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My mission is to help you live healthy. Your Med Guide is a health website featuring health articles related to healthy living, fitness, living with diabetes, weight loss, various conditions and diseases, health news and health tips.
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7 tips to keep your colon healthy

Even a small health problem can really get us down – and perhaps the worst of them is a problem with digestion. Ok – a headache can also seem like the end of life – but let’s talk about digestive health today.A healthy colon promotes better health. There is a…

World Glaucoma Week, March 7 to 13, 2011

March 7 to 13 is World Glaucoma Week (some places say it is March 6 – 12 – but no matter!) Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that gradually steal sight without warning. In the early stages of the disease, there may be no symptoms. Experts estimate that half…

Cinematherapy

This post is about 8 Hollywood movies that helped raise awareness of many common health conditions from stuttering to AIDS to depression. These movies are: The King’s Speech (stuttering)The Hours (depression)As good as it gets (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)A beautiful mind (Schizophrenia)Temple Grandin (Autism)Philadelphia (AIDS)The Aviator (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)Steel Magnolias (Diabetes)When…

Stents – treating brain blockages

Stents, already used to open clogged heart arteries, might have another use: clearing arterial blockages in the brain after traditional stroke treatments fail. In new research involving 19 stroke patients, doctors say this experimental application appears nearly full-proof in unblocking brain arteries in patients for whom other clot-removal methods didn’t…

Why Omega-3 fatty acids are healthy

All fats are not created equal: There are good fats, bad fats  Among the good are omega-3 fatty acids, which carry a lot of health benefits and help reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. But what Are Omega-3 Fatty Acids? Omega-3s are called essential fatty acids because our…

How to get rid of dandruff?

Dandruff is the result of excessive skin-shedding from the scalp. Irritating, I know and the sooner you get rid of it, the better. These tips will show you how: If you have a mild case of dandruff, then over-the-counter anti-dandruff products can help. When you shampoo, massage the scalp vigorously…

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