Mouth Breathing
Mouth breathing occurs when a person breathes primarily through the mouth rather than the nose, often due to nasal obstruction or other health issues
Life Expectancy
American Heart Association (AHA) Life's Essential 8 metric and its association with both life expectancy and health span or life expectancy free of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, diabetes, and dementia.
This study leveraged the UK Biobank and included more than 135,000 UK adults with a mean age of 55. The AHA metric was defined as including the following lifestyle behavioral factors:
Not smoking;
Regular physical activity;
Healthy weight;
Healthy diet;
Healthy sleep (defined as an average of 7-9 hours nightly);
Blood pressure in a healthy range:
Blood glucose in a healthy range; and
Non-HDL cholesterol in a healthy range.
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ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscles, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately respiratory failure.
Common Hormones and Their Nicknames
Many hormones also have scientific abbreviations and are grouped by chemical classes (e.g., peptide, steroid, amine). The nicknames often come from their most prominent and publicized effects on health or behavior.
A1C
A1C, also known as hemoglobin A1C or HbA1c, is a blood test that measures the average level of blood glucose (sugar) over the past two to three months.
Joint hypermobility syndrome(JHS)
Joint hypermobility syndrome is when one has very flexible joints because the joints are loose and stretchy when the ligaments that should make them stronger and support them are weak
Sjögren's disease i
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