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Person drinking sports drink with electrollytes while taking a break from tennis.
June 20, 2023/Exercise & Fitness

Can You Drink Too Many Electrolytes?

… electrolyte element in your system can lead to symptoms like:Confusion and irritability.Irregular heart rate (arrhythmia).Breathing difficulties.Fatigue.Headaches.Muscle cramps or weakness.Diarrhea or constipation.Nausea and vomiting.Is it safe to …

woman in her forties, using an inhaler
November 28, 2023/Lung

Why Sex Hormones Can Help (or Hurt) Your Asthma

… their asthma later in life, probably because their testosterone levels decline with age.Can hormones affect your breathing?“The current research strongly suggests that sex hormones affect asthma,” Dr. Solanki reiterates. “But how exactly they …

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January 3, 2024/Lung

WARNING: Even Light Smoking Affects Respiratory Health

… Signs of lung damage from smokingThe cumulative effect of smoking can lead to noticeable changes in your breathing and lung health, including:Shortness of breath. You know that out-of-breath feeling that comes during …

Person laughing at dinner table.
November 11, 2022/Mental Health

Why Laughing Is Good for You

… is to swoop in in a dangerous situation and psych you up to keep you safe. Your breathing gets shallow, your heart pounds and your pupils dilate. Researchers say that long-term activation of your …

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Left Brain vs. Right Brain: Are You Really One or the Other?

… sound and touch). Your brain allows you to think, feel, speak and move. It helps control your breathing, heart rate and other functions that happen so automatically, you barely ever think about them.The list …

woman with asthma runs in the park
August 14, 2019/Lung

8 Tips for Exercising Outdoors with Asthma

… the quick change in temperature when you leave air conditioning to go out in the heat makes breathing more difficult.”Hot, humid weather can also increase the amount of pollution in the air, which can …

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June 15, 2022/Ear, Nose & Throat

Chronic Rhinorrhea: 7 Surprising Causes of Constant Runny Nose

… swollen turbinates: Turbinates are thin, bony structures inside of your nose. Your turbinates may interfere with nose breathing if they swell after a bad cold, sinus infection or allergies.Most common cause of a constantly …

Surprising Relief for Your Stuffy Nose? Have Sex | Photo of blue tissue box with crumpled tissues beside it
March 22, 2018/Allergies

Surprising Relief for Your Stuffy Nose? Have Sex

… gravity can’t pull against your congestion as strongly,” he says. “That’s why people have trouble breathing when they lie down to go to sleep at night.”How long does relief last?On average …

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March 29, 2022/Allergies

What Is Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis?

You live for closing those rings or reaching that daily step goal. For you, exercise is never a chore. But one day while exercising, you start wheezing, itching and you break out in hives. And …

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October 18, 2021/Heart Health

Chest Pain in Young Athletes: When You Should Be Concerned

You’re young. You’re an athlete. So why does your chest hurt? After all, don’t heart problems strike older, less active people?Most of the time, that’s true. But no one is …

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