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Top Triggers for Intracranial Hypertension
It’s amazing how the slightest change can throw off your body’s natural balance. Sometimes, it isn’t so much what you do but what you don’t do. Everyone will experience different triggers that throw things off and cause symptoms to flare. In this post, we will be going over some of the most common triggers for Intracranial Hypertension. It is important that you do not let this list intimidate you. Even in sharing the same condition, we may not all experience it the same way. We are all unique. Learn your own body and listen to it. You may be pleasantly surprised, or you may discover some boundaries to respect. Either…
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Why Weight Loss Matters
How has weight affected your Intracranial Hypertension? No doubt, one of the first things your doctor suggested upon diagnosis was to lose weight. Why? While the medical field is still trying to figure out exactly what causes IH, there seems to be a high percentage of patients with IH who are overweight or obese. In fact, many patients develop this condition after or during a period of significant weight gain. As obesity rates increase, Intracranial Hypertension is being found to be less and less rare. But it’s not just about the weight loss. What’s Causing the Weight? While aiming for a healthy weight in general is always important, doctors will…
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Inactivity & Idleness
Do you know what one of the biggest causes of weight gain is? Inactivity! But why is it that when people want to lose weight, they seem to only focus on the diet aspect? We SIT here and watch the world become more and more overweight and obese, and we all want to blame the food industry. Fast food, processed foods, growth hormones, excess sugar – yeah, those are the culprits. But if we give those up, why are we still seeming to have trouble losing weight? Because we are becoming more and more lazy! Everything has become so convenient. We don’t even have to physically move our bodies to…
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Get Active & Stay Active
Here’s the truth, I’m not a fitness trainer. Exercise has never been a passion of mine the way that nutrition is. But I understand the importance of it. I understand that it is necessary for our bodies to stay active, so I live by Sir Isaac’s First Law: An object in motion tends to stay in motion. An object at rest tends to stay at rest. So if there is one thing you need to know about keeping your body in shape, it’s this: one way or another, stay active. Now, I can only assume you are starting off where I started, the beginning. My Fitness Journey Actually, I might…
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The Foundation of Health
Ask any professional or health guru in the world, and they will all tell you the same thing: a healthy body all begins with proper diet and exercise. In case you misunderstood, I said both proper diet and exercise! The two go hand in hand. Look at any weight loss pill, and you will see the fine print that it works at its best with proper diet and exercise. Well of course it does! Because anyone wanting a healthier version of themselves can only achieve it in that manner. Now that the fundamentals are out of the way, I would like to share with you my own take on what…
