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The Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the rate at which energy is released from food when an individual is awake but resting. As food is broken down by each chemical process of digestion, heat is released. This heat is what allows our bodies to remain at a comfortable temperature in order to keep us alive. [...]

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Our urinary system plays a key role in maintaining homeostasis in the body. The urinary system includes, in the order that urine flows, the Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder and finally, the Urethra. The Urethra is the lowest point in the urinary system of which urine is then expelled from the body. Because the Urethra is closest [...]

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Asthma is considered a chronic respiratory condition that has no cure but has symptoms that can be managed. The symptoms of Asthma can include difficulty breathing, frequent coughing, wheezing, a feeling of suffocation, tightness in the chest, and violent coughing attacks which can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. These symptoms [...]

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Lets talk about body odor. The first thing you should know is that the reason you have body odor, of any kind, is because of what you eat and how it is digested. As I have said before, 1/3rd of your body’s waste products are excreted through your skin and the type of food you [...]

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Depression is something that many people in our society face. Especially now days when people are unhappy with their weight, unhappy with their jobs, unhappy with their relationships and are losing all their savings in the stock market. Many people think that getting a prescription for an anti-depressant will make everything better but I think [...]

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Sometimes a certain odor will elicit a specific emotional response because the brain has associated that smell with a past memory. Our olfactory cells function like a lock and key where certain aroma molecules (the keys) bind with certain olfactory receptors (the locks). When those olfactory cells/receptors are “unlocked” by an odor/”key”, they send impulses [...]

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