in the transportation of blood to organs and tissues. Each of these vessels is unique as they have its specific functions. The vein is the blood vessel that returns deoxygenated blood from organs and tissues in the body back to the heart. The vein closest to the skin’s surface is often used as a medium for drug administration and venipuncture. But what happens when you have a collapsed vein? Do you know what a collapsed vein means? Well, if you haven’t or you have, and…