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Tips for lowering the glycemic index (GI) of your meals!

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Tips for lowering the glycemic index (GI) of your meals!

Jun 27, 2022 • 1 Like

What is the glycemic index (GI)?The glycemic index was developed in 1981 and was originally intended for people with diabetes. Until this discovery, it was thought that all carbohydrates had the same...

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What are the health risks of lack of sleep?

What are the health risks of lack of sleep?

Jun 24, 2022 • 8 Likes • 2 comments

What is the link between sleep and health? Americans get an average of 6.8 hours of sleep each night, which is down more than an hour from 1942.Apart from "short sleepers" who only represent about 1...

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Psychological issues in people with multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis

Psychological issues in people with multiple sclerosis

Jun 18, 2022 • 5 Likes • 1 comment

Psychological problems, particularly depression and anxiety, are common in people with multiple sclerosis. These disorders are under-diagnosed, under-treated and associated with worsening disability,...

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CDKL5 deficiency disorder: everything there is to know!

CDKL5 syndrome

CDKL5 deficiency disorder: everything there is to know!

Jun 17, 2022

What is CDKL5 deficiency disorder? Also known as CDKL5 syndrome, CDKL5 deficiency disorder is a rare disease that develops in early childhood. It currently affects between 1/40,000 and 1/60,000...

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Can depression alter our memory?

Depression

Can depression alter our memory?

Jun 16, 2022 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

What is depression? Depression (also called "major depressive disorder") is a common psychological condition. Depression is a disorder of the neurological functioning of the brain. It manifests...

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Myasthenia gravis: "I'm not ready to give up on my life because of my illness!"

Myasthenia

Myasthenia gravis: "I'm not ready to give up on my life because of my illness!"

Jun 15, 2022

Hello MiaAndMe, thank you for accepting to share your story with us on Carenity.First of all, could you please tell us a little bit about yourself?I am 45 years old, married, I have three children...

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Diets: the yo-yo effect and its consequences for your heart health

Diets: the yo-yo effect and its consequences for your heart health

Jun 11, 2022 • 4 Likes • 3 comments

What is the yo-yo effect?When you drastically reduce the number of calories you consume, your body is forced to reduce its needs, and use less energy at rest. In order for the body to draw on its...

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NAFLD: everything there is to know about fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH

NAFLD: everything there is to know about fatty liver disease

Jun 10, 2022 • 2 Likes

What is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and how does it progress? NAFLD (non alcoholic fatty liver disease) is characterized by an abnormal accumulation of intrahepatic fat in the absence...

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Testimonial - Castleman disease: "I was relieved to finally find out what I'd been suffering with!".

Castleman disease
HIV/AIDS

Testimonial - Castleman disease: "I was relieved to finally find out what I'd been suffering with!".

Jun 8, 2022

Hello Mikmik, thank you for accepting to share your story with us on Carenity.First of all, can you please introduce yourself?I am 33 years old, and in 2011, when I was 22, I found out I was...

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Hot weather: risks related to taking certain medications

Hot weather: risks related to taking certain medications

Jun 3, 2022 • 11 Likes

How does our body adapt to high temperatures? In order to function properly, the body must maintain itself within a very specific temperature range. When there is an increase in temperature, the body...

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NASH: “If I can help even a few people it will all be worth it”

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH

NASH: “If I can help even a few people it will all be worth it”

Jun 1, 2022 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Hello Dave, thank you so much for accepting to share your story with us on Carenity.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?I grew up in New Jersey and have lived in New York or New...

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Multiple sclerosis: what are the different types of the disease?

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis: what are the different types of the disease?

May 30, 2022 • 3 Likes

Multiple sclerosis exists in several forms that vary according to the speed of the disease progression and the presence or absence of relapses. There are three main types of multiple sclerosis. The...

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