Author: Clare Louise

While being your best defense against cancer, chemotherapy is accompanied with serious side effects that can be challenging to deal with. One of the more significant challenges one may face while undergoing chemo is their ability to maintain a healthy diet, which the body desperately needs to fight off infections and to maintain strength. Chemo can cause a wide range of issues that interfere with healthy eating. These challenges can affect different people in different ways: chemotherapy can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea or constipation. It can cause appetite loss, dry mouth, mouth sores and even change one’s sense of…

The ear is made up of three main parts: the outer, middle, and inner ear. After sound passes through the inner ear the information is sent to the nervous system where the sound is interpreted and your brain can actually give it meaning. We will just be focusing on the three main parts, their functions, and where and how hearing loss can occur in each area. The outer ear is made up of the pinna, or the part of the ear we can actually see and what we think of when we think of an “ear”, and the external auditory…

Smoking is a bad habit and dangerous to your health. It’s leading to many diseases for example cancer, increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes, lung disease and other health problems including mortality. According to the US Department of Human Health and Service, most of the smokers have an awareness about the smoking consequences and 80% of current smokers express their desire to stop smoking but most of them are unlikely to be successful without proper guidance. Quitting Smoking can be a real challenge for some people and require professional help to overcome the situation. Smoking cessation significantly helps someone who…