Augusta University HealthIf you’ve ever made an impulse trip to the store for a sweet or salty snack, you know just how powerful food cravings can be. Luckily, curbing your hankerings for high-calorie...
Guess what? You could have a deviated septum and not even know it. “Sometimes you just get used to it; other times, you don’t know any differently,” said Dr. Camilo Reyes-Gelves...
Most of us think of diabetes as a blood sugar disease. It’s actually not. “What I tell patients is to think of diabetes as a blood vessel disease and in terms of blood vessel...
It’s a waxy substance that most of us know this about: “Well, it’s bad for you.” But when it comes to cholesterol? That’s not quite the whole story. Did you know? Your body makes...
About 2 million people live with lupus here in the United States, and while it’s a disease that most people have heard of, it’s also one they don’t know much about. There’s a...
The Keto-Friendly Grocery List The ketogenic diet, often referred to as simply “keto,” has soared in popularity as many have found weight loss success with this low-carb/high-fat...
Imagine an infection that spreads like wildfire through your body. Your body reacts, hard, marching out an immune response to fight the infection. That triggers more inflammation...
Is It Just Snoring? Or Is It Sleep Apnea? Say you snore and regularly wake up tired and with a headache. It could be allergies, it could be the wrong type of pillow—but it could...
Ever heard of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)? If not, you probably have and weren’t aware that it’s most commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease, after the...
It’s a fact: Kidney disease is becoming more common—and diet is a major reason. While some cases of kidney disease happen because of genetics and other conditions, the two main...