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 Keto diet or ketogenic diet is one of the many diets regimen that gained popularity in the past few years. It is a diet composed of 90% fat and 10% carbohydrates and proteins. It works in simple words by depriving your body of the main source of energy which is normally carbohydrates and this leads the body to rely on the fat by converting it to something called ketone bodies and hence the name.  Is it a good or a bad diet? In this article we will state the pros and cons of the keto diet PROS: 1. Effective : many people experience significant weight loss in a short amount of time other than other diets regimen. 2. Enjoyable : you are essentially eating food containing fat which is most of the fun food that you try to avoid in other diets. 3. Full : with other diets you may feel that you are still hungry but with keto diet you don't have this problem. CONS: 1. Heart affection : a recent study showed that keto diet cause increase in cholesterol and LDL which is bad fats that ca...

Stroke is when a part of the brain become damaged and could cause many problems such as motor weakness or loss of sensation in a part of a body or speech problems and others.it is caused by either blockage of an artery supplying part of the brain or bleeding inside the brain. Although this is a serious condition which affects almost 25% of all people during their life, there are a lot of myths surrounding stroke and how to deal with it. In this article we will try debunk some of those myths and stat the facts. 1. MYTH: if you suspect someone having a stroke, give him aspirin immediately. DO NOT GIVE aspirin on your own. If it is bleeding you will only make it worse. Go to the ER and the doctors will prescribe the treatment according to the condition. 2. MYTH: there is nothing can be done to prevent stroke. Actually, stroke can be prevented in many conditions if there are underlying diseases which can cause stroke such as high cholesterol level, hypertension, diabetes, smoking and atr...

Gout is inflammation of joints due to accumulation of uric acid which is a product of break down of certain types of food. Usually the big toe is most affected and become swollen and red and painful but ankle and knee could be affected too. It can also cause kidney stones. In this article we will address most of your questions about gout. 1. What are the tests for gout? If your doctor suspected gout he may order uric acid level in blood which is usually high. Also, he may order a sample from the fluid that surround the joint and if it contains urate crystals it is confirming that you have gout. 2. What are the symptoms of gout? The hallmark symptom of gout is  pain and swelling in one joint usually the big toe but could also affect multiple joints such as knee and ankle. The pain increases at night and usually start to decrease in intensity after 24 hours without treatment. 3. What lifestyle modification can i do to control gout? The main part you can do is to lose weight. Even wit...

 Hypertension or elevated blood pressure is a very common disease affecting almost 30% of the population of the world. although, it is a very common health problem  there is a lot of misconception regarding facts about hypertension so in this article we will address the top 10 questions about hypertension. 1. What is hypertension? hypertension is in a simple term elevated blood pressure than normal. blood pressure composes of two numbers higher number and a lower number which is normally around 120/80, if the higher number exceeds 140 or the lower number exceeds 90 or both then you have hypertension. 2. Is headache the most common symptom of hypertension? although many people think that headache is a distinguishable symptom of elevated blood pressure, this is not exactly true. in some cases with very high blood pressure the patient might feel a headache, palpitation or nosebleeding  and usually late in the course of untreated hypertension but in most cases hypertension do...