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The skin is the largest organ of the body. It is also subjected to all types of abuse throughout its lifetime, including burns of varying degrees. A first degree burn is the most minor and consists of redness and slight- to-moderate pain but no blisters. It usually heals in seven to ten days with no scarring. A minor sunburn is a first degree burn in most cases. A second degree burn may have blisters and may ooze. The surface may look moist or raw and there will be some moderate to severe pain involved. A third degree burn is the most serious of the burns and can actually be less painful than a first or second degree burn. This is caused by damage to the nerves which may make them even more serious. Third degree burns may appear charred and the skin may be white or cream colored in and around the area. All third degree burns can be life threatening and should be treated at the hospital immediately. Second degree burns that are on the face or on the chest should be treated professionally as well.

There is often great debate over whether or not vegetarians and vegans get enough protein. As long as a vegan or vegetarian is eating a variety of different foods, they are getting plenty. The average diet gets about 14-18% of their overall calories from proteins, while the vegan diet contains about 10-12% protein (Source: Mangels). Many of the foods and protein supplements that are eaten by the vegan and the vegetarian have enough nutrients to make them a great part of the healthy diet. Vegetarians may have reduced risk of a number of diseases, but may put themselves at risk for other health conditions because they are not getting all of the micronutrients that they need.

Can you die from a broken heart? Technically, you cannot, but it may feel like it. A rare condition called broken heart syndrome strikes middle-aged to elderly women and can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack, including high blood pressure and an abnormal EKG. The patient will typically be brought to an emergency room and be put through the typical heart tests; however, within hours those same symptoms that brought her to the hospital will be gone and she will leave, completely healthy.

Everyone needs protein, whether they work out every day or they consider the trip to the kitchen to refill their potato chip bowl all the exercise that they really need. It is important that the right amount and the right type of protein be consumed, because too much of it can be a problem under certain conditions. Contrary to popular belief, you can get fat from eating too much protein, since excess protein calories are stored just the same as anything else. To know how much protein you really need, you have to first have a good look at what it does for your body. Secondly, you have to be honest about the amount of exercise that you really get every day.

During digestion, the body releases a number of hormones and chemicals to deal with the food. Everything eaten is converted to blood glucose and then burned immediately for energy, converted to glycogen, and stored in the muscles to be burned later or converted to fat for longer term storage in the body. One of the major components of the digestive process is the release of insulin, which decides how much of the food is burned and how much is stored. The higher the level of blood sugar in the body, the more insulin is released and the more that fat storage will occur. In diabetes, the pancreas does not release enough insulin and the body is not as able to deal with the blood sugar.

Celiac disease affects the small intestine, one of the major components of the digestive system. The intestine itself is over twenty feet long, starting at the stomach and ending at the beginning of the large intestine, also called the colon. The small intestine is divided into three sections: the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum. Each section performs a different role in the digestive process.

Despite the increased interest in the disorder, depression is not a new thing and has been treated for as long as there have been doctors. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, diagnosed depressive symptoms referred to as melancholia. It is thought that many of the world’s most famous artists, musicians and others were suffering from one form or depression or another. Van Gogh was thought to have had bipolar disorder in addition to have epileptic syndrome, having seizures especially after drinking absinthe. (Source: Sarason, Sarason, 2008)