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Ammonia is generally used in household cleaning products, as well as on farms and in some industrial and commercial locations, and this makes it easy for accidental or deliberate exposure to occur. [15] [16] [17] Ammonia interacts with moist surfaces to form ammonium hydroxide, which causes necrosis of tissues. Exposure to high concentrations ...
Hyperventilation is irregular breathing that occurs when the rate or tidal volume of breathing eliminates more carbon dioxide than the body can produce. [1] [2] [3] This leads to hypocapnia, a reduced concentration of carbon dioxide dissolved in the blood.
In principle, breathing though the nose as opposed to breathing through the mouth is beneficial. [1] Nasal breathing humidifies and filters the inhaled air, allows fuller breaths and can help the body relax. [1] The nitric oxide produced in the nasal sinuses while breathing nasally can help lower blood pressure and improve blood flow. [2]
Experts agree that eating wholesome, healthy meals, reducing calories, and increasing physical activity are the best ways to lose weight and keep it off long-term. Still, many people turn to ...
Also, too much stress can have an impact on sleep and is a risk factor of insomnia. [9] Stress can have an effect on sleep patterns, food intake and consequently weight gain. [1] Stress has been found to be associated with increased emotional reward of palatable foods, which in turn can also lead to obesity. [1]
Smoke inhalation is the breathing in of harmful fumes (produced as by-products of combusting substances) through the respiratory tract. [1] This can cause smoke inhalation injury (subtype of acute inhalation injury) which is damage to the respiratory tract caused by chemical and/or heat exposure, as well as possible systemic toxicity after smoke inhalation.
More important than how much weight is lost, Drucker told CNN Friday, are the health benefits GLP-1 medicines have shown in studies, “which include reduction of metabolic liver disease and sleep ...
“The most obvious initial benefit would be the reduction in calories, which, if it helps facilitate an overall calorie deficit, weight loss will occur,” says nutritionist Jason Ewoldt of the ...