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Your body is actively fighting off the virus, which can leave you feeling quite unwell. Recovery phase: Gradually, symptoms begin to wane. Energy levels improve, congestion lessens, and coughing ...
By DR. KAREN LATIMER Summer is the season for relaxation, and right about now, we should all be feeling pretty good. The lack of kids' schedules, the ease of sliding on flip flops and the extra ...
If you realize your body is pushing you toward a break, don’t let the idea create even more stress. You don’t necessarily need to take a week off work, or submit a request for a sabbatical.
The body uses fatty acids as an energy source for muscles but lowers the amount of glucose sent to the brain. Another chemical that comes from fatty acids is glycerol. It can be used as glucose for energy but eventually runs out. Phase two: Phase two can last for weeks at a time. In this phase, the body mainly uses stored fat for energy.
After a cold virus infects your body, your immune system kicks into gear to get rid of it, which in turn cause you to develop various symptoms. When these symptoms resolve, this is a good sign the ...
Timing is important to wound healing. Critically, the timing of wound re-epithelialization can decide the outcome of the healing. [11] If the epithelization of tissue over a denuded area is slow, a scar will form over many weeks, or months; [12] [13] If the epithelization of a wounded area is fast, the healing will result in regeneration.
A strain is a type of acute injury that occurs to the muscle or tendon. Similar to sprains, it can vary in severity, from a stretching of the muscle or tendon to a complete tear of the tendon from the muscle. Some of the most common places that strains occur are in the foot, back of the leg (hamstring), or back. [2]
It's concerning because people who experience chronic stress show signs of accelerated immune aging, a study found. And stress is associated with around a 20% increase in the risk of death ...